"Turkey's reaction to the historical fact shows once again how important and urgent the international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide is," said Shavarsh Kocharyan.

Just outside the building, a group of women came up to Serzh Sargsyan to hand in a letter.

"We are also inspired by your simple yet unequivocal and clear-cut statement: “Genocide is genocide, and you cannot call it anything else but that and you need to have recognition of that.”

The four opposition forces will not participate in the rally.

Turkey condemned on Friday a U.S. Senate committee resolution branding the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War One as genocide and warned Congress against taking steps that would harm Turkish-American ties

Galust Sahakyan ruled out that the situation can lead to early parliamentary elections.

A group of citizens are currently marching in defense of retired army colonel Volodya Avetisyan.

Serzh Sargsyan is expected to arrive at the headquarters of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) at 1/3 Byuzand street in a few minutes.

“You should only believe the words of [BHK Leader] Gagik Tsarukyan and not crude politicians…” said Mr Sahakyan.

“We were really tired of the atmosphere that was called the lukewarm,” he told reporters.

We welcome the adoption of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee 410 Resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Armenia’s economy is in a deplorable condition, say the country’s economists.

Aghvan Vardanyan: We do not find the meeting of opposition party leaders important at this stage

During the meeting, Levon Ter-Petrosyan (HAK), Raffi Hovannisian (Heritage) and Gagik Tsarukyan (BHK) discussed issues related to the formation of a joint political agenda and action plan in the given political situation in Armenia.

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, a U.S. Senate committee today adopted an Armenian Genocide Resolution, calling upon the Senate to commemorate this crime

HHK executive body session ended. HHK speaker Eduard Sharmazanov said that RA 13th Prime Minister’s candidate's name will be known on Monday.

HHK SB session, which started at 20:00, is still continuing. Journalists are waiting for HHK speaker Eduard Sharmazanov who is expected to say the name of RA new Prime Minister.

At this moment the meeting of HAK leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, BHK President Gagik Tsarukyan and Heritage party President Raffi Hovhannisyan is taking place.

Soon HHK Executive body session will start. At this moment HHK members are going to HHK office. In this session it is more likely that new Prime Minister’s candidacy will be discussed.

“A1+” correspondent informs that BHK representatives Stepan Margaryan and Vardan Oskanyan have just entered the Presidential Residence.

With 145 for, 21 against and 22 neutral votes the PACE decided to deprive Russian delegates of voting rights. Yesterday the Summit announced that it didn’t accept the legitimacy of Crimean referendum.

During regular session on April 10 HAK discussed present President Serzh Sargsyan’s application on holding consultation about Prime Minister’s candidacy based on Constitution Article 55, Point 4.

Arsen Khojoyan, who passed Armenian –Azerbaijani border on March 7, was returned to Armenia.

President of the Republic is elected by the National Assembly for seven years term, without the right of reelection from the eligible, non-partisan candidates. This point is included in Constitutional reforms concept’s previous version.