Opposition: Zurabyan urges Karapetyan not to deal with “political ornithology”March 15, 2011 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Commenting on recent statement by leader of New Times party Aram Karapetyan, Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan urged not to compare leader of the ANC, Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan with a “dove” or “hawk.” “I would refrain from drawing similar parallels specifically with respect to Ter-Petrosyan,” he said, adding that Karapetyan’s statement was just a self-advertisement. On March 14, leader of opposition New Times party Aram Karapetyan called himself the oppositional “hawk”, while likening Armenian National Congress leader to a “dove.” According to Karapetyan, the authorities are attempting to weaken the positions of hawks, who better reflect current moods in the Armenian society. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |