Prime minister dismisses two deputy ministers

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30.05.2017, 19:20

Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan has dismissed today the first deputy minister of transport, communications and information technology Artur Arakelyan.

Prime minister dismisses two deputy ministers

YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan has dismissed today the first deputy minister of transport, communications and information technology Artur Arakelyan. According to the government press service, Arakelyan was dismissed after submitting a relevant application.

Arthur Arakelyan oversaw the construction of the North-South highway.

By another decision, the head of government dismissed the first deputy minister of nature protection Simon Papyan, who too filed a similar application. Papyan has been replaced by Eric Grigoryan. Simon Papyan served as deputy minister of nature protection since 2002. -0-

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