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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |