ANM leader: opposition struggle continues May 8, 2012 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Movement leader Aram Manukyan opened Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally on May 8. “ANC struggle continues, despite opposition supporters’ deep disappointment over parliamentary poll. We must fight for justice, freedom and the future of Armenia,” Manukyan stressed. Manukyan further called the reported number of voters (1 mln 600 thous.) an absurd figure considering current emigration rate. The oppositionist also called attention to the unusually high voter turnout in Armenian provinces as compared to Yerevan voter turnout of hardly over 400 thous. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |