  RPA will stick to its choice for Sargsyan as presidential candidate –RPA faction leader October 4, 2011 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has a normal attitude towards the 2nd Armenian president Robert Kocharian, RPA parliamentary group leader said. “We were a supporting power for him during the 10 years of reforms in Armenia. We highly appreciate his contribution to statehood building in the country,” Galust Sahakyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “I don’t think there’s any republican who’d have a negative attitude for Robert Kocharian.” “However, RPA has already made its choice as to the presidential candidate and will stick to it,” Sahakyan stressed. Armenia’s coalition parties signed a memorandum assigning Serzh Sargsyan as a unified presidential candidate.   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. |
