Minasyan is meant to bring refinement to RPA election headquarters – expertNovember 7, 2011 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mikael Minasyan’s appointment as the first deputy head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) election headquarters is a signal to external forces, rather than a means to control Hovik Abrahamyan, according to the director of P.Art PR company.“Minasyan is meant to bring some refinement to RPA election headquarters,” Karen Kocharyan said. “For over 2 years, Armenian authorities have been stressing the necessity for fair and transparent elections, enabling the accession of political forces, rather than oligarchs, to parliament. Now, on the other hand, Hovik Abrahamyan embodies the forces responsible for previous elections,” he noted. As the member of Armenian PR Association Armen Martirosyan, in turn, noted, the introduction of Minasyan symbolizes the authorities’ readiness for change and innovation. On November 3, by the decree of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the first deputy chief of presidential staff Mikael Minasyan was dismissed to take a post at RPA election headquarters. On November 1, Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan announced his resignation to head RPA electoral headquarters and more effectively conduct the campaign. Abrahamyan will officially resign at November 14 parliamentary sitting. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |