PROSPEROUS ARMENIA CONGRESS FOR ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS
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[06:28 pm] 10 February, 2009
"There are no plans to change the leader of the Prosperous Armenia
party, neither today nor in the future," told "A1+" today Prosperous
Armenia faction Deputy Naira Zohrabyan. But she also noted that an
election is foreseen during the party’s congress.
Although it is clear that Gagik Tsarukyan is going to be reelected,
there will most probably be other candidates in order to ensure
competition.
Naira Zohrabyan denied the rumors that Robert Kocharyan may be elected
Prosperous Armenia party leader and so did Robert Kocharyan’s office.
During the congress, Gagik Tsarukyan will make a speech, the political
council, faction members and ministers will present reports, after
which the members will elect a political council and party leader. The
party will also make two statements on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement and the inter-political situation. The agenda doesn’t
include any discussion on the election of the Mayor of Yerevan because,
as Naira Zohrabyan said, issues of importance must be discussed within
the coalition and the coalition has not discussed any issue as such.
Political parties, heads of factions, head of the Republican Party
Serzh Sargsyan, as well as the NA Chairman and Prime Minister are
invited to participate in the Prosperous Armenia congress, yet there
are no invitations for the opposition.
The Prosperous Armenia congress will be held on February 12 at the
government sessions hall.
Although the congress is open, according to information of
"A1", journalists will be accredited by the RA President’s press
service. Serzh Sargsyan’s press speaker Samvel Farmanyan informed
"A1+" that the issue of journalist accreditation will finally be
solved tomorrow.