Armenian President Accepts Government Resignation

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ACCEPTS GOVERNMENT RESIGNATION

ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 7 2007

YEREVAN, June 7 (Itar-Tass) – Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on
Thursday accepted the resignation of the government, the president’s
press service reported.

This was done in line with the Constitution, which envisages the
resignation of the Cabinet on the day of the first session of the
newly elected parliament.

The president instructed the Cabinet members to continue performing
their duties until the new Cabinet is formed. The resigning government
was formed on April 24 and was the shortest-lived in the 15-year
history of the independent Armenia.