Armenia’s Sargsyan unveils his vision for next president’s qualitiesJanuary 17, 2018 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan whose term expires in April 2018, has provided his opinion about the criteria that his successor should correspond to. At a meeting with the Armenian intelligentsia, Sargsyan said the future president must be an impartial person, who has never been involved in politics and has never been a party member. Also, the president stressed the importance of influence both in Armenia and abroad, the candidate’s reputation, their good command of foreign languages, as well as the wide network of connections both in and outside of the country. Earlier, RPA lawmaker Vahram Baghdasaryan said the presidential election will most probably be held on March 2, with discussions on possible candidates set to launch this week. The candidate must be a reputable person, who will be influential in the Diaspora, someone depoliticized, Baghdasaryan said. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |