  Armenian presidential candidate to go on hunger strike January 18, 2013 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Armenia rejected the statement of presidential hopefulAndrias Ghukasyan, demanding for the candidate of the ruling party Serzh Sargsayn to be disallowed to run for president. CEC head noted that the administrative bodies are authorized to fulfill all of the functions, listed in RA Constitution. “The statements is unfounded and may set a precedent,” Tigran Mukuchyan said. The CEC meeting was followed by a press briefing, with Mr Ghukasyan announcing a decision to go on a hunger strike for an indefinite term on Jan 21.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
