 Kotayk governor's position shattered, paper says April 28, 2012 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Governor of Armenia's Kotayk province Kovalenko Shahgeldyan is failing to secure the required number of votes for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in May, Yerkir paper reports. Rumors say the “authorities” intend to get rid of Kotayk leader, while the paper’s sources in the province claim the governor makes every effort to garner votes, holding frequent meetings with rural authorities. He is tough on his staff stating that if rural mayors fail to bring the necessary votes, “it won’t do them good”, Yerkir says.   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. |
