  Armenian parliament speaker says doesn’t eye PM’s post February 27, 2013 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has stressed the need for changes. “We have repeatedly said that changes will be recorded in all fields, including in government. This doesn’t imply, however, a shift in the prime minister’s post,” Armenian National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said. Dwelling on his meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan, Mr. Abrahamyan said government reorganization was not on agenda, with only parliament-related problems discussed. He noted it early to speak about a shift in the Prime Minister’s post, adding that RPA earlier discussed increasing the number of deputy prime ministers. The parliament speaker further confirmed having met with former mayor Karen Karapetyan, noting it inappropriate to divulge details of the discussion. Asked if he may run for president in 2018 elections, Abrahamyan said, “I’ve never thought of the president’s post.” In response to the observation claiming Abrahamyan once eyed the prime minister’s post, he said, “parliament’s speaker’s post is preferable to that of the prime minister.” 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 Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
