  ARFD to nominate presidential candidate, may join forces with opposition July 10, 2012 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) will nominate a separate presidential candidate for 2013 elections, ARFD parliamentary group leader said. As Armen Rustamyan told a news conference, “to ARFD, nominating a separate candidate is not an end in itself; Dashnaktsutyun is ready cooperate with the opposition in nominating a single candidate. “ARFD would regard joining forces to nominate a single candidate as a serious victory for the opposition, signaling a new stage in the change of power. According to Rustamyan, to consolidate opposition forces it’s necessary for the latters to acknowledge the principle of a transfer from presidential form of governance to a parliamentary one. “A final decision as to presidential nominee will be taken at ARFD supreme body sitting,” Rustamyan said. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Latest news Syria's main opposition group opens key talks in Istanbul  The meeting starts a day after backers of the anti-Assad uprising gathered in Jordan to push for peace in Syria.“Delivery Man” comedy trailer features Vince Vaughn (video) In the film, Vince Vaughn is a slacker who learns he’s fathered over 500 children as a result of a sperm bank snafu.Google buys kite-power generator The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers.Gas price likely to be set at AMD 156 per cubic meter Earlier, ArmRosgazprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas prices. |
