Newly elected Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan (Republican Party of Armenia) has just sworn in at the Yerevan Municipality, ArmInfo's correspondent reports from the ceremony.
Attending the ceremony are President of Armenia, RPA Leader Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, representatives of the government and the parliament. Earlier, Barev, Yerevan, Bloc that has 6 mandates at the city council refused to attend Margaryan's swearing in ceremony. Representatives of Prosperous Armenia Party have attended the event.
Taking the office, Margaryan gave an oath to fulfill his duties and responsibilities fairly and conscientiously, to observe the Constitution and the legislation of Armenia, work for the welfare of the citizens and prosperity of the capital city.
After the swearing in ceremony, Martin Vardazaryan, honorable citizen of Yerevan, a member of the Elders Council of Yerevan, handed in the symbol of the mayor - encrusted chain- to Taron Margaryan. In his speech, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said that elections to the Elders Council were a success. He thanked the citizens for their support to RPA, and Taron Margaryan.
"Margaryan and his team should further work hard and communicate with people to settle the problems in the city. I think, there are no irresolvable problems in Yerevan, there are just difficult tasks that can be settled through hard and consistent work," the president said.
Among Margaryan's achievements on the position of mayor, the president outlined beautification of the city yards.