Supreme Commander in Chief to decide fate of Deputy Defense MinisterMarch 22, 2008 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The fate of Deputy Defense Minister, lieutenant general Manvel Grigoryan will be decided by the Supreme Commander in Chief, RA Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan. "Lieutenant general Grigoryan has been on leave. According to the Constitution, the President will take a decision, since as the Supreme Commander in Chief, he is empowered to appoint or dismiss, or confer military ranks," he said. Earlier, Serzh Sargsyan expressed regret that "Manvel Grigoryan attempted to engage in politics and disobey the Supreme Commander in Chief." During the February 21 rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that two Deputies to the RA Defense Minister, including Lieutenant general Manvel Grigoryan, head of the Yerkrapah union, joined the opposition movement. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |