  Candidate Ghukasyan to end hunger strike  February 19, 2013 - 13:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A candidate in Armenia's presidential election Andrias Ghukasyan will end hunger strike today, February 19, 4 pm local time, the head of Ghukasyan's HQ said. As Armen Grigoryan told PanARMENIAN.Net the candidate's condition was assessed as stable. Upon completion of the strike, Ghukasyan is planning to join the civil movement. Andrias Ghukasyan went on hunger strike on January 21, demanding for the candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan to be disallowed from running for president. According to data announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC), at February 18 polls received 8 328 (0,57%) votes.   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 |  Topic Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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). |
