  Grigor Hovhannisyan appointed Armenia’s ambassador to U.S. January 13, 2016 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree Tuesday, January 12 appointing diplomat Grigor Hovhannisyan Armenia’s ambassador to the United States. Hovhannisyan will replace Tigran Sargsyan, who assumed his responsibilities as the head the Eurasian Economic Commission on January 1. Prior to his appointment as Armenia’s ambassador to the U.S., Hovhannisyan served as the country’s ambassador to Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama, as well as Armenia’s Consul General to Los Angeles.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.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. |
