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REPUBLICAN PARTY SPOKESMAN DENIES MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT VERBAL SQUABBLE BETWEEN TWO MINISTERS
ARMENPRESS
Apr 03 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, ARMENPRESS: A spokesman for the governing Republican
Party has denied today media reports claiming that a verbal scuffle
occurred yesterday between defense minister Serzh Sarkisian, who
is chairman of the Republican Party's Council and territorial and
infrastructure minister Hovik Abrahamian.
A local daily Haykakan Zhamanak claimed today that defense minister
Serzh Sarkisian told yesterday the influential territorial and
infrastructure minister Hovik Abrahamian, who had been appointed
earlier to steer the Republican Party's election campaign, to quit
the party before April 5 when he is back from Brussels.
The daily claimed the scuffle occurred after the party's Council's
meeting and was sparked by defense minister's anger at Abrahamian whom
he accused of covert cooperation with the Prosperous Armenia party
of a millionaire businessman Gagik Tsarukian, which is seen as the
main rival of the Republican Party in May 12 parliamentary elections.
The press secretary of the Republican Party, Eduard Sharmazanov,
described these media reports as 'absurd." He said no clash had ever
taken place between the two ministers, describing these reports as
part of a campaign designed to smear the Republican Party.
He also said the Republican Party will accept any ruling of a court
that is considering an appeal by the Prosperous Armenia party which is
protesting the outcome of a mayoral election in the town of Armavir
on March 25, in which the acting mayor from the Republican Party
defeated his rival from the Prosperous Armenia.
ARMENPRESS
Apr 03 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, ARMENPRESS: A spokesman for the governing Republican
Party has denied today media reports claiming that a verbal scuffle
occurred yesterday between defense minister Serzh Sarkisian, who
is chairman of the Republican Party's Council and territorial and
infrastructure minister Hovik Abrahamian.
A local daily Haykakan Zhamanak claimed today that defense minister
Serzh Sarkisian told yesterday the influential territorial and
infrastructure minister Hovik Abrahamian, who had been appointed
earlier to steer the Republican Party's election campaign, to quit
the party before April 5 when he is back from Brussels.
The daily claimed the scuffle occurred after the party's Council's
meeting and was sparked by defense minister's anger at Abrahamian whom
he accused of covert cooperation with the Prosperous Armenia party
of a millionaire businessman Gagik Tsarukian, which is seen as the
main rival of the Republican Party in May 12 parliamentary elections.
The press secretary of the Republican Party, Eduard Sharmazanov,
described these media reports as 'absurd." He said no clash had ever
taken place between the two ministers, describing these reports as
part of a campaign designed to smear the Republican Party.
He also said the Republican Party will accept any ruling of a court
that is considering an appeal by the Prosperous Armenia party which is
protesting the outcome of a mayoral election in the town of Armavir
on March 25, in which the acting mayor from the Republican Party
defeated his rival from the Prosperous Armenia.