Philanthropist Vardanyan says has no wish to become Armenian PresidentJune 14, 2013 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan has no wish to become a President of Armenia – “not in 15 or 20 years.” “I’m good at what I’m doing – implementing educational and charity projects,” he said in an interview with Russian socialite Ksenia Sobchak. Vardanyan said he doesn’t possess necessary qualities to be a politician. “I don’t need to be in politics to help Armenia as a Russian citizen,” he said. According to Vardanyan, mononational Armenia is very different in its culture and mentality from what he’s accustomed to. However, he noted, he has good relations with current Armenian leadership. 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 | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia |