President appoints Armen Gevorgyan as chief of National Security Council![]() June 6, 2016 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday, June 6 appointed Armen Gevorgyan as the Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council. “Armen Gevorgyan possesses adequate experience to properly carry out complex duties of the Secretary of the National Security Council,” Sargsyan said. “I have known him for almost twenty years, we have worked together, and throughout this period, he has contributed greatly to the works of the NSC. I have no doubt that in a short period of time he will prove to our society and our state that the National Security Council is an important part of our national government structure.” “I am confident that through our joint effort we will indeed be able to deliver on all expectations,” Gevorgyan said, in turn. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |