  Armenia: Deputy Foreign Ministers' resignations accepted June 8, 2021 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan on Tuesday, June 8 signed decisions to dismiss Deputy Foreign Ministers Avet Adonts, Artak Apitonyan and Gagik Ghalachyan, the government's press office reports. All the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the country submitted resignations last week, less than 10 days after then acting Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian left his post. Armenia is heading into snap parliamentary elections on June 20, more than seven months after a devastating war, unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
