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Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 23 2008
Armenian Defense Minister: Armenian President will decide fate of
Deputy Defense Minister
[ 23 Mar 2008 13:37 ]
Yerevan-APA. The fate of Deputy Defense Minister, lieutenant general
Manvel Grigoryan will be decided by the Supreme Commander in Chief,
RA Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan told journalists, APA reports
quoting Armenian press
`Lieutenant general Grigoryan has been on leave. According to the
Constitution, the President will take a decision, since as the
Supreme Commander in Chief, he is empowered to appoint or dismiss, or
confer military ranks,' he said.
Earlier, Serzh Sargsyan expressed regret that `Manvel Grigoryan
attempted to engage in politics and disobey the Supreme Commander in
Chief.'
During the February 21 rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan
announced that two Deputies to the RA Defense Minister, including
Lieutenant general Manvel Grigoryan, head of the Yerkrapah union,
joined the opposition movement.
March 23 2008
Armenian Defense Minister: Armenian President will decide fate of
Deputy Defense Minister
[ 23 Mar 2008 13:37 ]
Yerevan-APA. The fate of Deputy Defense Minister, lieutenant general
Manvel Grigoryan will be decided by the Supreme Commander in Chief,
RA Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan told journalists, APA reports
quoting Armenian press
`Lieutenant general Grigoryan has been on leave. According to the
Constitution, the President will take a decision, since as the
Supreme Commander in Chief, he is empowered to appoint or dismiss, or
confer military ranks,' he said.
Earlier, Serzh Sargsyan expressed regret that `Manvel Grigoryan
attempted to engage in politics and disobey the Supreme Commander in
Chief.'
During the February 21 rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan
announced that two Deputies to the RA Defense Minister, including
Lieutenant general Manvel Grigoryan, head of the Yerkrapah union,
joined the opposition movement.