Lilit Makunts named Armenia's ambassador to U.S.August 2, 2021 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ex-lawmaker and former Minister of Culture Lilit Makunts has been appointed Armenia's ambassador to the United States. According to a decree signed by President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, August 2, Makunts will hold the post for four years. She earlier have up her seat in the Armenian parliament. Makunts was named the Minister of Culture in Armenia back in 2018, and was elected a member of parliament later in the year. She confirmed in January that her appointment as the Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. was on the table. Armenia's last ambassador to Washington Varuzhan Nersesyan was recalled and appointed as the ambassador of Yerevan to Great Britain, according to two separate decrees signed by Sarkissian on July 16. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |