"Hraparak": Armen Ashotyan mo longer want to be in the Government.

Armenia’s Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan no longer wants to be in the Government and, instead, wants to return to lawmaking, that is, to become a National Assembly (NA) MP, but not a rank-and-file deputy, Hraparak daily writes.

“According to some information, Ashotyan wishes to assume the position of the Chairman of the parliamentary [Standing] Committee on European Integration. But, most likely, Ashotyan will not be satisfied with such small post, and he could assume the position of NA Speaker. According to well-informed sources, this is also why Ashotyan not only was included in [the ruling coalition’s Republican Party of Armenia] RPA Executive Body, but also became RPA Vice Chairman. The current NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, who is a veteran RPA, is not RPA Vice Chairman,” Hraparak writes.