The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) said on Tuesday that it is ready to hold more negotiations with representatives of Armenia’s political leadership in the current format previously criticized by it.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has paid a brief visit to Armenia as part of his shuttle diplomacy mission to present the Kremlin’s vision of a Karabakh settlement to the conflicting sides, including Azerbaijan.
Armenia’s ruling party has embraced the desire of the European Union to see a speedy solution to the longstanding conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, but is pointing an accusatory finger at Azerbaijan as the party obstructing progress.
Armenia’s main opposition bloc has threatened to stage nonstop street protests demanding an immediate resignation of the government unless its demand for early elections is granted soon.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) rejected on Friday a new deadline set by the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) for the announcement of fresh national elections.
A well-known opposition figure representing the Armenian National Congress (HAK) claimed on Thursday that Armenia’s political leadership is not serious about properly investigating the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) said on Wednesday that it has still not made notable progress in a renewed investigation of the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan that was ordered by President Serzh Sarkisian in late April.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) still hopes to engage in a meaningful dialogue with Armenia’s government, Stepan Demirchian, a leading member of the opposition alliance, said on Tuesday.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish president of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), on Monday expressed hope that the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents will reach an agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh at their upcoming meeting in Russia.
A group of prominent dissident members of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) have set up a new political party that will seek to position itself as an alternative to both the government and the opposition alliance led by Levon Ter-Petrosian.
President Serzh Sarkisian began a dialogue with the Armenian National Congress (HAK) “a long time ago” and will therefore not form a special negotiating team expected by the opposition grouping, his chief of staff said on Tuesday.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Monday that it will not form a special team to negotiate with the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK).
President Serzh Sarkisian will agree to embark on an unprecedented dialogue with the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) to ease political tension in the country, parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian said on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian told supporters that Armenians will not be imprisoned for their political activities anymore as he welcomed the release of his two prominent loyalists from prison over the weekend.
The Armenian parliament overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday President Serzh Sarkisian’s initiative to declare a general amnesty that will lead to the release of virtually all opposition members controversially imprisoned by the authorities.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have so far made no progress in their fresh criminal inquiry into the 2008 post-election clashes in Yerevan that was ordered by President Serzh Sarkisian last month, a senior investigator said on Wednesday.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) is not pushing for the holding of fresh national elections despite its assurances to the contrary, Raffi Hovannisian, the leader of a rival opposition force, claimed on Thursday.
Four people were killed and nine others injured late on Tuesday in what was one of the deadliest traffic accidents in Yerevan in years.
Former President Robert Kocharian could return to the political arena ahead of Armenia’s next presidential election due in 2013, a leader of a major political party that supported him during his rule said on Wednesday.
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) expressed misgivings on Thursday about President Serzh Sarkisian’s unfolding dialogue with Armenia’s largest opposition force led by Levon Ter-Petrosian.
Բեռնել ավելին
