Armenian government resignedJune 7, 2007 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the 55th article of the RA Constitution and taking into account the fact that the first session of the newly elected Armenian Parliament is scheduled for June 7, 2007, Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed an order on resigning the government of the Republic of Armenia, the Presidential Press Office reports. The RA President ordered the members of the resigned government to continue to perform their duties till formation of the new government. According to the RA Constitution, on the day of the first session of the newly elected National Assembly the government declares resignation. Ten days following that resignation the new Prime Minister is being appointed, and during the following 20 days the premier must form the future cabinet. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |