Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenian President pledged to put an end to oligarchyFebruary 16, 2011 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan pledged to put an end to oligarchy, Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper reported, citing governmental sources. According to the report, the President promised the West to end the oligarchy, singling out Samvel Aleksanyan and Ruben Hayrapetyan as next in turn after former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan. However, issues inside the coalition, caused by Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s refusal to sign a coalition memorandum promising support to Sargsyan at the next presidential election, forced the President to temporary abandon his plans. The newspaper also focused on the conflict between Gagk Tsarukyan and Armenia’s National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan which occurred during the discussion of coalition memorandum. Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan resigned his position on December 8. The decision was prompted by the incident between the Mayor and employee of the presidential staff’s protocol department Aram Kandayan. The incident occurred on December 3, at Yerevan-hosted concert of Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. Beglaryan’s spouse and her friend took seats next to that of Armenian President’s, which, according to the protocol, are meant for the Catholicos of All Armenians, parliamentary speaker and Armenia’s Prime Minister. Aram Kandayan asked Beglaryan’s wife to change her seat. However, Mrs. Beglaryan, outraged by the request, complained about it to her husband, who, in turn, asked the head of the presidential staff Karen Karapetyan to set up a meeting with Kandayan. Beglaryan drove Kandayan to the territory of Metaks factory, which belongs to the ex-mayor, and severely beat him. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. 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. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |