ANC pins hopes on Armenian people in political process launched with authorities May 4, 2011 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan said that the congress pins hopes on the Armenian people in the political process launched with the authorities. “People’s alertness and great number of rally participants are half the battle,” Zurabyan told a press conference in Yerevan. He added that the authorities decided to make concessions and meet the opposition’s demands only due to resoluteness and great number of participants during the rallies launched from February 2011. Zurabyan noted that the primary goal of the Armenian National Congress is organization of pre-term presidential and parliamentary elections, while the release of political prisoners is only a required precondition for negotiations with the authorities. He also commented on the authorities’ statements that there will be no pre-term elections in Armenia. According to Zurabyan, any side makes maximum demands prior to the launch of negotiations, what reasons these statements. 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 | 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. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |