Armenian authorities don't eye opposition as threat any longer, RPA saysJune 24, 2009 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities do not eye the opposition as a threat any longer, said Rafik Petrosyan member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia."Opposition forces which will continue struggling against the authorities will be more cautious henceforth," he told a news conference today. Petrosyan also called down the idea of formation of new fact-finding group on march 1,2008 events. "How the group members can reach success if they are constantly arguing?" he said. As to the amnesty, it will alleviate public tensions, according to Petrosyan. At that he said it had nothing to do with PACE session. "If Armenia wants to cooperate with the Council of Europe it will have to meet European standards," he said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |