YEREVAN, Armenia (AFX) - Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, leader of the ruling Republican party, died of a heart attack on Sunday, the president's office said in a statement.
Margarian had been in office in this former Soviet republic since 2000. Previously he was a parliamentary deputy in the 1990s and served in different government departments in Soviet times. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/hjp COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited