  Heritage hasn’t discussed candidacy for Hovannisian’s MP seat September 10, 2012 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage hasn’t discussed the candidacy of an MP to assume deputy mandate given up by party leader Raffi Hovannisian, according to the head of Heritage parliamentary group Ruben Hakobyan. Hakobyan, however, refused to comment on the reasons behind Hovannisian’s decision, referring those interested to the party statement. Earlier on Monday, September 10, Hovannisian submitted an application to give up his seat in parliament. According to parliamentary regulations, the application will be accepted in 15 days upon its submittal unless the MP recalls it. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.   Partner news |  Latest news Car bombs kill at least 20 in Iraq  Earlier, at least 10 people were killed in two car bomb explosions in the predominantly Shi'ite southern city of Basra.YouTube users upload 100 hours of video to site every minute Though the site's growth to one billion users was stunningly fast, Google expects further growth thanks to the rise of mobile devices.Cyclist Hovhannisyan finishes 2nd at international team tournament The cyclist will return to Yerevan tomorrow, May 21 to train for the European championships, due on July 9-14 in Portugal.CoE Secretary General in Russia for talks with Putin, Lavrov The visit's program will start when the Council of Europe chief meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi. |
