RPA nominates Serge Sargsyan for PresidentNovember 10, 2007 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 11th convention of the Council of the Republican Party of Armenia nominated Serge Sargsyan for the post of President. Serge Sargsyan was also elected head of the Republican Party of Armenia. 641 delegates supported his candidacy, none was against, 7 ballot papers were announced invalid. 648 out of 650 RPA members took part in the vote. Armenia will hold presidential elections February 19, 2008. 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 | Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. IDBank unveils three sad stories about fraudsters IDBank has unveiled three scenarios of card fraud that have been happening more and more often in Armenia. NATO encourages Yerevan, Baku to address humanitarian issues The evolving security environment has had a significant impact on NATO’s partners in the South Caucasus. |