Armenian opposition urges to get ready for “serious events”February 18, 2011 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At opposition rally of Armenian National Congress, the fist Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrossian urged for politicization of social protests in Armenia. Ter-Petrossian reminded the demonstrators about riots in Egypt and Tunisia where the general social discontent led to the change of power. “Should Armenian authorities fail to make inferences in current situation, the scenario may be repeated in Armenia,” he said, noting that only extraordinary presidential elections can save the situation. ANC coordinator, Levon Zurabyan, in turn, stated that the Congress has initiated a number of steps to trigger extraordinary elections. Zurabyan announced March 1 as a date for the next rally, warning the population to be ready for “serious events”. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |