  Late Andranik Margaryan commemorated in YerevanMarch 25, 2008 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian leadership honored the memory of former Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan who died of a cardiac arrest a year ago.The Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and NA Speaker Tigran Torosian laid wreaths to Andranik Margaryan's grave in the Pantheon. "Andranik Margaryan was a good friend and reliable politician," said Tigran Sargsyan, chairman of the Armenian Central Bank. "It's hard to think that he is not with us any more. The year passed so quickly and the wound is still too fresh," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. Andranik Margaryan, chairman of the Republic Party of Armenia, served as Armenia's Prime Minister in 2000-2007. He died at age of 56 on March 25, 2007.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
