Sarkissian unveils old and new names for Ministers' postsAugust 3, 2021 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian on Tuesday, August 3 appointed Mher Grigoryan in the post of the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia. Sarkissian also reappointed Anahit Avanesyan, Andranik Piloyan, Vahram Dumanyan and Vahan Kerobyan as the Minister of Health, the Minister of Emergency Situations, the Minister Education, Science, Culture and Sport, and the Minister of Economy, respectively. The President named former Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan as Justice Minister, and former Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan as Minister of Finance. According to the President's office, Sarkissian has yet to receive a proposal for the post of the country's Foreign Minister, which has been vacant since Ara Aivazian's resignation in late May. Sarkissian signed decrees on Monday, August 3 to appoint Suren Papikyan and Arshak Karapetyan as Armenia's new Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, respectively. Also Monday, Pashinyan was named the country's Prime Minister. 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 | 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. |