Armenia's ruling party nominates Karen Karapetyan as new premierSeptember 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 Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |