RPA, Prosperous Armenia confirm Serzh Sargsyan -Gagik Tsarukyan meetingOctober 28, 2011 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia coalition parties confirmed that a meeting took place between President Serzh Sargsyan and Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan. According to RPA parliamentary faction leader Galust Sahakyan, draft laws, recently submitted for parliamentary discussion were on meeting agenda. “No political issues were covered,” the faction leader noted. As Prosperous Armenia member Naira Zohrabyan, in turn, noted, representatives of coalition parties including Orinats Yerkir participated in the meeting, which focused on tax package submitted for parliamentary confirmation as well as budget- related issues. According to Hraparak newspaper, the recent gathering of the RPA executive body 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 a week to specify its position, expressing support for Sargsyan’s nomination. Also Armenian Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan was quoted to say, “those who cooperate with us will only gain by it; those who refuse, will be back to square one.” 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 | 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. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |