Armenian President resignsJanuary 23, 2022 - 20:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned on Sunday, January 23, according to a statement on his official website. Sarkissian was appointed to the post on April 9, 2018. According to him, the reason he did not resign after now Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan staged massive protests and took office in the spring of 2018 was "the responsibility I took on as President of the Republic." "I have thought for a very long time, and after almost four years of active work, I have decided to resign from the post of President of Armenia. This is absolutely not an emotional decision, and it's a result of certain logic," Sarkissian said. He noted that "the president does not have the necessary tools to influence the fundamental processes of domestic and foreign policy in this difficult period for the country and the nation." "In this difficult time for our state, when national unity is needed, the institution of the president should not be the object of gossip and conspiracy theories, thereby diverting public attention from the most important issues. Today, more than ever, we need meaningful, thoughtful actions. Otherwise, we, the Armenians of the whole world, will not achieve the goal of our mission, we will find ourselves on the sidelines of history. We no longer have the right to make mistakes," he added. 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. |