Karen Karapetyan promises to present Armenia`s development program shortly
ArmInfo. Candidate for the prime minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan has promised to work honestly and at full.
Addressing those present at the meeting of the ruling Republican Party Board on Thursday evening, Karen Karapetyan said: "I will present a development program for Armenia shortly. It will consist of two phases. The first phase will include possible prompt changes and successes that will increase the trust in the program. The second phase will become a long-term vector of our country's development," Karapetyan said in his speech.
Karapetyan said he will be grateful for all the partners who will make any effective proposals. He promised to invite partners (economists, businessmen, leaderships of big companies) to discuss these two topics with them.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan chaired the meeting of the ruling Republican Party Board yesterday and introduced the nominee for the post of the prime minister, the deputy head for strategic development at Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, Russia, Karen Karapetyan. The candidature was approved by the RPA Political Board unanimously. Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan tendered his resignation at the ongoing Government sitting earlier on the same day. After resignation, he will head the campaign headquarters of the Republican Party of Armenia in the run-up to the parliamentary elections of 2017. The ministerial office will also undergo some changes. For instance, Head of the Armenian President's Staff Vigen Sargsyan will be appointed foreign minister, and the incumbent Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will be sent to France as an ambassador. It is not ruled out that National Security Council Secretary Armen Gevorgyan will replace Vigen Sargsyan as the head of the President's Staff. In that case, the Security Council will become part of the President's Administration. According to the source, Head of the Customs Service Hovik Hovsepyan may be dismissed in the near future. The former Prosecutor General, Gevorg Kostanyan, will replace Yuri Vardanyan as Armenia's Ambassador to Georgia. Acting Prosecutor General Armen Harutyunyan's nominee will be advanced for the prosecutor general's post. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan discussed the upcoming staff reshuffle in the Government with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) at the RPA Council's meeting later in the evening. Karen Karapetyan, is ex- mayor of Yerevan, Deputy CEO for Strategic Development at Gazprom Mezhregiongaz.