Armenia ex-PM joins Russia's Bureau of Expert Council![]() December 13, 2019 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has joined the Bureau of Expert Council under the Russian Government, which was approved by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Karapetyan is named an adviser to the board of directors of Gazprombank; he is also a member of the board of directors of the Russia's Zarubezhneft, a state-controlled oil company. Former head of the presidential administration Alexander Voloshin has become the coordinator of the Bureau of the Expert Council. Karapetyan who was Prime Minister from September 2016 until April 2018. He was previously Mayor of Yerevan, the capital, from 2010 to 2011. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |