Parliamentary group leaders determined, paper saysMay 24, 2012 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliamentary group leaders have already been determined, Yerkir paper reports Thus, the vice president of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Galust Sahakyan will retain his post. Though Prosperous Armenia faction is headed by party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, it will be factually led by Vartan Oskanian. Heghine Bisharyan will assume the post of Orinats Yerkir parliamentary group leader. Stepan Demirchyan stands against Levon Zurabyan’s becoming Armenian National Congress (ANC) faction head, the paper claims. Heritage president Raffi Hovannissian wants Ruben Hakobyan to take over party’s faction leadership, with Free Democrats leader Khachatur Kokobelyan opposing it. There has been no final decision taken regarding the position of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group leadership, the daily says. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |