  Davit Harutyunyan rumored to become Armenian parliament speaker  November 2, 2011 - 11:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - According to unverified information, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE Davit Harutyunyan may be appointed as parliament speaker to replace Hovik Abrahamyan, who resigned on November 1 to head the election headquarters of the Republican Party of Armenia. Deputy speaker, member of Prosperous Armenia party Samvel Nikoyan is also rumored as a possible candidate to the post. Besides, on November 1, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gasparyan replaced Alik Sargsyan at the post of Armenian police chief after the latter was relieved of his duties and appointed as advisor to the President.   Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation  Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |
