ANC: extraordinary elections already started October 1, 2011 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress activist, Haykakan Zhamanak editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan has kicked off the regular opposition rally at Liberty Square in Yerevan on October 1. Addressing the crowd, he said that no incidents occurred during the night and the rain caused the only inconvenience. He also noted that people should not be surprised over the fact that police blocked the roads towards Yerevan. “Did you expect Serzh Sargsyan call a taxi to bring you here?” he said. Urging people to make a choice between the sofa in their homes and Liberty Square, Pashinyan said that extraordinary elections have already begun. He also complained that the authorities invented a new method of struggle, closing all nearby cafes and public toilets. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |