  Armen Gevorgyan quits as Deputy Prime Minister October 16, 2014 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armen Gevorgyan, who has occupied different government positions since 1997, has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Territorial Administration. Armenia Now reported. The announcement made at a regular government session on Thursday, Oct 16 came after days of speculation that Gevorgyan, 41, would quit his job. “I would like to thank him [Armen Gevorgyan] for the joint work and wish him every success,” Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said at the session, as quoted by media. He mentioned that Gevorgyan wishes to continue his activities in the private sector. Media has already started circulating reports on possible candidates for the vacated post, with Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Beglaryan among those.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
