President Sargsyan says doesn't mind changing elections dateJanuary 27, 2017 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expert reviews on holding the parliamentary elections on April 2 will be published, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said Thursday, January 26, adding that he doesn't mind pushing the date back several days. A number of political groups were concerned about holding the elections on April 2, suggesting to change the date and citing the anniversary of the four-day war as a reason for such a proposal. Azerbaijan unleashed an overt military offensive against Nagorno Karabakh on April 2, 2016, during which hundreds were killed on both sides. The parties reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities on April 5 in Moscow. "Frankly speaking, besides the legal definitions, I have concerns too," Sargsyan said as he was addressing the council session of the ruling Republican Party on Thursday. "I wanted to dedicate April 2 and the following several days to our heroes and their memory. I wanted to once again reassure our people and the world that we'll act the same way on any other occasion that may emerge." According to him, the decision on changing the date can wait until all the election participants are revealed." 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. |