Bako Sahakyan will assume Karabakh presidency on Sept. 7![]() September 5, 2017 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) parliament will convene on Thursday, September 7 when Bako Sahakyan assumes presidency for a third term, speaker Ashot Ghulyan said on Tuesday. During discussions on Tuesday, lawmakers weighed in on preparatory work ahead of the new session and the upcoming projects. Sahakyan was re-elected the president of Artsakh for a third term on July 19. The National Assembly at an extraordinary session approved Sahakyan’s candidacy with 28 votes in favor, four against and no abstentions. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |