Armenia MP says sceptical about president’s plans for PM's postDecember 22, 2017 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Vahram Baghdasaryan has expressed the view that president Serzh Sargsyan won’t be seeking the prime minister’s post after his tenure ends in 2018. According to him, the RPA council and the executive body have yet to discuss the issue. The member of the National Assembly urged the media to be patient and follow the developments. Also, Baghdasaryan said the party does have several possible candidates besides Sargsyan. “If we did not consider Karen Karapetyan to be deserving, we wouldn’t trust him the prime minister’s post,” the lawmaker said, adding, however, that Karapetyan has been involved in the economic aspect of the country’s governance so far. “We’ll review everyone’s considerations and approaches and will focus on the issue in 2018." 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |