Armenia Justice Minister resignsJune 7, 2019 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan has submitted his resignation, Zeynalyan himself revealed in a Facebook post. "In this historic period for our people, accepting the mandate of the Minister was a super-responsible step, but one aimed at finding step-by-step solutions for legal issues that arose during my activity as a human rights defender," Zeynalyan said. I am happy I took that step, and grateful to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for nominating me for the post of Minister of Justice, and to the Ministry's employees for their interesting, fruitful and responsible work. I am grateful to international partners, civil society representatives for cooperation." Zeynalyan first became Armenia's Justice Minister following the "velvet revolution" of April-May 2018 and was reappointed after the snap parliamentary elections of December 2018. 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 | 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. |