Former Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan might soon become a member of the board of directors of Zarubezhneft, the Russian state-owned oil and gas company, Kommersant newspaper reported citing unnamed sources.
US President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton told in a meeting with Azerbaijani officials in Baku that the USA support peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani media inform.
The only lawmaker who voted against the candidacy of incumbent acting PM Nikol Pashinyan during today’s election in parliament is Samvel Alexanyan.
The Armenian parliament is one step closer to being disbanded as it voted down Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy as a formality today in the first round of electing a prime minister.
Switzerland’s Public TV – RTS – has released parts from an interview with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.
The decision to shift the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Yerevan to Moscow was really technical, conditioned by the domestic political events in Armenia, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan told reporters at today’s press briefing, reports Armenpress.
A Member of Parliament is under a bribery-related criminal investigation, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at parliamentary debates today.
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged from the parliament floor to “get psychologically ready” for the complete revelation of the March 1 case.
The Republican Party of Armenia faction of the Parliament will not violate the agreement and will not elect Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister, RPA faction head Vahram Baghdasaryan told reporters at a briefing.
If the issue of Azerbaijan’s membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is put on the agenda, Armenia will take respective steps with all the tools deriving from its membership, Anna Naghdalyan – spokesperson of the Armenian foreign ministry, told reporters at a press briefing.
