Armenian prime minister dismisses several government officials

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15.05.2018, 15:23

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed today a number of government officials, his press service reported.

Armenian prime minister dismisses several government officials

YEREVAN, May 15. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed today a number of government officials, his press service reported.

It specified that Shahen Avagyan was dismissed as Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armen Harutyunyan as Chief Judicial Enforcement Officer, Arman Sahakyan as head of the State Property Management Department.

Also Erik Grigoryan was dismissed as First Deputy Minister of Nature Protection, Atom Janjugazyan as First Deputy Minister of Finance, and Andrey Simonyan as Deputy Minister of Transport of Communication and Information Technology.

The process of formation of the new Armenian government was completed on May 12. -0-

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