  Armenia's ruling party nominates Karen Karapetyan as new premier September 8, 2016 - 23:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's ruling Republican Party (RPA) approved on Thursday, September 8 former Yerevan mayor Karen Karapetyan's candidacy as the country's next Prime Minister, RPA Deputy Chairman Armen Ashotyan told reporters after a party session. "Taking public, political and other signals into account, it was decided to move towards parliamentary elections with a new government," Ashotyan said. According to him, Karapetyan was nominated unanimously. The National Assembly has yet to approve him as the new premier. It was earlier reported that PM Hovik Abrahamyan has submitted his resignation.   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. |
