Paper: Tsarukyan to announce presidency decision early DecemberNovember 17, 2012 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Hraparak paper, Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan will announce his final decision on the format of participation in the upcoming presidential elections in 15 days. “Tsarukyan has voiced readiness to back President Serzh Sargsyan during his meetings with him, in exchange for maintaining the party’s present image. Prosperous Armenia head once again demanded the prime minister’s post, with President Sargsyan offering seats of deputy prime ministers and ministers instead. As for the political discussions and the signature campaign at the special meeting, they aim to show Prosperous Armenia’s being a key force, with the party likely to decide on endorsing the country’s leader, considering the Nagorno Karabakh issue and the regional problems. Meanwhile, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, who is considered ex-president Robert Kocharian’s team member, noted that his future actions will be based on the party’s decisions,” the paper 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |