President-elect nominates Tigran Sargsyan for Prime Minister, RPA approves candidacyApril 8, 2008 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's President-elect, chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sarsgyan nominated RA Central Bank President Tigran Sargsyan for the post of Prime Minister. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from the RPA press office, 90 out of 98 RPA Council members approved the nomination of Tigran Sargsyan for the post of Armenia's Prime Minister. Inauguration of Armenia's President-elect will take place on April 9. According to Article 55 of the RA Constitution, the President appoints the Prime Minister within ten days after accepting the government's resignation. The government is formed during 20 days after the Prime Minister assumes the office. 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 | Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. |