 Armenia PM hints he will continue heading the government after 2018 June 21, 2017 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan hinted on Wednesday, June 21 that he will continue holding his post after 2018, when president Serzh Sargsyan’s term ends. During discussions of the government program in the National Assembly, lawmaker from Yelk bloc Edmon Marukyan asked Karapetyan about the latter’s future as prime minister. “If your are going to further be the PM, just say it out loud from the podium,” Marukyan said. “I have answered that question for a number of times,” Karapetyan said. “The program for 2017-2022 may also partially answer that question.” Karapetyan has on numerous occasions said that he will further head the Armenian government. Sargsyan, in turn, has denied allegations that he is going to serve as prime minister after his term as president ends.   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. |
