  Tigran Torosyan's resignation acceptedSeptember 26, 2008 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosyan has for the second time sent in his resignation today, the RA NA press office reported.According to the parliamentary rules, the resignation has been accepted. Vice speaker Hrayr Karapetyan will assume the office till new speaker is elected. The election is expected during a regular session that will open on Sept. 29. The Council of the ruling RPA nominated head of the presidential administration Hovik Abrahamyan for the post.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
