ARFD to nominate presidential candidate, may join forces with oppositionJuly 10, 2012 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) will nominate a separate presidential candidate for 2013 elections, ARFD parliamentary group leader said. As Armen Rustamyan told a news conference, “to ARFD, nominating a separate candidate is not an end in itself; Dashnaktsutyun is ready cooperate with the opposition in nominating a single candidate. “ARFD would regard joining forces to nominate a single candidate as a serious victory for the opposition, signaling a new stage in the change of power. According to Rustamyan, to consolidate opposition forces it’s necessary for the latters to acknowledge the principle of a transfer from presidential form of governance to a parliamentary one. “A final decision as to presidential nominee will be taken at ARFD supreme body sitting,” Rustamyan said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |