MP-elects from Armenia’s Tsarukyan bloc refute giving up mandatesMay 3, 2017 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MP-elects from Armenia’s Tsarukyan bloc refuted giving up parliamentary mandates on Wednesday, May 3, according to Panorama.am. As reported earlier, 35 newly-elected lawmakers - nine from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), three from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), and 23 from Tsarukyan bloc - gave up their mandates. Napoleon Azizyan said, in particular, that he has submitted no withdrawal application and has no idea how his name could have appeared on the list. “I have been sick in bed since the election day on April 2, I have pain in my leg and can’t walk,” Azizyan said. “I haven’t left my house ever since.” Azizyan added that he hasn’t discussed the issue with alliance leader Gagik Tsarukyan and is going to file a complaint. Another lawmaker, Khachik Manukyan also stated that he hasn’t given up his mandate or submitted a withdrawal letter, Armtimes.com 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 | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |