 TOO EARLY YET TO SPEAK OF THE BREAKDOWN OF "UNITY" BLOC, THINKS GAGIK ASLANIAN, VICE SPEAKER OF THE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTAugust 16, 2000 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 16.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The latest events in the political life of Armenia have ended up with "Unity" bloc being in a rather shaky position today, stated in the interview to the Parliamentarian paper "Hayastani Hanrapetutiun" Gagik Aslanian, the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia and the representative of the People's Party of Armenia.In the formed situation it is necessary to unite all the political forces of the country, said Aslanian, adding that it is early yet to speak of the breakdown of "Unity" faction. "I feel sorry that the leadership of the Republican Party doesn't share this opinion", noted Aslanian. Speaking of the possible redistribution of forces in the National Assembly of Armenia and about the role of the People's Party in that process, Mr. Aslanian noted that the People's Party of Armenia doesn't have any wish to "burn the bridges with any of the political forces, especially with the Republican Party, as we gained people's trust as a bloc and carry a responsibility for that". -0-   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 |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
