Armenian President appoints new government members

Armenian President appoints new government members
June 16, 2012 - 17:33 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, June 16, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan appointed new government members.

By President Sargsyan’s decree, Sergo Karapetyan was appointed as Agriculture Minister, Tigran Davtyan was appointed as Minister of Economy, Vache Gabrielyan - Minister of Finance, Gagik Beglaryan - Minister of Transport and Communication, Artem Asatryan - Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Derenik Dumanyan-Health Minister, Hrayr Tovmasyan - Justice Minister, Aram Harutyunyan - Minister of Nature Protection, Armen Movsisyan - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Armen Ashotyan - Minister of Education and Science, Hasmik Poghosyan - Minister of Culture, Hrachya Rostomyan - Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Hranush Hakobyan - Minister of Diaspora, Samvel Tadevosyan- Minister of Urban Development and Armen Gevorgyan - Minister of Territorial Administration.

Armenian leader signed another decree to appoint Armen Gevorgyan as RA Deputy Prime Minister.

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