ANC sets 2012 parliamentary election as milestoneApril 5, 2011 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of Democratic Fatherland party, which makes a part of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), Petros Makeyan, said the parliamentary election of 2012 are a milestone for the Armenian National Congress (ANC), which should manage to finalize all the planned processes prior to it. “A relevant statement was made during a sitting of the ANC political council led by ANC leader, Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan,” Makeyan told a press conference in Yerevan. He added that the opposition’s demands set on March 17 – liberation of political prisoners, permission for holding rallies at Liberty Square, investigation of the March 1, 2008, events – are not an ultimatum to the authorities, but are needed for continuation of dialogue with the authorities at this stage. No certain terms for meeting these demands have been set. Makeyan noted that there are no discrepancies with the ANC leadership, saying that the congress unites various political forces with their vision of tactics and strategy for struggling against the current authorities. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |