2017 in Armenia
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The following lists events in the year 2017 in Armenia.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Serzh Sargsyan
- Prime Minister: Karen Karapetyan
- Speaker: Galust Sahakyan (until 18 May), Ara Babloyan (from 18 May)
Events[edit]
February[edit]
- 27 February - The EU and Armenia have agreed to a new pact tightening political ties 3 years after rejection by Armenia.[1]
April[edit]
- 2 April - Voters go to the polls to vote in the parliamentary election, which is alleged to be tainted by vote-buying.[2]
- 3 April – Karen Karapetyan and the Republicans win the 2017 parliamentary election.[3]
August[edit]
October[edit]
- 20 October – Bahá’u’lláh's - Baha'i faith's founder's Bicentenary [5]
Deaths[edit]
- 16 February – Isahak Isahakyan, banker (b. 1933).[6]
- 21 August – Perch Zeytuntsyan, playwright and screenwriter, government minister (b. 1938).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Armenia Reaches New Political Agreement With EU".
- ^ "Ruling Republican Party Wins 'Tainted' Armenian Elections".
- ^ "Armenia elections tainted by vote-buying: OSCE monitors".
- ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (31 August 2017). "Armenia lifts visa requirements for citizens of Japan". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Anniversary of Baha'u'llah". Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ "Obituary: First President of Central Bank Isahak Isahakyan dies at 84". Armenpress. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Renowned Armenian writer and dramatist Perch Zeytuntsyan dies aged 79". panorama>>am. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
