Raffi Hovannisian supporters leaving Liberty Square February 20, 2013 - 22:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party’s parliamentary group member Armen Martirosyan delivered a speech at Feb 20 rally in Yerevan’s Liberty Square, with former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s supporters participating. “I urge representatives of all political forces to bear in mind that all instructions must be based on a common principle: service for the people and the state,” he said, adding that Armenian people cast their ballots for Raffi Hovannisian in Feb 18 elections. With all speeches already over, Mr Hovannisian wished the demonstrators good night. “Raffi Hovannisian will spend the night in Liberty Square. All those willing can join him,” Heritage party spokesman told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, announcing an intention to spend the night at the square. Most of the demonstrators are already leaving the square to return there on Feb 21, 1 pm, to witness the transfer of power to people, according to Raffi Hovannisian. 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 | 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. |