Gagik Beglaryan swore in
Armenian top brass today embraced and congratulated Republican Gagik Beglaryan on the appointment of Yerevan's Mayor.
Before the swearing- in ceremony, Gagik Beglaryan hosted guests and showed them around. The inauguration started after Serzh Sargsyan's arrival.
To the accompaniment of the national anthem, members of the City Council, actor Vladimir Msryan and composer Martin Vardazaryan brought in the Mayor's necklace.
When uttering the oath, Gagik Beglaryan pledged to commit his responsibilities honestly and promote Yerevan's well-being. He promised to champion the rights and interests of Yerevan citizens.
"Yerevan cannot be ours or yours. Yerevan is our home. As Mayor, I promise that meetings with citizens and the City Council will be periodic, because the feedback will help us assess the effectiveness of the work we have done.
The inauguration ceremony was blessed by Navasard Archbishop Kchoyan.
Representative of all political forces were present at the inauguration ceremony with the exception of the Armenian National Congress (HAK).
Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan refrained from comments and said he had already voiced opinion on the mayoral election.
Moscow's Mayor Yury Luzhkov had sent a congratulatory letter in which he voiced hope that Gagik Beglaryn would give a new stimulus to Moscow-Yerevan cooperation.
