  Sukhumi Armenian community head appointed Abkhazia Deputy PM October 16, 2014 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Abkhaz President Raul Khajimba has approved the new structure of government. The Abkhaz government will include 3 deputy prime ministers: Shamil Adzinba, an ex-deputy head of the State Sports Committee, he campaigned for vice president in 2011; Suren Kerselyan, the head of the Armenian community in Sukhumi, the minister for labor and social protection; Victor Khilchevsky, the minister for energy, transportation and communication, TASS reported. Armenians comprise the second biggest community in Abkhazia, their number officially totaling 40,000, approximately one-fifth of the country’s population. Related links:   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
