Kotayk governor's position shattered, paper saysApril 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 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |