Armenia PM orders six-day working week to keep pace with govt. programJune 23, 2017 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan at a government session on Friday, June 23 instructed ministers to work six days per week. Given the launch of the implementation of the sustainable development program approved by the parliament, Karapetyan said, a list of steps stemming from the program must be submitted to the government within a month. “We are restarting our activity, we are going to work minimum six days per week,” the PM said. The National Assembly on Thursday, June 22 approved the program, despite resistance from the opposition. 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 | 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. 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.” Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |