  RPA: less businessmen will have seats in new parliament April 8, 2011 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Less number of businessmen will have seats in the new parliament, according to a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. “After the 2012 parliamentary election, the influence of business on the Armenian parliament will vanish,” Gagik Melikyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “This is a global process and Armenia is not an exception.” As to rumors that RPA started purging the ranks on the threshold of the parliamentary election, he said that it’s an ordinary process for the party which takes place periodically irrelative of scheduled elections.   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 |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
