Defense chief surprised at ORO N1’s “overt fight” against Armenia's RPAMarch 21, 2017 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense minister Vigen Sargsyan has said he is surprised by leader of the proportional list of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian (ORO) bloc Seyran Ohanyan’s “overt struggle” against Armenia’s ruling Republican Party (RPA). Sargsyan heads RPA’s proportional list in parliamentary elections to be held on April 2. Ohanian served as the country’s defense minister before PM Karen Karapetyan appointed Sargsyan in this post. Speaking to RFE/RL Armenian Service, Sargsyan said he follows election campaigns and is surprised by a lot of things. “I am surprised at Ohanyan’s own pledge to “fight RPA,” and his dialogue with such political forces with whom his previous relationships are very well known to me,” Sargsyan said. “Nevertheless, a person has the constitutional right to run and struggle, and it’s up to an individual to fight for one side or the other, depending on whether they are or are not in office at the moment.” 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |