ANC representative hopes authorities will “hear people’s voice and go”October 12, 2011 - 13:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc’s non-stop rallies made it clear the Congress still has much to do to achieve President Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation, according to ANC representative. “Let’s hope the authorities will eventually realize the situation the people and the state have found themselves in, and take drastic steps in that connection,” Felix Khachatryan said. “Still, ANC is prepared to strive towards its goals using masses of supporters to pressure the government, with Sargsyan’s resignation and snap presidential election as its primary goal,” Khachatryan said. At Sept 30 rally, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian announced 7-day-long round-the-clock protest actions with supporters putting up tents at Liberty Square. On Oct 8 the Congress terminated non-stop rallies, announcing immediate resignation of President Sargsyan as the main point of the resolution adopted. Next ANC rally is scheduled for Oct 28, with the Congress to decide on their further steps. 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. |