RPA: Armenia a key factor for regional developmentOctober 14, 2010 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian leadership’s foreign policy initiatives allowed the country to influence regional developments, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia said. “Although the authorities did not reach all goals, Armenia’s opinion is appreciated and taken into consideration in regional processes,” Mkrtich Minasyan told journalists on October 14. As to the internal political situation, he said the rallies of the Armenian National Congress are merely attempts to attract the voters’ attention. “The ANC will not garner even 5% of votes during the upcoming parliamentary election,” Minasyan said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |