Armenia PM orders six-day working week to keep pace with govt. programJune 23, 2017 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan at a government session on Friday, June 23 instructed ministers to work six days per week. Given the launch of the implementation of the sustainable development program approved by the parliament, Karapetyan said, a list of steps stemming from the program must be submitted to the government within a month. “We are restarting our activity, we are going to work minimum six days per week,” the PM said. The National Assembly on Thursday, June 22 approved the program, despite resistance from the opposition. 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. |