Armenia’s security chief did not resign – press secretary

Interfax, Russia
March 11 2009

YEREVAN March 11

Chief of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) Gorik Akopian
did not file a letter of resignation, NSS press secretary Artsvin
Bagramian told Interfax on Wednesday.

"The information that the NSS chief filed a resignation letter is
untrue," Bagramian said.

A number of Armenian media outlets reported earlier on Wednesday that
the NSS chief had resigned. The letter was written last Tuesday, but
not signed yet, they said.

The resignation of the prime minister and several other government
members has been the subject of rumors in Armenia for several days
now.

Last Tuesday Armenian president’s press secretary Samvel Farmanian
told Interfax that the prime minister had not filed a letter of
resignation.

"The information that the prime minister and his team filed
resignation letters is false and untrue," Farmanian said.

Later the Armenian government’s press office also denied reports about
the prime minister’s resignation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS