  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 The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
