YEREVAN. – Armenian National Assembly Speaker and ruling Republican Party (RPA) Vice Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan met with President and RPA leader Serzh Sargsyan, Zhoghovurd daily reports.

“According to Zhoghovurd’s information, Abrahamyan is preparing to form a separate team for the [forthcoming] presidential elections and, now, he is busy with ‘recruiting’ that team. And having learned about all this, Sargsyan invited Abrahamyan to the Presidential Palace to warn him not to start ‘games.’

It is also noted that Abrahamyan again wishes to lead Sargsyan’s campaign headquarters. But Sargsyan still has not made a clear decision. 

We spoke with Abrahamyan’s spokeswoman Gohar Poghosyan to ascertain whether or not Sargsyan and Abrahamyan had met in recent days. Poghosyan said there was no such meeting and such matter was not discussed,” Zhoghovurd writes.   

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