YEREVAN. – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Ararat fruit and vegetable processing plant in Yerevan on Thursday. He got acquainted with the factory’s development programs and talked to the managers of the enterprise.

The company has involved new production lines including fruit processing, bottling fruit juices with glass containers and also production of herbal teas.

“Besides, we are planning to open a chain for receiving fruit and vegetables across the country to expand the coverage of regional presence. With this project hopefully we shall also be able to help farmers. We shall also increase jobs by 5-10 percent,” shareholder of the company, representative of Sargis Carolina Holding Yervand Tarverdyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is a ruling conservative party in Armenia founded on 2 April, 1990, and registered on 14 May, 1991, being the first officially registered socio-political organization in the independent Republic of Armenia.

The founder of the party was Ashot Navasardyan. After his death the party was headed by former Armenian prime minister, very influential political figure, Vazgen Sargsyan, who was killed in 1999 terrorist attack in the parliament. He was replaced by another Armenian Premier Andranik Margaryan. After Margaryan’s death, the incumbent Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan took the office of the chairman of RPA board.

Since 2003, the Republican Party is a core member of the ruling coalition along with the Prosperous Armenia and Orinats Yerkir parties. RPA has majority of seats in the Armenian parliament since 2003.

The Republican Party of Armenia will run in the parliamentary elections under its new slogan: “Let us believe to change!” The Party’s proportional list includes 253 names.

RPA has also nominated MP candidates with the majority election system in 33 electoral districts.