ANC accuses RPA member of assaulting Nikol Pashinyan's staff activistsDecember 28, 2009 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - December 27 assault on Nikol Pashinyan's staff activists was an attempt to hamper the parliamentary candidate's electoral campaign, Armenian National Congress (ANC) coordinator Levon Zurabyan said. As he told the joint news conference with ANC central office representative Vladimir Karapetyan and Nikol Pashinyan's electoral staff head David Matevosyan, Armenian authorities support National Unity party's parliamentary candidate Ara Simonyan, running from the same constituency as Pashinyan. "According to verified information we have, the attack was organized by the order of Republican Party member Ruben Sadoyan," Zurabyan stressed, adding that 6 activists were injured, with ANC Central Office representative Vladimir Karapetyan among them. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |