 Yerevan elections: Armenia PM hails ruling RPA’s candidate as the best May 14, 2017 - 14:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan hailed mayoral hopeful Taron Margaryan as the best candidate in the elections to the Yerevan City Council, currently underway in the Armenian capital. In a conversation with reporters, Karapetyan said he sees no other candidate better than Margaryan. The latter tops the proportional list of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). Dwelling upon the transport issue, the prime minister expressed confidence that RPA’s candidate has already unveiled his vision. Two more parties run for City Council seats: Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) and YELQ bloc, whose proportional lists are headed by 5th Convocation National Assembly lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan and MP Nikol Pashinyan, respectively.   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. |
