Yerevan hosting Eurasian Inter-Party ConsultationsNovember 12, 2012 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan is hosting Eurasian Inter-Party Consultations, with representatives of Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia), Ukraine’s Party of the Regions, Kazakhstan’s Nur Otan People's Democratic Party, Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia participating. Members of Free Motherland, Democratic Party of Artsakh as well as Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian ambassadors were invited as observers. The consultations aim at development of a new platform for strengthening of ties between CIS parties, exchange of experience, discussion of democratic issues, creating of possibilities for further cooperation between political forces of the Commonwealth. In his statement, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan emphasized the necessity of deepening integration within the CIS, with the involvement of parties to further stimulate implementation of projects planned. Next inter-party consultations will be held on December 3 in Russia’s St. Petersburg. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |