Armenian president meets opposition leader Pashinyan in Republic SquareApril 21, 2018 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian president, Armen Sarkissian is in Republic Square. Earlier the president urged Nikol Pashinyan to meet for a dialogue in answer to which Pashinyan invited Sarkissian to the Republic Square. The protesters who are gathered in the centre of the city are shouting “President! President!”, “Nikol! Nikol!”, “President, reject Serzh!”. After about 10 minutes long conversation, to the question of the press whether negotiations will take place, the president Sarkissian answered “I hope so” and left. The president made no other comments only stating that he will be inviting the press to his office. Protests against the third president Serzh Sargsyan are held in Yerevan. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |