  Armenia first deputy defense minister resigns May 8, 2018 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - First deputy defense minister Artak Zakaryan on Tuesday, May 8 submitted his resignation. “Due to changes in the political situation, I have decided to resign from the post of the first deputy defense minister,” Zakaryan said in a statement. Zakaryan said he believes that the new Cabinet must be formed from the new prime minister’s team. Newly-elected prime minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that changes will be made in the country’s Cabinet, without providing details. The parliament on Tuesday elected Pashinyan as the country’s new prime minister after weeks of political standoff, a civil campaign against the ruling authorities and massive protests in Yerevan and across the country.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
