Armen Sarkissian

Armenian President Armen Sarkisian has that he was resigning his largely ceremonial position, citing the inability of his office to influence policy during times of national crisis.

The announcement comes on the back of a period instability in the small and economically struggling ex-Soviet Caucasus nation in the wake of a war with its long-standing rival Azerbaijan.

Serbian President, who attended the opening of the Forum last night, first participates in the panel "Diplomatic Dialogue on the Western Balkans", followed by a working lunch labelled as "Generating Growth for Central and Eastern Europe".

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the recognition of the 20th-century Armenian genocide by Turkey in the US House of Representatives, during a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian in Yerevan on Tuesday.

According to the Serbian President, the goal is to further strengthen the friendship between the Armenian and Serbian people. After conducting discussion with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Vucic indicated that the realization of at least part of what they talked about would significantly strengthen our friendship.

Armenia's new President Armen Sarkissian was sworn in on April 9 but power is expected to remain with his predecessor as the republic shifts to a parliamentary form of government.

Armen Sarkissian was elected as President of Armenia on Friday with a large majority of the members of parliament, Reuters and TASS reported.

Armenia’s parliament is set to elect Armen Sarkissian this week as national president to succeed Serzh Sargsyan, who opposition leaders say could become prime minister and continue to wield power.