  President appoints Nikol Pashinyan as Armenia PM January 14, 2019 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, January 14 appointed Nikol Pashinyan in the post of the Armenian Prime Minister. Pashinyan first came to power after leading a nationwide campaign to oust the former authorities. Following months of peaceful protests, then PM and former President Serzh Sargsyan resigned, while the parliament elected Pashinyan as the country's new Prime Minister. The National Assembly was then dissolved and new members of parliament were elected on December 9.   Top stories A court in Yerevan ruled on June 25 that former President Robert Kocharyan will again be taken into custody. Armenia, Taron Avia and Atlantis European are ready to help resolve the conflict between Georgia and Russia. The next meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan is scheduled to take place in Washington D.C. on June 20 In a live address on Monday, the PM addressed demonstrators blocking access to courts across the country.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian Defense Minister traveling to Moscow  Armenian defense chief Davit Tonoyan is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu in Moscow.120 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered in past week The Karabakh soldiers continue holding the upper hand on the contact line and taking necessary steps to protect their positions.U.S. issues warrant to seize Iranian Grace 1 oil tanker The US Justice Department (DoJ) has issued a warrant for the seizure of the Iranian supertanker Grace 1.Researcher decodes brain to help patients with mental illnesses Mental illnesses cause the brain to have trouble dealing with effortful states, like focusing attention over long periods of time. |
