NEW ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT FORMED
09.06.2007,
06:30
RA President Robert Kocharyan has singed a decree appointing Government members.
YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan has singed a decree appointing Government members.
Under the decree, Harutyun Kushkyan (Prosperous Armenia Party) has been appointed Minister of Health, Nerses Yeritsyan Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Gevorg Danielyan Minister of Justice, Aram Harutyunyan Minister of Nature Protection, Vardan Vardanyan (Prosperous Armenia) Minister of Urban Development, Armen Grigoryan (Prosperous Armenia) Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs.
The following Government members retained their posts: Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Agriculture David Lokyan (ARF Dashnaktsutyun), Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan (Republican Party of Armenia), Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtichyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Defense Mikael Harutyunyan, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan (Dashnaktsutyun), Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan, Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatryan (Republican Party of Armenia), Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan (Republican Party of Armenia), and Minister, Head of the RA Government staff Manuk Topuzyan (Republican party of Armenia).
RA President Robert Kocharyan also signed decree appointing Ra minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan RA Vice-Premier, and relieving Gevorg Danielyan of the post of RA Deputy Prosecutor General.
The RA President also signed decrees renaming RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs RA Ministry of Culture, and RA State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.
In conformity with the RA Constitution, on Thursday, when the newly elected Armenian Parliament held its first sitting, the RA president accepted the RA Government's resignation and signed a decree appointing Serge Sargsyan RA Prime Minister.
In conformity with Article 74 of the RA Constitution, the RA Government is to submit its program to the RA Parliament within 20 days. The RA Parliament is to vote on the program within five days after it is submitted for approval. The RA Parliament approves the Government's program by a majority of votes.
On June 6, 2007, at the residence of the RA President, an agreement on a political coalition was signed between the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Prosperous Armenia Party. In its turn, the coalition signed a cooperation agreement with the ARF Dashnaktsutyun. P.T. -0--
Under the decree, Harutyun Kushkyan (Prosperous Armenia Party) has been appointed Minister of Health, Nerses Yeritsyan Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Gevorg Danielyan Minister of Justice, Aram Harutyunyan Minister of Nature Protection, Vardan Vardanyan (Prosperous Armenia) Minister of Urban Development, Armen Grigoryan (Prosperous Armenia) Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs.
The following Government members retained their posts: Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Agriculture David Lokyan (ARF Dashnaktsutyun), Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan (Republican Party of Armenia), Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtichyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Defense Mikael Harutyunyan, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan (Dashnaktsutyun), Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan, Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatryan (Republican Party of Armenia), Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan (Republican Party of Armenia), and Minister, Head of the RA Government staff Manuk Topuzyan (Republican party of Armenia).
RA President Robert Kocharyan also signed decree appointing Ra minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan RA Vice-Premier, and relieving Gevorg Danielyan of the post of RA Deputy Prosecutor General.
The RA President also signed decrees renaming RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs RA Ministry of Culture, and RA State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.
In conformity with the RA Constitution, on Thursday, when the newly elected Armenian Parliament held its first sitting, the RA president accepted the RA Government's resignation and signed a decree appointing Serge Sargsyan RA Prime Minister.
In conformity with Article 74 of the RA Constitution, the RA Government is to submit its program to the RA Parliament within 20 days. The RA Parliament is to vote on the program within five days after it is submitted for approval. The RA Parliament approves the Government's program by a majority of votes.
On June 6, 2007, at the residence of the RA President, an agreement on a political coalition was signed between the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Prosperous Armenia Party. In its turn, the coalition signed a cooperation agreement with the ARF Dashnaktsutyun. P.T. -0--
