Ivory Coast president dissolves Cabinet, no reason givenNovember 14, 2012 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A presidential spokeswoman said Ivory Coast's president has dissolved the Cabinet. No reason was given for the sudden turn of events, according to The Associated Press. Kady Traore says that President Alassane Ouattara made the decision Wednesday, Nov 14. Ouattara came to power in a deeply divisive 2010 election. He won the presidential runoff, but longtime ruler Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede and used the army to hold on to power. The international community intervened, using French and United Nations airstrikes to finally release Gbagbo's grip on power in April 2011. Ouattara has since been accused of marginalizing Gbagbo's party, with tens of thousands of Gbagbo sympathizers fleeing to refugee camps in neighboring Ghana. For the past several months, suspected allies of Gbagbo have led repeated attacks on military positions, including in Abidjan, where the presidential palace is located. Armenian Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan is currently in the country to attend the 16th session of the International Development Association (IDA). At the session, which is to focus on World Bank-implemented programs, the Armenian official will represent Eastern European and Central Asian lenders. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |