  Paper: Armenian President against shift to parliamentary system November 9, 2012 - 10:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has expressed disapproval of Prosperous Armenia party’s proposal, Hraparak daily reported. “According to President Sargsyan, CIS states, especially the South Caucasian countries are not ready for a shift to parliamentary system of government. A similar proposal was issued back in 2008, citing Georgia’s example. Then, too, the president rejected the offer, saying it will take long time and great efforts. As for the constitutional change suggesting new posts of deputy prime ministers be set, the ruling authorities have expressed readiness to face it,” the paper 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. |
