  RPA’s Samvel Nikoyan “boycotts” parliament meetings – paper November 7, 2012 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Samvel Nikoyan takes highly passive participation in the work of the parliament, always leaving right after registration or a vote. Rumors go that Nikoyan, who used to occupy the parliament speaker’s post for 6 months, deems a common MP position to be beneath his dignity, the paper said. “There’s some truth in the report of me taking part in voting only; however, I follow the work of parliament from my office,” Nikoyan told Zhoghovurd. The MP further pledged to more actively participate in parliamentary debates.   Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
