  Armenia premier elected ruling RPA's first vice chairman January 27, 2017 - 11:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A council session of Armenia's ruling Republican Party (RPA) on Thursday, January 26 evening elected a new RPA board with 35 fresh members. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan was elected the party's first vice chairman, deputy parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters. Karapetyan thus replaced former premier Hovik Abrahamyan who resigned as the country's PM in September, and announced about leaving the party just several days ago. Public and political figure Mushegh Lalayan, parliament speaker Galust Sahakyan and former education minister Armen Ashotyan were also elected as vice chairmen of the party, Panorama.am reports. Read also:President Sargsyan says doesn't mind changing elections date Related links:   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 |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
