Gabriel Balayan dismissed as deputy defense minister

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24.11.2020, 12:00

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decree on Tuesday dismissing Gabriel Balayan as deputy defense minister. Yesterday, Balayan said that he himself had submitted a letter of resignation, explaining this by omissions.

Gabriel Balayan dismissed as deputy defense minister

YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decree on Tuesday dismissing Gabriel Balayan as deputy defense minister. Yesterday, Balayan said that he himself had submitted a letter of resignation, explaining this by omissions.

Balayan was appointed to this position on May 29, 2018.

On November 20, the Armenian president dismissed the Davit Tonoyan as defense minister. -0-

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