Armenian opposition warns that protest actions may stop being peacefulFebruary 21, 2008 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of presidential candidate Artur Baghdassaryan's staff Heghine Bisharyan made a speech at the rally of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters today. "Despite the improper statements against Artur Baghdassaryan made by Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his team during the election campaign, the huge number of violations in the process of elections dictates the necessity of joint struggle," she said. Ms. Bisharian stated that as a result of re-count in certain polling stations the number of votes given to Artur Baghdassaryan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan, started increasing. Although the RA Police warned that the rally is not authorized, representative of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's staff Nikol Pashinyan said that "numerous falsifications proved that the actions of the authorities during the elections were illegal." He stated that "in case there is the necessity, actions of protest will be held simultaneously in various parts of Yerevan". "We will hold peaceful protest actions until the legal ways of struggle are exhausted. If the authorities do not satisfy our demand to hold a new election, the protest actions will stop being peaceful", Pashinyan said, elections2008 reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |