Vahagn Khachadurian sworn in as fifth President of Armenia. After the inauguration ceremony, the newly elected President visited Yerablour military pantheon

Vahagn Khachaturyan has been sworn in as fifth President of Armenia. He took the oath at the special sitting of the National Assembly at the Sports and Concert Complex after Karen Demirchyan. On March 3 the National Assembly had elected Vahagn Khachaturyan as President of Armenia for a period of seven years. The two opposition factions did not nominate a candidate and did not attend the swearing-in ceremony, either.

With his right hand on the Constitution of Armenia and the Bible, the President pledged: “By assuming office of President of Armenia, I swear to be committed to the Constitution of Armenia, to be impartial during fulfillment of my powers, to be guided solely by state and pan-national interests and to contribute my entire strength for the strengthening of national unity".

Immediately after the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the newly elected President Vahagn Khachaturyan visited Yerablour military pantheon, and paid tribute to the memory of the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the defense of Motherland.President Khachaturyan laid flowers at the graves of the RA National Hero Vazgen Sargsyan, General Andranik, and accompanied by a guard of honor, on the wall commemorating the heroism of those who died for the freedom and independence of Homeland.