Armenfilm Director Appointed Minister of Culture and Youth AffairsFebruary 7, 2006 - 12:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a decree of Armenian President Robert Kocharian February 7 Armenfilm company Director Gevorg Gevorgyan is appointed Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. Orinats Yerkir Party Political Council had put forward the candidacy of G. Gevorgyan for the Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs. During the discussions a letter on behalf of 50 cultural workers supporting the candidature of the Armenfilm Director for the post was taken into account. Outstanding cultural workers including Sos Sargsyan, Hovhannes Chekidjyan, Yervand Manaryan, Gegham Grigoryan and others signed the letter. As film director Mikael Dovlatyan told PanARMENIAN.Net Armenian cultural workers are positive about the possible appointment of Gevorg Gevorgyan as Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs, since "he is a good administrator and professional." Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |