  Late Andranik Margaryan commemorated in YerevanMarch 25, 2008 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian leadership honored the memory of former Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan who died of a cardiac arrest a year ago.The Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and NA Speaker Tigran Torosian laid wreaths to Andranik Margaryan's grave in the Pantheon. "Andranik Margaryan was a good friend and reliable politician," said Tigran Sargsyan, chairman of the Armenian Central Bank. "It's hard to think that he is not with us any more. The year passed so quickly and the wound is still too fresh," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. Andranik Margaryan, chairman of the Republic Party of Armenia, served as Armenia's Prime Minister in 2000-2007. He died at age of 56 on March 25, 2007.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
