Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement on the issue, Mnatsakanyan said everyone hopes for a quick resolution.

Armen Sarkissian is set to meet his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili and Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.

In the 18-minute call, Johnson discussed relations with Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and the Syrian war, according to audio of the call.

Armenia’s new prime minister has so far taken a tough stance on the unresolved Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, de Waal says.

“The Armenian government is interested in and attaches great importance to the partnership with the American side," Nikol Pashinyan said.

Davit Tonoyan expressed concern over the activation of Azerbaijan’s actions on the border and the contact line with Artsakh.

“We may meet only if there is need to obtain information concerning the Karabakh issue,” Nikol Pashinyan said.

Vladimir Kazimirov served as a representative of the Russian president in the negotiations on the Karabakh settlement.

“I’ll try to address this issue in the near future, this can’t be decided by a single person,” Mkhitar Hayrapetyan said.

Petrosyan said in response to the article that Sargsyan has not discussed a possible state of emergency with any foreign leader.

Acting Minister of Emergency Situations Davit Tonoyan will be appointed the Defense Minister, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.

RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov said former prime minister Serzh Sargsyan remains “our president and leader.”

Vladimir Gasparyan and Georgi Kutoyan were dismissed from the posts of the Chief of Police and the Director of the National Security Service.

Aramyan resigned on May 10 as newly-elected prime minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to form a new government within several days.

Pashinyan secured a relevant number of votes necessary for getting the job after 59 Armenian lawmakers voted to grant him the PM’s powers.

“I must stress that negotiations can’t be considered complete unless the leadership of Karabakh is involved in them,” he said.

Newly-elected prime minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday, April 8 that changes will be made in the country’s Cabinet.

"Our possible cooperation will depend on the actual political situation,” Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan said.

“In my personal opinion, there is no way of any cooperation with new political forces,” Armen Ashotyan said.

The president met the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon and chargés d'affaires of Kuwait and Iraq in Yerevan.

Aghvan Vardanyan was the only member of parliament from the ARF who defied party decision and voted against Nikol Pashinyan.

Jagland expressed the CoE's readiness to provide further support, including expert assistance to legislative reforms, if necessary.

As reported earlier, the ruling Republican Party (RPA) is not going to nominate a candidate for the prime minister’s post.

Pashinyan did not collect enough votes to secure the post as all the RPA lawmakers but one voted against his candidacy.

Lawmaker from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Aghvan Vardanyan who voted against Nikol Pashinyan, has submitted a resignation.

Pashinyan, who has been leading the protests for several weeks now, needed more than half of all the votes - the support of 53 lawmakers .

Amiryan revealed his decision in front of the demonstrators gathered in front of the ministry building in downtown Yerevan.

A second vote will be held on May 8, and the candidate needs to collect at least one third of the votes to win

An opposition leader and the founder and head of Civil Contract party, Pashinyan leads a street campaign against the ruling authorities.

An opposition leader and the founder and head of Civil Contract party, Pashinyan leads a street campaign against the ruling authorities.

Opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan failed to collect enough votes to become Armenia’s new prime minister on May 1.

Lawmaker from Yelk bloc, candidate for the PM’s post Nikol Pashinyan has said that he “fully supports” the authorities of Artsakh.

Membership in the Eurasian Economic Union is in the "fundamental interests" of Armenia, president Armen Sarkissian has said.

According to the vice speaker of the parliament, they did not aggravate the situation and “chose the path of peaceful dialogue.”

“We discussed the latest developments in the political life of the country and the possible ways out,” Pashinyan said in a Facebook post.