Nikol Pashinyan has been re-appointed Prime Minister of Armenia by President Armen Sarkissian, the president’s office said.
Armenia’s acting foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will meet with foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov in Paris on January 16 by the mediation and participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
Catholicos Garegin II was in attendance today at the inaugural sitting of the 7th National Assembly of Armenia to deliver a blessing and address the new lawmakers.
The historic 2018 was a year of major changes, experiments, expectations and hopes. It was a year of numerous displays of the best characteristics of our people, such as unity, high moral and political spirit.
Judge David Grigoryan has recused himself from presiding over the hearing of ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan’s arrest case, the former president’s attorney Hayk Alumyan told ARMENPRESS.
The results of the 2018 December 9 early election granted high legitimacy to the incumbent National Assembly, President Armen Sarkissian said in remarks addressed to lawmakers of the 7th parliament during its inaugural session.
Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed his spokesperson Arman Yeghoyan from office, Pashinyan’s office said.
The 7th National Assembly of Armenia has commenced activities. The first session is chaired by MP Knyaz Hasanov, the most senior lawmaker among the 132 Members of Parliament.