  Heritage leader slams thesis about non-competitive polls January 8, 2013 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader has slammed the thesis about non-competitive elections as false. Dwelling on the forthcoming presidential polls in Armenia, Raffi Hovannissian stressed to need to join the struggle. “Those having resolved to stay away from the race will be accomplice in the country’s stagnation,” he told a press conference. “I’m not afraid of losing the elections. The forces having resolved against entering the race waged a struggle years ago, while their decision creates problems today,” the party leader said, adding that he shows respect for all of the presidential hopefuls, particularly Union for National Self-Determination party leader Paruyr Hayrikyan and former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
