Armenia: First Deputy PM will take Pashinyan’s spot at EAEU summitNovember 26, 2018 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will represent the country at a session of the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Mirzoyan himself revealed in a Facebook post. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken a vacation to join the election campaign ahead of the December 9 vote when Armenians across the country will elect new members of parliament. Pashinyan has already signed a decision according to which Mirzoyan will take his place at the EAEU session in Minsk on November 27. Election campaigns started on Monday, November 26 and are set to last 12 days. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |