  Paper: Oskanian’s nomination for presidential race removed from agenda? August 23, 2012 - 22:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian’s nomination for presidential elections has been removed from Prosperous Armenia party’s agenda, according to Haykakan Zhamanak daily. “Prosperous Armenia will divulge information on the upcoming presidential elections when it finds it appropriate. Any attempt to get another answer through different tricks will be doomed to failure. Moreover, none of the party representatives will ever say more,” the paper quoted Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group secretary Naira Zohrabyan as saying. Partner news  Top stories A special sitting of the National Assembly launched on Monday, June 17, with 104 parliamentarians participating. “I’m good at what I’m doing – implementing educational and charity projects,” he said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak. RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan said the latest National Assembly session featured both show and populism. The National Assembly adopted package of bills on making amendments to laws on “government structure” and “public service”.   Partner news |  Latest news Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result  Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017.FBI head admits use of drones for surveillance in U.S. The use of such drones is politically charged and civil-rights advocates say there are no clear privacy rules governing their use. |
