 11 Ex-mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan                Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan confirms his resignation  October 28, 2011 - 14:47 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan has confirmed his resignation. In an interview with Armnews TV channel, Mr. Karapetyan said he is going to take up another job. According to Armenian media reports, he was offered a post of deputy chairman of the board of directors at Russian giant Gazprom.  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 |  Latest news 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.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
