PM warns: those refusing to cooperate with RPA will be back to square oneOctober 26, 2011 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister commented on rumored conflict between the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia party. “Those who cooperate with us will only gain by it; those who refuse, will be back to square one,” Tigran Sargsyan told journalists at National Assembly. The PM characterized RPA as the axis that the other coalition partners spin around, the position that the party aims to develop further. “The coalition memorandum signed in February consolidated the view above. Coalition parties will unite around president Serzh Sargsyan, without attempting to strengthen their own positions through their partners,” the PM said. “Rumour-mongers are grossly mistaken about our possibilities. Today, RPA is the strongest political force in Armenia, capable of retaining and strengthening its position. However, we’re always open to cooperation with other political forces,” the Prime Minister noted. According to Hraparak newspaper, RPA executive body gathering focused on further cooperation with Prosperous Armenia party. The newspaper said that some RPA members considered Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s refusal to publicly announce support for Serzh Sargsyan’s candidacy at next presidential race to be unacceptable. Despite coalition memorandum signed, Tsarukyan spoke of the party’s intention to initiate a separate presidential campaign. RPA executive body gave Prosperous Armenia till next week to specify its position, expressing support for Sargsyan’s nomination. Following the meeting, RPA members refused to reveal any detail, with the party spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov noting domestic situation as the theme of discussion held. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. |