  Opposition rally kicks off in Yerevan despite 40C heat  August 2, 2011 - 20:07 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) started at Yerevan’s Liberty Square despite 40C heat. The rally brought together several hundred people, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the ground. The Square was watered beforehand to make the heat tolerable. Previous ANC rally took place on June 30, hosting 4000 demonstrators. The rally was opened by the amnestied oppositionist, Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan.   16 31.05.11 - ANC Protest Rally with participation of recently amnestied oppositionists Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaelyan takes place at Liberty Square of Yerevan                    Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
