Acting finance minister quits amid wave of resignationsMay 10, 2018 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan resigned on Thursday, May 10 as newly-elected prime minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to form a new government within several days. The Armenian parliament on Tuesday elected Pashinyan, an opposition leader, as the country’s new prime minister after weeks of political standoff, a civil campaign against the ruling authorities and massive protests in Yerevan and across the country. He expressed hope that the new government will continue searching for efficient solutions to make the country more prosperous and economically stable. “I was trusted with the post of the Finance Minister which I accepted with utmost responsibility,” Aramyan said. “Our team sought to solve a number of key problems facing our country to help it overcome the challenges with dignity. “In this short period of time I have tried to do my best to bring positive changes in the field of public finance management for our country's future.” Aramyan also said he will continue fulfilling the duties of Armenia’s Finance Minister until a new minister is appointed by the president. Earlier, Ministers of Culture, Defense, Territorial Integrity, Education, Environment, Sport, as well as many deputy ministers and top officials had submitted letters of resignation. 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 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning. |