Armenian opposition starts 28-day sit-down strikeJuly 4, 2008 - 23:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian opposition started a 28-day sit-down strike in North Avenue. "This protest action, which will last till August 1, is decisive, because all arrested oppositionists will be released after it, said Levon Zurabyan, representative of the National Movement. Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, chairman of People's Party Stepan Demirchyan, chairman of Republic party Aram Sargsyan, head of Hnchakyan Social Democratic party Lyudmila Sargsyan, member of ANM board and representatives of other opposition forces have gathered to lead the rally held in front of Matenadaran, the Depositary of Ancient Manuscripts. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |