Ukraine leader dismisses key ministers in major cabinet reshuffle December 24, 2012 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In a major cabinet reshuffle on Monday Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych dismissed a number of key ministers and government agency chiefs, RIA Novosti reported. Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin, Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko and Natural Resources Minister Eduard Stavitskiy all lost their jobs. The president also dismissed Tax Service head Oleksandr Klymenko, Health Minister Raisa Bohatyryova, Culture Minister Mikhailo Kuliyank and State Property Management Agency chief Dmytro Kolesnikov. Yanukovych appointed Leonid Kozhara as the country’s new foreign minister and Pavlo Lebedev as defense minister. Vitaliy Zakharchenko has kept his job as interior minister and Finance Minister Yuriy Kolobov will also stay on.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
