Soloist of System of a Down group, world famous Serj Tankian participated in the public meeting at the Republican Square of Armenia on May 7.
If there were any clashes between the youth and the policemen, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian would stand between them to prevent the clashes, the President said in an interview with Echo of Moscow.
The Republican Party of Armenia will remain adhered to its principled opinion, but at the same time will support the candidate of Prime Minister nominated by the 1/3 of the total MPs, Vice president of the National Assembly of Armenia, spokesperson of the Republican Party Eduard Sharmazanov told the reporters after the Executive Body meeting of the party.
Edmon Marukyan, the opposition lawmaker from the Yelk faction representing Bright Armenia party, assures that there is no discord in their faction.
The Republican Party of Armenia is committed to its earlier statement and will support with sufficient voted the election of a Prime Minister on May 8, Republican Party (HHK) faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan told reporters in parliamentary press briefings.
The Yelk faction of the Armenian Parliament will hold substantive discussions on the staff of the next government after the election of the prime minister on May 8, Yelk faction MP Edmon Marukyan told reporters during a press briefing on May 7.
Armen Rustamyan, head of the ARF faction of the Armenian parliament, finds Nikol Pashinyan’s election as Prime Minister to be the most appropriate solution for overcoming the difficult domestic political situation in Armenia.
Nikol Pashinyan’s election as Prime Minister will be the beginning of new changes in Armenia, opposition Yelk faction MP Edmon Marukyan told reporters.
On May 6, at 22:18 local time, the Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network of Armenia’s emergency situations ministry registered an earthquake at the northern latitude 39.810 and eastern longitude 43.170 geographic coordinates (Turkey, 18 km north-east from the city of Aghri) with 4.1 magnitude and 10 km depth.
A criminal case was initiated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee on armed assault against “Komitas” branch of “HSBC Bank Armenia” CJSC.
