Expectations for sizzling political autumn in Armenia failed - MPOctober 17, 2011 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expectations of some forces to have a sizzling political season in Armenia have failed to some extent, according to independent member of parliament Vardan Khachatryan. “The autumn for Armenia will be latent but tense,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. For his part, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Hovhannes Sahakyan, noted that Armenian political life has taken its natural course. “Even the opposition Armenian National Congress has admitted the idea of regular elections,” he said. At September 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 October 8, the Congress terminated non-stop rallies, announcing immediate resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan as the main point of the resolution adopted. Next ANC rally is scheduled for October 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |