Former Armenia PM could join Zarubezhneft board of directorsOctober 25, 2018 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, whose political career in the country ended after the velvet revolution of April-May 2018, could join the board of directors of the Russian state-owned company Zarubezhneft, Kommersant reveals. According to a source familiar with the matter, Karapetyan could get a job as an independent director, a position now occupied by financier Hrayr Simonyan, advisor to the head of Inter RAO Boris Kovalchuk. The article says the appointment of Karapetyan can be both a political gesture and a consequence of Karapetyan’s long career in Russian state-owned companies between 2000 and 2010. “Karapetyan is well known in business circles in Russia, and he could very well receive such an offer,” the source said. Karapetyan was appointed as the Armenian Prime Minister by then President Serzh Sargsyan in September 2016 and held office until April 2018, when he became the First Deputy Prime Minister. He was the appointed the Acting Prime Minister following the resignation of then Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan amid the ongoing civil movement against the country’s ruling authorities. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner 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. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |