High-Tech Minister doesn't confirm nomination for President's postJanuary 31, 2022 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan did not confirm on Monday, January 31 that he is the ruling party's candidate for the president's post. It was reported earlier that the ruling Civil Contract party has decided to nominate Khachaturyan as replacement for Armen Sarkissian who resigned from the position on January 23. According to Khachaturyan himself, there is no decision of the Speaker of the Parliament, which terminates the powers of the incumbent President. "It would be ugly if any comments were made today," Khachaturyan told reporters on Monday, adding that Sarkissian still has time to withdraw his resignation. Asked if he has received an offer from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Khachaturyan replied that "this conversation has not yet taken place." He noted that he stopped be a member of the Armenian National Congress – an opposition party led by first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan – after the 2017 elections. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |