  Government approves new governors for Lori and Armavir September 4, 2025 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a government session, Aren Mkrtchyan, who had recently resigned his parliamentary mandate, was appointed governor of Lori Province. Vahram Khachatryan, the former head of Metsamor community, was appointed governor of Armavir Province. Both officials expressed gratitude to the government. Mkrtchyan pledged to work actively for Lori’s development, while Khachatryan thanked cabinet members for their trust. The Lori governorship had been vacant since June 2, when former governor Aram Ghazaryan was appointed police chief. Mkrtchyan’s parliamentary mandate passed to Vanik Ohanyan. Vahram Khachatryan, once a member of the Republican Party of Armenia, announced his departure from the party in 2018 after Nikol Pashinyan came to power.   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. |
