ARMENIAN SPEAKER SAYS DEFENCE MINISTER TO BE APPOINTED PM
Arminfo
3 Apr 07
Yerevan, 3 April: The board of the Republican Party of Armenia [RPA]
has unanimously nominated acting Defence Minister Serzh Sargsyan for
prime minister, Tigran Torosyan, the speaker of the parliament and
the deputy chairman of the RPA, told journalists late at night on 2
April following the sitting of the party board.
Torosyan said that according to the constitution Armenian President
Robert Kocharyan must hold consultations with the parliament majority
on 3 April. But taking into account an agreement reached earlier,
Serzh Sargsyan will be appointed prime minister, Torosyan added. "I
think that Kocharyan will sign a decree to appoint Serzh Sargsyan
prime minister on 4 April," he said.
He went on to say that under the law, Sargsyan should to present to
the parliament a new cabinet and its programme. However, taking into
account "the current realities, no changes in the cabinet should be
expected", Torosyan added.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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