GAGIK BEGLARYAN SWORE IN

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05:06 pm | June 11, 2009

Politics

Armenian top brass today embraced and congratulated Republican Gagik
Beglaryan on the appointment of Yerevan’s Mayor.

Before the swearing- in ceremony, Gagik Beglaryan hosted guests and
showed them around. The inauguration started after Serzh Sargsyan’s
arrival.

To the accompaniment of the national anthem, members of the City
Council, actor Vladimir Msryan and composer Martin Vardazaryan brought
in the Mayor’s necklace.

When uttering the oath, Gagik Beglaryan pledged to commit his
responsibilities honestly and promote Yerevan’s well-being. He promised
to champion the rights and interests of Yerevan citizens.

"Yerevan cannot be ours or yours. Yerevan is our home. As Mayor,
I promise that meetings with citizens and the City Council will be
periodic, because the feedback will help us assess the effectiveness
of the work we have done.

The inauguration ceremony was blessed by Navasard Archbishop Kchoyan.

Representative of all political forces were present at the inauguration
ceremony with the exception of the Armenian National Congress (HAK).

Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan refrained
from comments and said he had already voiced opinion on the mayoral
election.

Moscow’s Mayor Yury Luzhkov had sent a congratulatory letter in
which he voiced hope that Gagik Beglaryn would give a new stimulus
to Moscow-Yerevan cooperation.