ULP TO HOLD SOME VACANT POSTS IN EXECUTIVE POWER

Noyan Tapan
May 22 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The United Labor Party (ULP) will
transfer 5 mln drams (over 11 thousand USD) to the account opened
especially for the purpose of providing assistance to the families
of those who died in the accident of A-320 plane. As Noyan Tapan
correspondent was informed from party head Gurgen Arsenian, such
a decision was made at the May 20 sitting of the party political
board. According to him, the issue of the posts that remained vacant
in the executive power after the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
party’s leaving the coalition was also discussed. In particular,
the most active members of the party will assume the posts of Deputy
Minister of Labor and Social Issues, Deputy Governors of Lori and
Shirak regions. According to our unofficial checked information,
the party was also given the right to be nominated for the post of
the Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs: it will be assumed by
non-partisan Hasmik Poghosian, current Chairwoman of the Armenian
Company of Cultural Ties and Cooperation. As for vacant ruling posts
at the parliament, G.Arsenian refused to provide any information
considering it non-expedient to speak about nominations on the vacant
posts for the present.