Armenian president reappoints another four cabinet ministers
20.04.2018,
16:59
Armenia’s president Armen Sarkissian signed decrees today reappointing Armen Amiryan as minister of culture, David Harutyunyan as minister of justice, Ignaty Arakelyan as minister of agriculture, and David Tonoyan as minister of emergency situations.
YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s president Armen Sarkissian signed decrees today reappointing Armen Amiryan as minister of culture, David Harutyunyan as minister of justice, Ignaty Arakelyan as minister of agriculture, and David Tonoyan as minister of emergency situations.
Earlier, he reappointed Karen Karapetyan as first deputy prime minister, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan as deputy prime ministers, Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister, Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister, Vardan Aramyan as minister of finance, David Lokyan as minister of territorial administration and development, and Suren Karayan as minister of economic development and investment.
On April 17, former president Serzh Sargsyan was elected as prime minister by the parliament by a vote of 77 to 17. He was nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, which won the 2017 parliamentary elections.
According to Armenia’s amended its constitution, approved in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia has switched the government from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system making the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthening the office of the prime minister. -0
Earlier, he reappointed Karen Karapetyan as first deputy prime minister, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan as deputy prime ministers, Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister, Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister, Vardan Aramyan as minister of finance, David Lokyan as minister of territorial administration and development, and Suren Karayan as minister of economic development and investment.
On April 17, former president Serzh Sargsyan was elected as prime minister by the parliament by a vote of 77 to 17. He was nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, which won the 2017 parliamentary elections.
According to Armenia’s amended its constitution, approved in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia has switched the government from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system making the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthening the office of the prime minister. -0
