May 1, 2002 - 20:58 AMT
GENERAL MANVEL GRIGORIAN REELECTED CHAIRMAN OF «YERKRAPAH» VOLUNTEER UNION
Yesterday Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia lieutenant general Manvel Grigorian was reelected chairman of "Yerkrapah" volunteer union at the fifth congress of the organization held yesterday. The Union board, which was curtailed from 45 to 31 persons, was formed at the congress. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, in particular, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, Yerevan ex-mayor Albert Bazeyan, Parliament deputies Ara Ketikian, Myasnik Malkhasian, Ruben Gevorgian, Sasun Mikayelian, as well as "Yerkrapah" late founder Vazgen Sargsian's brother Armen Sargsian, ex-Minister of State Incomes Smbat Ayvazian, Deputy Defense Minister major general Artur Aghabekian and Mushegh Saghatelian, who is under examination were included in it. In the course of the conversation with journalists Armen Sargsian stated that he did not wish to be part of the board, whose elections, in his opinion, had been falsified. Let us note that at the congress Armen Sargsian suggested not including Prime Minister Andranik Margarian into the board, as the latter did not participate in the work of the organization.