Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian and Speaker of the Parliament Ara Babloyan had a meeting on August 28.
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is ready to cooperate with all political forces, including 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, Vice Speaker of the Parliament, RPA spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters in the Parliament.
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will not nominate a candidate for mayor during the upcoming Yerevan City Council elections, Vice Speaker of the Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters.
In case of considering the issue of Azerbaijan’s membership to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Armenia will use its right to veto, Armenian foreign ministry’s acting spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said during today’s press briefing, commenting on rumors about Azerbaijan’s possible membership to the CSTO and EAEU.
The press service of the President of Armenia has answered to the remarks of a number news outlets which referred to the assessments of the President to the existing political situation in the country.
“Bright Armenia” and “Republic” Parties will participate in Yerevan City Council elections by block called “Bright”, the representatives of the parties announced the name of the block in an assembly near Matenadaran.
The meeting of Speaker of the Parliament Ara Babloyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was held on August 27.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed decrees on concurrently appointing Armenia’s Ambassador to India Armen Martirosyan as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Nepal.
On August 28, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh, the OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the ceasefire regime on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan, at the Omar pass.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict during their meeting in Baku, DPA news agency reported.