ArmInfo. Inside the ruling party  already now, several months before parliamentary election, various power configurations are being discussed  in the view of  Republican party victory. 

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ArmInfo.The Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan is not surprised by the absence of his name in the Republican Party proportional list, he said at a meeting with students of Yerevan State University on February 15.

ArmInfo. The Government of Armenia held an extraordinary sitting on Feb 13.    

ArmInfo. The Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan received the Russian Transportation Minister and the Chairman of the Russian part of the  Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Armenia and Russia Maksim Sokolov, who visits Armenia in order to participate the 6th meeting of heads of authorized bodies of the transport sector of EEU states.

ArmInfo.The Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and US Ambassador Richard Mills and US Agency for International Development head Deborah Grieser discussed corruption in Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Armenian Democratic terminates  its cooperation with  Ex Defense Minister  Seyran Ohanyan regarding establishment of a single bloc, Vahagn Khachatryan, DPA member stated at a press conference without disclosing the reasons for such a decision. 

ArmInfo.Karen Karapetyan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, cancelled own decision on  Armenian Police Deputy Head Vardan Yeghiazaryan's business trip  to Belarus.

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ArmInfo. The situation related to Belarus's extradition of blog writer Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan for visiting Karabakh is unique and it is very hard to  take any preventive steps in such illogical cases and amid such steps  of certain figures and states, Armenian Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan said in Parliament.     

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ArmInfo.In 2017 the priorities of the Armenian Health Ministry will be to ensure high quality and affordability of medical services, improve the government-guaranteed mechanisms, introduce international standards in pharmacy and  e-health system, form a medical ombudsman's institution, use the  foreign practices in registering patients, as well as to propagate a  healthy lifestyle, Armenian Health Minister Levon Altunyan said when  discussing the progress report of 2016 and the priorities for 2017.  

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ArmInfo. To all appearances, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has managed to enlist in Moscow preliminary promises about investments in Armenian economy, Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan has told ArmInfo.  

ArmInfo.Today the Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan and European Commission Director-General for EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement Christian  Danielsson discussed the Armenia-EU cooperation issues.

ArmInfo. On Sunday the Parties of prosperous Armenia, Gnchakyan, Ramkavar Azatakan,  Armenian National Movement and the Unity Movement will sign a  Consolidation Memorandum,  Tsaroukyan block PR  manager  Aram  Vardanyan stated during the conversation with ArmInfo reporter. 

ArmInfo. During the meeting with Head of the Frontier Department of the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia Anatoly Mikheyev, the head of the State Food  Safety Service of the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture Ishkhan  Karapetyan praised the cooperation between the two departments and  expressed willingness to continue the cooperation. 

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities continue the consequent struggle against corruption, and appropriate certain steps are already taken in different aspects. The results  will become obviopus in the nearest future, Hovhannes Sahakyan, the  State and Legal Issues  Parliamentary Committee Head said in his  conversatipn with ArmInfo reporter, referring to the critics of   Richard Mills, the  USA Ambassador to Armenia regarding the  corruption struggle and human rights protection. 

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister at the Government meeting held on February 2 called to apply  sanctions  to business community only in cases of exclusive   necessity.  According to him, for the economic growth of Armenia  it  is necessary for state entities of the country to secure appropriate  steps aimed at setting the promotional conditions for the free  development of business climate.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan didn't give a political solution regarding the cancellation of Vanadzor Elders' Council, referring only to the  technical side of the problem, Krist Maroukyan, the Enlightebed Armenia faction head stated at the Elders' Council of Vanadzor, referring to the Prime Minister's answer to their letter regarding Council cancellation.