
ArmInfo. Yesterday, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan, upon the recommendation of the ruling Civil Contract faction, signed a decree appointing Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
During a meeting with Pashinyan on August 2, Khachaturyan noted that it was a great honor for him to sign the decree appointing him as Prime Minister. "I sincerely congratulate you and wish you immense patience, fortitude, and determination to lead us through these difficult times and lead the country toward a prosperous future. I am also confident that your integrity will, of course, serve to strengthen the statehood of the Republic of Armenia, based on the principles of constitutionality, for the sake of a peaceful and dignified future for the people of the Republic of Armenia. Congratulations, Mr. Prime Minister," the RA President stated.
In turn, the Prime Minister, expressed gratitude for the invitation and the signing of the decree, noting: "I must say sincerely: in 2018, when I assumed office as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia as a result of the people's peaceful, velvet revolution, it was difficult to predict that we would go through such a path, and I think it was difficult to predict that we would be able to overcome this path. But we are where we are, and I think that the key role and significance in all of this clearly and indisputably belong to the people of the Republic of Armenia, who, ultimately, have demonstrated special manifestations of state consciousness and state-centricity throughout this time. And of course, this is a great commitment and responsibility. Of course, a government will be formed in the near future, and all members of the government, including me, will have already secured their commitments to our people with the oath of office. I would also like to thank you for the message you delivered today from the rostrum of the National Assembly. You sent very important messages, which I have been closely following. I hope that the the 9th convocation of the National Assembly will ultimately become a platform that will foster a clash of political ideas, thoughts, and visions, rather than personalities.
Today, I also saw that Mr. Rubinyan, the candidate for Speaker of the National Assembly nominated by the Civil Contract party, sent the same message, demonstrating the Civil Contract faction's readiness to work in parliament without personalized attacks, without resorting to insults and insults. Of course, the debates should and will be heated, but what's crucial is what that heatedness is about—it should be about political, economic, and socioeconomic content, not about mutual attacks. In any case, we heard your message and will be guided by it. I hope we can stay on track, because this process is not one- sided, and if the opposition also finds this logic acceptable, I think we will have much better work. Mr. President, I would like to thank you again for the support you've provided throughout this entire process. Of course, we don't fully publicize our meetings and joint work, because at the working level we are in very close dialogue and discuss numerous issues. During this time, in both official and unofficial contacts, I have always seen and felt your support, for which I am grateful," Nikol Pashinyan emphasized.
It should be noted that the entire government resigned yesterday. Now, all ministers will serve as acting officials until the formation of a new government. Following the formation of the country's newly convened parliament, the structure of the new cabinet will be presented, after which deputies will discuss the government's action program, to be presented by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.