  Paper: Armenian PM encourages officials not having served in the army? August 30, 2012 - 21:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Khachik Hakobyan as Deputy Minister of Nature Protection. However, the official having graduated from Armenian State Agrarian University didn’t undergo military service. Thus, army service is no longer viewed as a criterion for taking over a post in ministries. The fact seems to be encouraged by Tigran Sargsyan, the paper says. Partner news  Top stories Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points.   Partner news |  Latest news Egyptian security officers reportedly released in Sinai  The military's spokesman, Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, confirmed the release on the army's official Facebook page.Weinstein Co. nabs Keanu Reeves, Reese Witherspoon sci-fi “Passengers” Keanu Reeves will star as a passenger on a spacecraft transporting thousands of people to a distant planet.Assembly: lessons of inhumanity must never be forgotten Valadao spoke about the importance of affirming the Genocide at the April 24th Congressional Observance on Capitol Hill.N. Korea sends one of top military officials to Beijing Choe is the most senior North Korean official to visit Beijing since Kim's uncle Jang Song-thaek made the trip in August 2012. |
