ARFD to get carte blanche after presidential vote – paperDecember 28, 2012 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Hraparak daily, ARF Dashnaktsutyun supreme assembly hosted a meeting Wednesday, December 16. “Those present insisted on nominating own presidential candidate. However, following Hrant Margaryan’s statement that joining the race only to lose will make no sense, with 4-5% of votes gained to serve no purpose, the party members gave in,” the daily said. Margaryan’s position was supported by 48 ARFD members out of 80. “After the elections, ARFD will get a carte blanche in many issues and official seats. 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. |