  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. 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. |
