  Army mustn’t be criticized for own benefit – RPA member  December 14, 2011 - 16:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) slammed recent attempts by certain NGOs and human right activists to criticize the army, thus weakening it. “The army is among the greatest achievements of our independent state, being the strongest and the most efficient one in the region,” Hovhannes Sahakyan stated at the forum titled Summary of 2011 Political Results. “Army mustn’t be criticized in pursuit of own goals, but rather as an attempt of a concerned person to achieve elimination of those troubling incidents,” the politician stressed. The forum was organized by the National Press Club jointly with U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI).   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 |  Latest news Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation  Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |
