COUNCIL OF YEREVAN ELDERS CALLS ITS FIRST SESSION

ARMENPRESS
JUNE 8, 2009
YEREVAN

The newly elected Council of Elders of Yerevan called today its first
session anchored by the eldest of the council – chairwoman of the
Armenian Journalists’ Union Astghik Gevorgyan. The anchor presented
the members of the council and publicized the name of the elected
mayor – Gagik Beglaryan.

At the session a temporary calculating commission has been set up. The
council also decided that the oath ceremony of the mayor will take
place June 11 at 11.00 o’clock and the council will summon its first
sitting June 23 at 11.00 o’clock.

The newly elected mayor had a short conversation with the members
of the council after the end of the session. A. Gevorgyan told
Armenpress that the mayor considered the ideology of the further
work of the council – reconciliation, joint work for the sake of
Yerevan. A. Gevorgyan expressed regret that the Armenian National
Congress did not participate in the works of the council as the
elected political force which received the vote of the people will not
participate in building of Yerevan. Representatives of the Congress
have not presented applications of putting aside their mandates, which,
A. Gevorgyan said, inspires hope that they will participate in the
works of the council. "If we are speaking of a serious opposition – the
more there are sharp eyes the better the work will be done. We are full
of determination, wish and devote. If I have a small participation,
if I make a small useful suggestion I will consider myself happy,"
Astghik Gevorgyan said.