ANC urges authorities to launch dialogue with oppositionMarch 1, 2011 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan said that the big rally shows that the ANC controls the political situation in the country, while the people’s patience is being exhausted. “The people do not want to endure the current authorities,” Zurabyan told a rally in Yerevan. According to him, the authorities can meet the people’s demand and leave voluntarily. “The conflict between the authorities and people can be solved peacefully, through a dialogue,” Zurabyan said, adding that the people will be able to wait, if the authorities agree to extra elections. Zurabyan noted that there was hope for dialogue during Robert Kocharian’s tenure, but “Kocharian’s gang made another decision.” He added that there is still way for negotiations with Armenian incumbent President Serzh Sasrgsyan. Zurabyan warned that if the negotiations are not launched, even the ANC will be unable to control the people. He urged the rally participants: “Believe our decisions.” Member of ANC David Shahnazaryan said for his part that “ANC is going to come to power through extra elections, first of all, presidential.” 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |