Today an extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. In accordance with Article 7, Part 14 of the RA Law “On organization and activities of Government” and taking into account Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan’s statement, the impossibility of Prime Minister’s exercise of his powers was stated at the meeting. Paragraph 5 of Annex 4 to the Decree of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia of April 21, 2018...
Dear Compatriots, I appeal to all citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the elderly and my beloved young people, women and men, I am addressing those who have been standing in the streets night and day with the “No to Serzh” slogan, as well as those who kept getting to work with difficulty and did their office duties without complaint, I appeal to those who followed live news reports for many days, and those who maintained the public order day and night, I appeal...
Dear Compatriots, Tomorrow, the whole Armenian nation will commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide on all continents of the globe together with progressive mankind. April 24 is a sacred and universal day for all Armenians and civilized mankind. Armenians cannot hurt one another on that day. For over a hundred years, this day has been a day of unity, a day of remembrance and mourning against the crime committed by Turkey, and a day of protest against those who keep denying the...
At RA President Armen Sarkissian’s suggestion, the Presidency hosted today a meeting with participation of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Ara Babloyan, First Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and Public Council Chairman Vazgen Manukyan. The meeting discussed the internal political situation in the country. The participants expressed...
RA First Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan made a statement where he touched upon the situation in Yerevan. “All of us, citizens of the Republic of Armenia, hoped that today’s negotiations might help us find solutions to the current situation. Unfortunately, one of the sides, Mr. Pashinyan, came to dictate his terms rather than negotiate. In this situation, dialogue could not produce results because one of the sides abode by a position that was initially destructive...
Excellency, We would like to congratulate you on your election as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Relations between the European Union and Armenia have been strengthened with the signature of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement on 24 November 2017 and of the EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities of last February. We look forward to continued cooperation with you in your new position, particularly on the implementation of the new Agreement,...