  Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan resigns September 8, 2016 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan submitted his resignation at a government session on Thursday, September 8. His resignation was long rumored in the reports of Armenian media outlets which also speculated that Karen Karapetyan, a former mayor of Yerevan, will replace him as the new premier. “Honest, realistic approaches bore fruit, but the society is still polarized,” Abrahamyan said. “The society and the government need to unite their efforts. We need a new beginning, that's why I have decided to resign and give our President an opportunity to form a new government." A member of the ruling Republican Party, Abrahamyan was appointed the Prime Minister of Armeniaon on April 13, 2014. Previously he was the Speaker of the National Assembly.   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. |
