ANC pins hopes on Armenian people in political process launched with authorities May 4, 2011 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan said that the congress pins hopes on the Armenian people in the political process launched with the authorities. “People’s alertness and great number of rally participants are half the battle,” Zurabyan told a press conference in Yerevan. He added that the authorities decided to make concessions and meet the opposition’s demands only due to resoluteness and great number of participants during the rallies launched from February 2011. Zurabyan noted that the primary goal of the Armenian National Congress is organization of pre-term presidential and parliamentary elections, while the release of political prisoners is only a required precondition for negotiations with the authorities. He also commented on the authorities’ statements that there will be no pre-term elections in Armenia. According to Zurabyan, any side makes maximum demands prior to the launch of negotiations, what reasons these statements. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |