  Serzh Sargsyan appointed as Prime Minister of Armenia by RA President's decreeJune 7, 2007 - 20:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By RA President Robert Kocharian's decree signed on June 7 Serzh Sargsyan is appointed as Prime Minister of Armenia, the Presidential Press Office reports. 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 then during the following 20 days the premier must form the future cabinet. Serzh Sargsyan occupies the post of Armenian Prime Minister from April 4, 2007 after the sudden death of late Premier Andranik Margaryan.   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 |  Related sections Latest news 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.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
