  Paper: ex-president Kocharian meets ex-FM Oskanian October 13, 2012 - 19:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharian met with Prosperous Armenia member, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, with the forthcoming presidential elections discussed, Zhoghovurd daily reported citing well-informed sources. RA second president noted that he had no intention to run for president, with “political consolidation without Kocharian” option to be applied in case of his nomination. He further believed Oskanian to be the best presidential candidate, with “political consolation without Serzh Sargsyan” to be applied in that case. The paper tried to clarify the information from Kocharian's office head Victor Soghomonyan, who, as usual, refused to answer the phone, the daily says. 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 Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family  The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.Afghan lawmakers block law protecting women Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.Egyptian police block crossing into Gaza The protesting policemen called on President Mohamed Mursi, who is a moderate Islamist, to help free their colleagues. |
