Prosperous Armenia holds 6th congress in YerevanMarch 17, 2012 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosts the 6th congress of the Prosperous Armenia party, with Armenian urban development minister Vardan Vardanyan opening the event. Vardanyan said 6788 delegates out of the total 6812 are attending the gathering. President of Armenia, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan is also present. ARF Dashnaktsutyun representatives Hrant Margaryan and Armen Rustamyan, Orinats Yerkir members Artur Baghdasaryan and Heghine Bisharyan, and Heritage party representative Stepan Safaryan are also participating. Foreign guests include vice-speaker of the Russian Duma Sergei Neverov, ex-president of Croatia Stjepan Mesic, member of Ukraine’s Regions Party Vadim Kolesnichenko. The Communist Party of China is expected to send a video statement to the congress. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |