Armenia: Republican Party says will nominate new prime ministerMay 11, 2017 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia will nominate the new prime minister, deputy RPA chairman Armen Ashotyan said on Thursday, May 11. The current head of the Armenian government is Karen Karapetyan. “This is an exhaustive answer to the question of what will happen after 2018,” Ashotyan said, according to Sputnik Armenia. Earlier on Thursday, RPA and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) signed a memorandum on establishing a political coalition. The agreement, signed at the presidential palace in downtown Yerevan, will remain in force until the expiration of the powers of the 6th Convocation National Assembly. The deputy chairman noted that the new agreement does not cover the distribution of portfolios. Under the new agreement, Ashotyan said, even if ARFD expresses disagreements over an issue, all important decisions will be made jointly. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |