ANC leader says ruling authorities “the riffraff they always were” May 8, 2012 - 21:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader commented on May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia. According to Levon Ter-Petrossian, at current elections, the authorities showed extreme ingenuity in devising new methods of falsification. “The ruling authorities proved to be the riffraff they always were,” ANC leader said. Ter-Petrossian further hailed the voters who cast their ballots for ANC, pledging to continue struggle against the regime. Commenting on the response of international community the ANC leader accused it for sacrificing Armenia’s democracy for own geopolitical interests. 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. |