The News in Brief
Monday, January 24, 2022
Prepared by the Messenger Staff
The President of Armenia has resigned
Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has resigned. The statement was posted on the president's website.
In a statement, he criticized the president's limited rights, saying he could not, in fact, take effective steps to influence the process.
"We live in a reality where the president can not influence the issues of war and peace. In a reality in which he can not veto laws that he deems inappropriate for the nation and the state.
The president does not have the necessary tools for the country and the nation to influence the radical processes of domestic and foreign policy during this difficult period.
“We have a paradoxical situation when the president has to be a guarantor of statehood without any real instrument,” he wrote in a statement.
Sarkisian has been the President of Armenia since April 9, 2018.
Rally in Tbilisi Held in Support of Ukraine
A rally in support of the country is being held in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Tbilisi. Politicians, activists, and citizens are present at the rally.
Protesters say that Georgia and Ukraine have one enemy, so it is important that Georgia openly supports a friendly country.
A representative of the embassy addressed the protesters and thanked them for their support.
The organizer of the rally is the movement Shame. Earlier, the organization also issued an open letter to the Ukrainian embassy, expressing concern and support for Russia's potentially aggressor neighbor, especially in the absence of tangible support from the Georgian authorities.
The President of Armenia has resigned
Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has resigned. The statement was posted on the president's website.
In a statement, he criticized the president's limited rights, saying he could not, in fact, take effective steps to influence the process.
"We live in a reality where the president can not influence the issues of war and peace. In a reality in which he can not veto laws that he deems inappropriate for the nation and the state.
The president does not have the necessary tools for the country and the nation to influence the radical processes of domestic and foreign policy during this difficult period.
“We have a paradoxical situation when the president has to be a guarantor of statehood without any real instrument,” he wrote in a statement.
Sarkisian has been the President of Armenia since April 9, 2018.
Rally in Tbilisi Held in Support of Ukraine
A rally in support of the country is being held in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Tbilisi. Politicians, activists, and citizens are present at the rally.
Protesters say that Georgia and Ukraine have one enemy, so it is important that Georgia openly supports a friendly country.
A representative of the embassy addressed the protesters and thanked them for their support.
The organizer of the rally is the movement Shame. Earlier, the organization also issued an open letter to the Ukrainian embassy, expressing concern and support for Russia's potentially aggressor neighbor, especially in the absence of tangible support from the Georgian authorities.