Raffi Hovannisian issues message to President on threshold of electionsSeptember 24, 2012 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 24, the leader of Heritage opposition party, ex-foreign minister Raffi Hovannisian addressed a letter to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, dwelling on the upcoming presidential polls, current challenges and ways to overcome them. The politician suggested fulfilling several conditions to achieve democratic elections in Armenia, stressing departicization of educational system, non-use of state budget for parties’ needs, adequate coordination of law enforcement agencies’ activities, struggle against pre-electoral pressure and politicization of the Church, adoption of a proportional electoral system, persecution of those guilty in electoral violations among crucial points. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |