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Ruling Civil Contract officially nominates Vahagn Khachatryan as candidate for president
... In 1995 - 1999 he was a parliament member. In 2019-2021 he was a member of Armeconombank Management board. On August 4, 2021 he was appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry. Vahagn Khachatryan is married and has two children. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed ...
02/01/2022Ruling Civil Contract names its candidate for post of president
... In 1995 - 1999 he was a parliament member. In 2019-2021 he was a member of Armeconombank Management board. On August 4, 2021 he was appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry. Vahagn Khachatryan is married and has two children. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed ...
01/31/2022Inauguration of Armenia’s newly elected president slated for March 13
The inauguration ceremony of Armenia’s newly-elected president Vahagn Khachatryan will be held on March 13 at a special session of the National Assembly at Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex. YEREVAN, March 4. /ARKA/. The inauguration ceremony of Armenia’s newly-elected president Vahagn Khachatryan will be ...
03/04/2022Armenian parliament elects Vahagn Khachatryan as president
... has elected today Vahagn Khachaturian as President in the second round of the secret ballot. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. By a vote of 71 the Armenian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party, has elected today Vahagn Khachatryan as President in the second round of the secret ballot. The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) alliances refused to take part in the elections. In the first round Khachatryan had to garner 81 votes to be elected, however, the ruling ...
03/03/2022Putin congratulates Armenia’s newly-elected president
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Vahagn Khachaturian on the occasion of his election as President of Armenia, the Kremlin press service reported on Thursday, TASS said. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Vahagn Khachaturian on the occasion of his election as President of Armenia,...
03/03/2022Armenia's new president officially takes office (video)
Armenia's newly-elected president Vahagn Khachatryan was inaugurated today in a special meeting of the National Assembly in the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex. YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. Armenia's newly-elected president Vahagn Khachatryan was inaugurated today in a special ...
03/13/2022Armenian president, Russian ambassador discussed bilateral agenda
Armenia's new President Vahagn Khachatryan, who took office on March 13, received today Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin. YEREVAN, March 21. /ARKA/. Armenia's new President Vahagn Khachatryan, who took office on March 13, received today Russian Ambassador to Armenia ...
03/21/2022Armenian ruling party’s candidate fails to garner enough votes to be elected president
... Khachatryan, 63, Khachatryan is the only candidate. The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates saying they will boycott the election. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed ...
03/03/2022Presidential candidate: inner fears hinder Armenians from moving forward
Armenia should have a high-tech-based economy; there is no other alternative, Armenian presidential candidate Vahagn Khachatryan said Wednesday in parliament. YEREVAN, March 2. /ARKA/. Armenia should have a high-tech-based economy; there is no other alternative, Armenian presidential candidate Vahagn Khachatryan said Wednesday in parliament. He said that after ...
03/02/2022Vahagn Khachatryan tells UN General Assembly President that all Armenian POWs and civilian detainees must be returned home from Azerbaijan
Armenian President Vahagn Khachatryan said today that all Armenian POWs and other civilian detainees held in Azerbaijan must be returned home during a meeting with UN General Assembly President Abdullah Shahid, who is in Armenia on a working visit. YEREVAN, July 27. /ARKA/....
07/27/2022Armenian president, U.S. ambassador discussed Armenian-U.S. cooperation
Armenia's newly-elected President Vahagn Khachaturian met on Monday at his residence with US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. YEREVAN, March 21. /ARKA/. Armenia's newly-elected President Vahagn Khachaturian met on Monday at his residence with US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. ...
03/21/2022Armenian opposition to boycott presidential election
... Armen Sarkissian resigned on January 23 citing lack of constitutional powers to influence domestic and foreign policies of the country. On February 1, the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan officially nominated non-partisan Vahagn Khachatryan, currently a minister of high-tech industry, for the post of president. On March 3, Pashinyan announced that the presidential election will be held in early March of this year. A statement posted on the Facebook page of the Hayasatn alliance reads that the Armenian Constitution demands that the Armenian President ...
02/04/2022Poland looks to strengthen economic ties with Armenia: President
For Poland, the development of economic ties with Armenia is of great importance, Polish President Andrzej Duda stated at a joint press conference with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan in Yerevan YEREVAN, November 26. /ARKA/. For Poland, the development of economic ties with Armenia is of great importance, Polish President Andrzej Duda stated at a joint press conference with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan ...
11/26/2024Armenian president calls on CSTO, UN and OSCE to give targeted assessment of Azerbaijani aggression
In a statement issued today Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan called on Armenia’s international partners to condemn Azerbaijan’s encroachments and provocations against the sovereign territory of Armenia, urging them to force that country's military and political leadership to abandon its ...
09/13/2022Vahagn Vermishyan to be kept in pretrial detention
Court, satisfying the Armenian National Security's motion, decided Monday that Vahagn Vermishyan, chairman of the Armenia's Urban Planning Committee, will remain in detention pending trial. YEREVAN, February 10. /ARKA/. Court, satisfying the Armenian National Security's motion, decided Monday that Vahagn Vermishyan, chairman ...
02/10/2020Expert says Armenians expect clear guidelines from new prime minister
The first thing the new Armenian government should do is to tell the citizens and businesses the real picture of the economy, economist Vahagn Khachatryan said to a news conference today. YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. The first thing the new Armenian government should do is to tell the citizens and businesses the real picture of the economy, economist Vahagn Khachatryan said to ...
09/14/2016Vahagn Melikyan appointed as deputy minister of Diaspora
Armenian prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan appointed on Thursday Vahagn Melikyan as deputy minister of Diaspora, the government press service said. I YEREVAN, March 5. / ARKA /. Armenian prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan appointed on Thursday Vahagn Melikyan as deputy minister of Diaspora, the government press service ...
03/05/2015Ivanishvili: releasing Vahagn Chakhalyan under consideration
The issue of releasing Vahagn Chakhalyan (Armenian activist of Georgia’s Javakh with prevailing Armenian population) from Georgian prison is currently under consideration, Georgian Prime-Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said at his meeting with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin ...
01/18/2013Armenia supports Egypt in negotiations with EEU on free trade area agreement
Armenia expects to substantially boost trade and economic relations with Egypt. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan said at the joint press briefing with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Yerevan on Sunday. YEREVAN, January 30, /ARKA/. Armenia expects to substantially boost trade and economic relations with Egypt. Armenian ...
01/30/2023Armenia appoints ambassador to Hungary after a long hiatus in diplomatic relations
Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan will also serve as Armenian Ambassador to Hungary (with residence in Tbilisi, Georgia). Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed the corresponding decree on Friday. YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan will also serve as Armenian Ambassador to Hungary (with residence in Tbilisi, Georgia). Armenian President Vahagn ...
05/22/2023Armenia is in favor of establishing relations with Turkey and opening borders with no preconditions - Armenian President
“The establishment of neighborly relations with all neighboring countries, including Turkey, has never been a moot point. We have always been in favor of establishing relations with Turkey and opening the borders with no preconditions,’ Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan said in an interview with SpecialEurasia. YEREVAN, November 22, /ARKA. “The establishment of neighborly relations with all neighboring countries, including Turkey, has never been a moot point. We have always been in favor of ...
11/22/2022Pashinyan: Armenian presidential election scheduled to take place in March
... Sarkissian said the country's constitution did not give him sufficient powers to influence the country’s domestic and foreign policies. Pashinyan said today that his Civil Contract party (it controls 71 seats in the 107-member parliament) has nominated Vahagn Khachatrryan, current Minister of High Technology Industry, for the post of President. "His candidacy has been proposed by 65 MPs and it inspires some confidence that Khachatryan will not only be nominated but also elected ," the prime minister said, adding that until he is elected Khachatryan will continue to perform ...
02/03/2022Russian and Armenian presidents to have talks in St. Petersburg
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, as well as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 17, Tass news agency ...
06/15/2022Vahagn Khachaturyan signed laws allowing nationalization of Electric Networks of Armenia
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a number of legislative amendments on Tuesday. YEREVAN, July 9. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a number of legislative amendments on Tuesday. A package of laws was signed on amendments to the laws “On ...
07/09/2025Vahagn Khachaturyan reshuffles personnel in the diplomatic corps
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a number of decrees to reshuffled personnel in the diplomatic corps. YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a number of decrees to reshuffled personnel in the diplomatic corps. Anna Aghajanyan ...
09/05/2023Vahagn Khachatryan appointed as minister of High Technology Industry
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Wednesday appointing Vahagn Khachatryan as Minister of High Technology Industry. YEREVAN, August 4, /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Wednesday appointing Vahagn Khachatryan as Minister of High Technology Industry. On August 2, President Sarkissian ...
08/04/2021Armenian President to attend Armenian-Lithuanian business forum in Lithuania
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan will be visiting the Republic of Lithuania on April 18-20, the press service of the President reported. YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan will be visiting the Republic of Lithuania on April 18-20,...
04/18/2023Parliament chairman Alen Simonyan to fulfill duties of president until new president elected.
... Arshakyan will temporarily perform his duties of Simonyan. Earlier, the pro-government media reported that the ruling Civil Contract party headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, would nominate current Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry, non-partisan Vahagn Khachaturyan, for the post of president, who is elected by parliament. -0-
02/01/2022Armenian President and New Chinese Ambassador Discuss Economic Cooperation
The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Armenia, Li Xinwei, presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan on Friday. YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Armenia, Li Xinwei, presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan on Friday. During their meeting, they explored the potential for enhanced ...
05/02/2025Hungarian ambassador presents her credentials to Armenian president after 11 years of ruptured diplomatic relations
Hungary's Ambassador to Armenia Anna Maria Siko (residence in Tbilisi, Georgia) presented today her credentials to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, the presidential press service reported. YEREVAN, May 15. /ARKA/. Hungary's Ambassador to Armenia Anna Maria Siko (residence in Tbilisi, Georgia) presented today her credentials to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, the presidential ...
05/15/2023Desire of Armenian authorities to establish peace in the region must not run counter to Artsakh Armenians' interests-Artsakh president
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan said during a meeting today with Armenian President Vahagn Khachatryan that Artsakh understands the importance of Armenia's authorities' desire to establish lasting peace and stability in the region, but stressed that this must not run counter to the interests of Artsakh Armenians, who are an integral ...
10/14/2022Putin to Khachaturyan: we understand everything that is happening today in Armenia, around Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan on the sidelines of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2022 (SPIEF-2022), the Kremlin press service reported. YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Russian President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan ...
06/18/2022Armenian court extends ex-president’s arrest for another two months
A first instant court in Yerevan has ruled today to extend the arrest of ex-president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan for another two months, prosecutor Vahagn Muradyan told reporters. YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. A first instant court in Yerevan has ruled today to extend the arrest of ex-president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan for another two months, prosecutor Vahagn Muradyan told reporters. He said ...
01/18/2019Armenia is analyzing the idea to establish 3+3 format- pro-government lawmaker says
... the closest neighbors of these three countries, will also benefit from it,” Lavrov said. Speaking at a press briefing today, Vahagn Aleksanyan said Armenia cannot be forced to accept the proposed format, but added that the official Yerevan is examining ... ... due to the ongoing conflicts here,” Lavrov had said.. The idea to create a new 3+3 platform was first announced by Turkish president Erdogan after the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh during a visit to Baku last December. -0-
10/08/2021Hovnanyan: Armenia – a country of new foreign investment opportunities
... the worse thing is that any monopoly will take out own capital from the country and seek other markets”, said Badeyan. Vahagn Hovnanian, Armenian by origin, was born in Iraq and lived his life in USA. He graduated from St. Joseph University in Philadelphia ... ..., Hovnanian and his brothers established “Hovnanian Brothers Corporation” where he occupied the post of the vice-president. During the next ten years, Hovnanian brothers developed many projects and built thousands of houses in New Jersey. ...
06/30/2011Hovnanyan: Armenia – a country of new foreign investment opportunities
... the worse thing is that any monopoly will take out own capital from the country and seek other markets”, said Badeyan. Vahagn Hovnanian, Armenian by origin, was born in Iraq and lived his life in USA. He graduated from St. Joseph University in Philadelphia ... ..., Hovnanian and his brothers established “Hovnanian Brothers Corporation” where he occupied the post of the vice-president. During the next ten years, Hovnanian brothers developed many projects and built thousands of houses in New Jersey. ...
06/30/2011President appoints Haykak Arshamyan as Armenia’s Ambassador to Hungary
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has recalled Ashot Smbatyan from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic to Hungary and appointed Haykak Arshamyan to this post. YEREVAN, June 6. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has ...
06/06/2025Armenian President relieves Tigran Parvanyan of his post as commander of United Group of Forces
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree on Tuesday relieving Tigran Parvanyan of the post of commander of the United (Armenian-Russian) Group of Forces. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree on Tuesday relieving ...
03/15/2023Direct flights between Yerevan and Prague may be restored
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and the newly-appointed Czech Ambassador to Armenia Petr Piruncik discussed today the likelihood of restoring direct flights between Yerevan and Prague. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and the ...
01/24/2023Armenian president off to Egypt to attend UN Climate Conference
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has left for Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) today to participate in the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-27). YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has ...
11/07/2022Armenian president and Georgian officials discussed peace and stability in South Caucasus
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan's first official visit abroad after taking office in March was to the neighboring Georgia, where he had meetings with Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili....
06/01/2022Robert Kocharyan to remain in detention pending trial
The Armenian Court of Appeal just declined the motion filed by lawyers of Robert Kocharyan, a former Armenian president, Armenian Prosecutor General Vahagn Muradyan told journalists. YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. The Armenian Court of Appeal just declined the motion filed by lawyers of Robert Kocharyan, a former Armenian president, Armenian Prosecutor General Vahagn Muradyan told journalists....
02/07/2019Vahagn Hovakimyan elected new chairman of Armenian Central Election Commission
By a vote of 65 the Armenian parliament has elected today Vahagn Hovakimyan as new head of Armenia's Central Election Commission. YEREVAN, October 7. /ARKA/. By a vote of 65 the Armenian parliament has elected today Vahagn Hovakimyan as new head of Armenia's Central Election Commission. Hovakimyan's candidacy ...
10/07/2022Vahagn Melikyan dismissed as secretary general of Armenian foreign ministry
Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decision today to dismiss Vahagn Melikyan as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . YEREVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decision today to dismiss Vahagn Melikyan as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
07/19/2021Detained Vahagn Vershmishyan dismissed as head of Armenian Urban Development Committee
At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to dismiss Vahagn Vershmishyan from the post of head of the Urban Planning Committee. YEREVAN, February 27. /ARKA/. At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to dismiss Vahagn Vershmishyan from the post of head of the Urban Planning ...
02/27/2020Armenia Wine Company hosted My Step for Aragatsotn Marz business forum
... Aragatsotn region, its agriculture and tourism sectors. The screening of a film telling about the attractiveness of the Aragatsotn region was followed by the presentation of investment programs by entrepreneurs. The co-founder of Armenia Wine Company Vahagn Mkrtchyan presented the rich winemaking culture of the Aragatsotn region and the steps made by the company to boost the local winemaking industry. He spoke also about what the winery has achieved in recent years and the efforts of the company to ...
10/15/2019Contributions to new fund to become additional burden for citizens- economist says
Economist Vahagn Khachatryan has accused today the Armenian government’s plans to introduce a special tax to finance new and much heftier benefits for the families of military personnel killed or seriously wounded in action. YEREVAN, November 11. /ARKA/....
11/11/2016Ban on imports of Turkish goods will create serious problems for Armenian small and medium-sized businesses
The ban on imports of Turkish goods will create serious problems for Armenia's small and medium-sized businesses, economist Vahagn Khachatryan said to ARKA. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. The ban on imports of Turkish goods will create serious problems for Armenia's small and medium-sized businesses, economist Vahagn Khachatryan said to ARKA. Earlier, economy minister Artsvik ...
05/03/2016New pension scheme was former government’s biggest mistake, American Armenian millionaire says
An American-Armenian millionaire, Vahagn Hovnanian, surmised today that the biggest mistake of Armenia’s now ex Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was to press ahead with mandatory funded pension system despite the mounting opposition to it. YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. An American-Armenian ...
04/07/2014Armenian National Congress expects much from elections to Yerevan city council
Vahagn Khachatryan, who is topping Armenian National Congress party bloc’s list in the elections to the Yerevan city council, went to the poll today and told journalists that he expects much from this race. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Vahagn Khachatryan,...
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