The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Armenia, Giuseppe Galati (Italy, EPP/CD) and Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine, SOC), have congratulated all political forces, and above all the Armenian people, on the restraint and political maturity displayed during the recent protest and subsequent change of power in Armenia, which took place peacefully and in line with constitutional provisions and principles.

Republican Party (HHK) lawmaker Arthur Gevorgyan has quit the party and the HHK faction in the parliament.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has sacked first deputy director of the national security service Karapet Davtyan, the president’s office said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan calls the operations of the National Security Service aimed at discovering corruption chains not as a vendetta, but an establishment of legitimacy.

Finance minister of Armenia Atom Janjughazyan informs that the state debt has stabilized thanks to the restraining fiscal policy.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan introduced new head of the State Oversight Service Davit Sanasaryan to the staff.

Chief Military Inspector Movses Hakobyan considers honor working in the new position.

David Yang, co-founder at Ayb School, applies to the Minister of Education and Science Arayik Harutyunyan. 

In all cases, snap parliamentary elections should be held in Armenia, it’s another issue that the state should be ready for that, Artsvik Minasyan – minister of economic development and investments, told reporters in the Sardarapat Memorial, commenting on the question that the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)is not inclined to hold snap elections.

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on May 28 received the US delegation led by Bridget Brink, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.