Armenian president appoints ministers

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Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, signed Thursday some decrees appointing a number of ministers.

Armenian president appoints ministers

YEREVAN, May 26. /ARKA/. Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, signed Thursday some decrees appointing a number of ministers.

According to the presidential press office, Vache Gabrielyan was appointed as vice-premier and minister of international economic integration and reforms, Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister, Edward Nalbandyan as foreign minister, Suren Karayan as economic development and investments minister, Vardan Aramyan as finance minister, Vahan Martirosyan as transport, communication and information technology minister, Ashot Manukyan as energy infrastructures and natural resources minister, Ignati Araqelyan as agriculture minister, David Harutyunyan as justice minister and Hranush Hakobyan as Diaspora minister.

Seats of health minister, culture minister, education and science minister, nature protection minister, emergency minister, sport and youth affairs minister, territorial administration minister and labor and social affairs minister are still vacant.

Sargsyan accepted the government’s resignation on May 18 and reappointed Karen Karapetyan as prime minister on the same day. --0----

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