Tuesday, November 7 2017 12:40

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and owner of the Tashir Group concern Samvel Karapetyan agreed that in April 2018, after the expiration of President Serzh  Sargsyan's presidential term, Karen Karapetyan will relinquish his post to him.

As the "Hraparak" newspaper writes with reference to its sources,  Karen and Samvel Karapetyan decided after long consultations that it  would be better not to take the current prime minister the cargo of  the Karabakh talks and security issues to themselves (after full  transition in the spring of 2018 of Armenia to the parliamentary form  of government, these obligations are entrusted to the premiere ed.).  The Prime Minister and the businessman realized, according to the  sources of the newspaper, that these issues should be decided by  Serzh Sargsyan and after the end of his presidential term as prime  minister. According to the reached agreement, Karen Karapetyan  himself will propose Serzh Sargsyan to become prime minister.   Meanwhile, a few days ago at a press conference Karen Karapetyan said  that there had been no discussions within the authorities regarding  the candidacy of the future prime minister and the government's  arrangement, and therefore there were no agreements. Speaking about  his future plans, the premier said that he wants to serve the  Motherland, and he is confident that the future will be "good" and  "we will change the world." He also positively assessed the  government's activities for 2017 under his leadership: "Economic  indicators show that in almost all areas there has been progress, and  mistakes were much less than successes."

Earlier, President Serzh Sargsyan promised that if he adopted  constitutional reforms, he would not claim the post of prime minister  of the country after his presidential term in April 2018.