Armenia ruling party confirms discussing cooperation with ARFDApril 13, 2017 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is negotiating the issue of distributing positions in the National Assembly with partners from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), RPA spokesman, deputy parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov said, according to Aysor.am. “RPA and Dashnaktsutyun are discussing future cooperation, we’ll let you know once talks are over,” Sharmazanov confirmed to a group of reporters after an RPA Executive Body session. The spokesman also ruled out discussion on who will assume the role of the prime minister, saying that “it’s out of the question, Karen Karapetyan will further head the government.” Earlier, ARFD faction leader Armen Rustamyan said Dashnaktsutyun was negotiating with RPA over “taking cooperation between the two forces to a whole new level.” 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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. |