Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Aug 22 2012

Gazprombank vice president may become candidate for president of Armenia

Karen Karapetyan, former Mayor of Yerevan and First Vice President of
Gazprombank, may become a candidate for President of Armenia in 2013,
News Armenia reports.

Prosperous Armenia and the Armenian National Congress may for a
consensus around the official. Russia may also encourage Karapetyan to
go ahead.

Karen Karapetyan resigned as the Yerevan Mayor on October 28, 2011,
staying in office less than a year. He used to be the Director General
of ArmRosgazprom, the monopolist of gas distribution in Armenia.

From: A. Papazian