Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan appointed as RA Minister of Labor and Social AffairsNovember 24, 2009 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree on relieving Gevorg Petrosyan of the post of Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. By another presidential decree, Head of NA Standing Committee on Human Rights, member of Prosperous Armenia party Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan was appointed to the post, RA government's information center reported.In 1994, Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan was the Director of Red Cross International Post Traumatic Center. In 1995, he became Director General of Armenian Red Cross Society and in 2001 assumed the presidency of the organization. He was honored with USSR and RA orders. On May 12, 2007, Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan was elected to the National Assembly from Prosperous Armenia Party. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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”. |