  Ararat Mirzoyan appointed Armenian Foreign Minister August 19, 2021 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan has been appointed the Foreign Minister of Armenia, according to a decree signed by President Armen Sarkissian. Mirzoyan was elected the speaker of parliament in January 2019. A founding member of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party, Mirzoyan also briefly served as the First Deputy Prime Minister in 2018. Armen Grigoryan, meanwhile, who was recently appointed a Deputy Foreign Minister and served as acting Foreign Minister, was relieved of his post and reappointed as the Secretary of the country’s Security Council. The post of the Foreign Minister has been vacant since late May, when Ara Aivazian resigned from the position, in the aftermath of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
