Tigran Torosyan's resignation acceptedSeptember 26, 2008 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosyan has for the second time sent in his resignation today, the RA NA press office reported.According to the parliamentary rules, the resignation has been accepted. Vice speaker Hrayr Karapetyan will assume the office till new speaker is elected. The election is expected during a regular session that will open on Sept. 29. The Council of the ruling RPA nominated head of the presidential administration Hovik Abrahamyan for the post. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |