Ruling bloc MP Varazdat Karapetyan quits parliament

Armenian MP Varazdat Karapetyan from the ruling My Step faction has tendered his resignation.

Report says, citing Sputnik Armenia, he is assuming the duties of Armenia’s Trade Representative in China.

“Today, I applied to resign my parliamentary mandate. I will start my duties as Armenia’s trade representative in China on December 4,” Karapetyan wrote on his Facebook page.