 New Ministers of Labor, Territorial Administration appointed August 2, 2021 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, August 2 appointed Romanos Petrosyan, Narek Mkrtchyan and Gnel Sanosyan as Armenia's new Minister of the Environment, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, and Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, respectively. Petrosyan was first appointed to the post of the Minister of the Environment in July 2020, having earlier served as the Governor of Kotayk for two years. Mkrtchyan, meanwhile, was a member of the parliament. and later a Deputy Labor Minister. Sanosyan previously served as the Governor of Gegharkunik for almost two years. Also Monday, Nikol Pashinyan was named the country's Prime Minister, and Suren Papikyan and Arshak Karapetyan as Armenia's new Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, respectively.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
