  Expert says RPA - Prosperous Armenia rivalry real June 18, 2012 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus Institute director, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan positively assessed the rivalry between the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia following the parliamentary race. According to the expert, the rivalry doesn’t aim to form a false opposition on the eve of the presidential elections 2013. Dwelling on the criminal investigation into ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian on money laundering charges, Mr. Iskandaryan deemed it another display of rivalry between the two parties. “Not all the members of Prosperous Armenia favor the idea of becoming an opposition force, as this wasn’t the goal they pursued when joining the party,”   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 Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
