YEREVAN. – Yerevan city Vice-Mayor Taron Margaryan was appointed the acting mayor until the election of a new head of the City Hall, the press service of Yerevan City Hall informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Earlier Armenian News-NEWS.am informed that Karen Karapetyan presented his resignation and will soon leave for Russia as he was offered an appealing job in Russian Gazprom Corporation. Different newspapers write that Karen Karapetyn might be appointed to deputy head of Gazprom. Before he was assigned as mayor of Yerevan, Karen Karapetyan was the general director of “ArmRusGazprom” and has close connections amongst Russian businessmen.