Biography of Karapetyan Karen

Tolstoy in Yerevan. In the year, he graduated with honors from the faculty of applied mathematics of Yerevan State University. In the year he defended his thesis on economics. In the year, he received the scientific degree of a doctor of economic sciences. It has 32 scientific works. Professional activities in the years Karen Karapetyan worked in the accounting center of the State Planning Commission of Armenia, in the association of science and culture figures.

In the same years, he taught at ESU 2. In the years, he worked as deputy general director of the Armenergo State Pedagogical University. In the year he was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of Armenia. In this position, he was located until the end of the year, when he was elected mayor of Yerevan. In the year he was elected Chairman of the Council of CJSC "Areximbank".

Karapetyan was elected to the post of mayor, having received 51 votes of the Council of Elders Yerevan 5. Karapetyan demanded that the city hall learn English, and on January 20, to increase the level of ownership of the Russian language. These measures were met ambiguously. Many young employees were glad to study English for free during working hours, while the older ones decided that in this way Karapetyan wants to free themselves from old personnel, for which it would be difficult to learn the rules of the new language due to age.

One of the key points of the new structure is the redistribution of powers between three vice-mayors and the appointment of a new vice mayor, which will deal with financial issues. The mayor said: "It is necessary to introduce a new municipal culture, which will be satisfied with both the residents of the city and the guests of Yerevan. I will not have the desire to produce personnel pogroms, personnel genocide.

answer, leave. " In January, the mayor banned street trade, offering merchants to work in the markets. He explained his decision by the need to streamline trading activities in the city. This led to protests from street merchants. After the appeal of several dozen street merchants to the President of Armenia, he instructed the mayor and his administration to deal with the issue of resolving the outdoor trade activity.

The participants in the action protested against the decision of the authorities on the ban on street trade, as a result of which they lost their earnings. Karapetyan emphasized that the metropolitan administration, going to this important step, took into account the social significance of the problem, as well as the predicted increase in the number of children visiting kindergartens.

In April, the mayor announced the opening of the first three mini-markets in Yerevan. For another few months, street traders protested against the decision, and in July they began to hold protests, threatening with a hunger strike. In June, as part of the program for the improvement of city transport, the city hall decided to increase the cost of the metro travel by twice on July 1.

Earlier, the current tariff was provided by subsidizing by the city hall, but now, according to K. Karapetyan, "the city hall is no longer able to provide such a subsidy." This decision led to rallies and protests, the organizers of which stated that the percentage is unacceptable in the social conditions in which Armenia is located. Karapetyan decided to dismantle the kiosks and stalls located on the capital's streets.

Dismantling led to a skirmish of the owners of stalls with law enforcement agencies. The owners expressed a stormy protest, saying that the decision of the city authorities is illegal. Karapetyan said that in the shortest possible time, only those kiosks that are not registered or do not work will be demolished. Owners of retail stalls held a protest campaign in front of the government building.

At the same time, the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan suggested finding a job for those who will be left without a place of trade. The deputy from the Opposition Party "Heritage" Stepan Safaryan said that it became known about the decision to dismantle the kiosks on the streets of the capital of Armenia, only three days before the implementation of the program, while the very contents of the order of the City Hall of Yerevan were not at all familiarized.

Karapetyan said that the Yerevan City Hall was going to dismantle a number of stalls on the central streets of the city, including on Abovyan Street. The implementation of the mayor’s program, according to the Graparak newspaper, was hindered by some oligarchs and “authorities”, on which K. Karapetyan went to complain to President of Armenia Serge Sargsyan, which he received the Council, so far to abandon this program.

As a result, boutiques, cafes on the sidewalks and other entertainment institutions on Abovyan Street in Yerevan remained in their places. The Armenian media then wrote that the mayor intends to move to Moscow, where he was offered a high position at Rosgazprom. In Russia on December 2, K. Karapetyan received the place of the first vice president of Gazprombank OJSC 7.In the year, he became Deputy General Director for Strategy and Development of Gazprom Interregiongaz LLC.

In the year, he took the place of the Deputy General Director for International Projects of Gazprom Energolding LLC. The nomination to the Prime Ministers of Armenia on September 8, following the protests in Yerevan, was submitted by the current Prime Minister of Armenia Ovik Abramyan. On the same day, Armenian President Serge Sargsyan accepted the resignation of Prime Minister and Government.

At a meeting of the executive body of the Republican Party of Armenia, President S. Sargsyan nominated for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia the candidacy of Karen Karapetyan. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia approved the candidacy of K. Karapetyan for the post of prime minister. The President of Armenia stated: “We are all well aware of the abilities and style of Karen Karapetyan.

He can indeed be on the crest of a large wave of changes in Armenia, a society of a society to new economic and political freedoms, break the established stereotypes, give a new flexibility to economic growth” 8. Many experts also expressed the opinion that the appointment of Karapetyan, who has a connection with communication with The Russian political elite and held a high position in Gazprom will significantly increase the level of Armenian-Russian economic relations.

It is expected to be able to create a suitable climate to attract Russian investment 9. As Prime Minister of Armenia on September 14, speaking in parliament, Karen Karapetyan said that in Armenia it is necessary to make systemic changes that will reduce economic tension in the country. He also announced his readiness to fight a shadow turnover that interferes with the development of the Armenian economy.

He also allowed the existence of monopolies. Karapetyan noted that he would choose a team without looking back at the party belonging of candidates. In the year, Karapetyan on the air of the State television channel "Russia 24" urged to rename Americano into something more patriotic - Rossiano Karapetyan tried several times to agree with the opposition, proposing to hold extraordinary parliamentary elections.

But Nikol Pashinyan urged his supporters to go out onto the streets again and boycott the possible parliamentary elections of Pashinyan said that in the conditions of preserving the Republican Party of his power, "the outcome of the new, extraordinary elections was quite predictable" Karapetyan, in turn, accused Pashinyan of disrupting the negotiations.

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