Paper: NA speaker, Prosperous Armenia head hold secret meetings![]() October 23, 2012 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan has recently held “confidential” meetings with some strangers, Zhoghovurd daily reported. Rumors are afloat that given the current tense relations between the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia party (PAP), National Assembly speaker is forced to hold mediated meetings with PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan to make him sign another coalition memorandum. However, all the attempts to win Prosperous Armenia back are doomed to failure as Tsarukyan refuses to shift his ground, the paper says. 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 |