  Ex-president Kocharian’s son to run for mayor? March 2, 2013 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia party has not yet decided on the format of participation in Yerevan City Council elections. As the party’s spokesman Tigran Urikhanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the decision will be taken following a consultation. Rumors are afloat that ex-president Robert Kocharian’s son Sedrak Kocharian may top Prosperous Armenia’s list in Yerevan City Council elections, due May 5. According to another option, the party will run in the elections with the list of 2012 parliamentary polls. Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group secretary Naira Zohrabyan is also rumored to top the party’s list.   Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
