  Orinats Yerkir to back President Sargsyan, not RPA at polls – rep. November 17, 2012 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - True to its word, Orinats Yerkir will back current leader Serzh Sargsyan at presidential elections, the party’s deputy chair said. At news conference in Yerevan, Mher Shahgeldyan denied rumors suggesting Orinats Yerkir is a mere shadow of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). “Having no self-sufficiency issues, Orinats Yerkir has never been keen on showing off,” Shahgeldyan said. “Similarities in Orinats Yerkir and RPA policy lines are a result of coalitional cooperation. Its Serzh Sargsyan, rather than RPA that Orinats Yerkir will be supporting during presidential polls,” the politician stressed.   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. |
