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TARON MARGARYAN SWEARS IN AS YEREVAN'S NEW MAYOR
- The Yerevan Municipality today hosted the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Mayor Taron Margaryan.
President at the inauguration were senior officials and Serzh Sargsyan.
Taron Margaryan, who served as vice-mayor, replaced Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan who resigned in late October to take up another job. On November 15, the City Council unanimously elected Taron Margaryan as Yerevan's 54th mayor.
Taron Margaryan is the son of Armenia's former Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, who died in 2007.
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Headlines for November 18, 2011TARON MARGARYAN SWEARS IN AS YEREVAN'S NEW MAYOR
The Yerevan Municipality today hosted the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Mayor Taron Margaryan.
President at the inauguration were senior officials and Serzh Sargsyan.
Taron Margaryan, who served ...ARMENIAN, GEORGIAN PMS TO MEET IN BATUMI
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On November 18, the program "Your Theme" will focus on issues related to small and medium-sized businesses.
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Greta Mirzoyan, chairwoman of Soldier's Mother NGO, member of the Public Council affiliated with the Ministry of Defense, died on November 18.
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A criminal case ...
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