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Haykakan Zhamanak: PAP and Republican negotiate over ministerial portfolios
09:19 - 26.04.13
Republican party's executive body did not discuss the issue of the
cabinet staff yesterday at the sitting of the Executive Body though in
the morning of that day it was expected that Serzh Sargsyan will
appoint two ministers.
The paper says as of the moment the further fate of three ministers is
being discussed. According to the paper's sources, the fates of nature
protection minister Aram Harutyunyan, healthcare minister Derenik
Dumanyan and transport and communication minister Gagik Beglaryan are
still unknown.
The paper says the issue on further activity of culture minister
Hasmik Poghosyan has also been discussed. According to circulating
news, she will not be in the government, moreover different
candidacies are being discussed for the post. The paper says the
further tenure of Hasmik Poghosyan depends on the outcome of
negotiations between the Republican and Prosperous Armenia parties.
The paper reminds that the topic of discussions between the two
parties is the number of ministerial portfolios. Citing its
well-informed sources the paper writes that the PAP wants five
portfolios for entering the coalition while the authorities are ready
to give four. Irrespective of the outcome of negotiations, in the rest
posts no changes are expected until fall. The representatives of the
ruling party refused to answer journalists' questions after the
sitting.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
09:19 - 26.04.13
Republican party's executive body did not discuss the issue of the
cabinet staff yesterday at the sitting of the Executive Body though in
the morning of that day it was expected that Serzh Sargsyan will
appoint two ministers.
The paper says as of the moment the further fate of three ministers is
being discussed. According to the paper's sources, the fates of nature
protection minister Aram Harutyunyan, healthcare minister Derenik
Dumanyan and transport and communication minister Gagik Beglaryan are
still unknown.
The paper says the issue on further activity of culture minister
Hasmik Poghosyan has also been discussed. According to circulating
news, she will not be in the government, moreover different
candidacies are being discussed for the post. The paper says the
further tenure of Hasmik Poghosyan depends on the outcome of
negotiations between the Republican and Prosperous Armenia parties.
The paper reminds that the topic of discussions between the two
parties is the number of ministerial portfolios. Citing its
well-informed sources the paper writes that the PAP wants five
portfolios for entering the coalition while the authorities are ready
to give four. Irrespective of the outcome of negotiations, in the rest
posts no changes are expected until fall. The representatives of the
ruling party refused to answer journalists' questions after the
sitting.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian