  RPA silent on new Prime Minister’s candidacy  February 26, 2013 - 16:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The new government to be formed following the swearing in of the reelected president is being widely discussed. According to Zhoghovurd daily, the candidacy of a new Prime Minister is debated by the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), with ex-Yerevan Mayor, Gazprom deputy director Karen Karapetyan as the most likely nominee. As the daily said, this is the reason Karapetyan has recently returned from Moscow to meet RPA representatives. As RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov told PanARMENIAN.Net no governmental shuffles has been discussed at RPA. “It will be up to political majority and the president to decide on the governmental composition,” he 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 |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
