Members of Parliament of Armenia have elected Armen Sarkissian to serve as 4th President of the country.
President of Armenia, President of the National Security Council (NSC) Serzh Sargsyan convened NSC meeting on March 1.
Over the past years Armenia has made very right steps and political decisions, presidential candidate Armen Sarkissian said during the parliamentary debates on the election of the 4th President of Armenia.
A delegation led by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will arrive in Armenia on an official visit March 2.
Presidential candidate Armen Sarkissian’s position is clear and concrete: there should not be political prisoners in Armenia.
Presidential candidate Armen Sarkissian assures that he has given up dual citizenship in 2011 and holds Armenian citizenship only.
United States citizen Stella Boyadjian and Armenian citizens Diana Grigoryan aka “Dina Akopovna” and Hrachya Atoyan were recently indicted by a U.S. Federal Grand Jury for their alleged roles in a visa fraud operation that illegally brought Armenian citizens to the United States for profit. The indictment includes charges of conspiracy, visa fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and illegally bringing aliens into the United States.
During the parliamentary debates on the election of the 4th President of Armenia, presidential candidate Armen Sarkissian in his remarks highlighted the fight against unacceptable phenomena, such as corruption. He said this phenomenon has a devastating impact on all spheres of life.
A president elected by the parliament is not the president of a certain party, but is the president of the Republic of Armenia.
One of the achievements of the past years in Armenia is creation of the civil society, presidential candidate Armen Sarkissian said during parliamentary debates on the election of the 4th President of Armenia.
