Expert: candidate Hayrikyan’s shooting political provocationFebruary 1, 2013 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of Political Science Association of Armenia Hayk Kotanjian commented on the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan. “The Association assesses the occurred as a political provocation. We urge all the political forces to join efforts to secure fair, democratic and legitimate presidential vote. The association wishes candidate Hayrikyan speedy recovery and comeback to the presidential campaign,” Mr Kotanjian said. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |