  Expert says RPA - Prosperous Armenia rivalry real June 18, 2012 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus Institute director, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan positively assessed the rivalry between the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia following the parliamentary race. According to the expert, the rivalry doesn’t aim to form a false opposition on the eve of the presidential elections 2013. Dwelling on the criminal investigation into ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian on money laundering charges, Mr. Iskandaryan deemed it another display of rivalry between the two parties. “Not all the members of Prosperous Armenia favor the idea of becoming an opposition force, as this wasn’t the goal they pursued when joining the party,”   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 |  Latest 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”. |
