Expert advises Prosperous Armenia not to form coalition with RPAMay 12, 2012 - 19:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst said it would be better for Prosperous Armenia party not to form a coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. As Levon Shirinyan told a press conference, RPA is likely to take the step due to the “need of support ahead of presidential elections.” Dwelling on Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc’s 7% threshold level, the expert noted that the National Assembly was in “severe need” of ANC’s presence, given its representation of the whole opposition. “The number of MPs won’t be of great importance in case the Congress pursues sound policy,” Mr. Shirinyan said. Reflecting on Republic party head Aram Sargsyan’s statement on abandoning the depute mandate, he said, “They are good friends and have passed a long way together. But when the party takes a decision, it can’t please everyone.” Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |