New government formed in ArmeniaJune 9, 2007 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Robert Kocharian signed a decree on June 8 on the formation of the new government, the Presidential Press Office reports. The make-up of the new cabinet is listed bellow. Minister of Territorial Administration and Deputy Prime-Minister -Hovik Abrahamyan (RPA); Minister of Justice, RA Deputy Prosecutor General -Gevorg Danielyan; Minister of Environmental Protection -Aram Haroutounyan (appointed by the President); Minister of Defense -Michael Haroutounyan (appointed by the President); Minister of Foreign Affairs -Vartan Oskanian (appointed by the President); Minister of Energy -Armen Movsissyan (RPA); Minister of Finance and Economy -Vardan Khachatryan (RPA); Minister of Healthcare -Harutyun Qoushkyan (Prosperous Armenia); Minister of Labor and Social Affairs -Aghvan Vardanyan (ARFD); Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs -Armen Grigoryan (RPA); Minister of Urban Development -Vardan Vardanyan (Prosperous Armenia); Minister of Transport and Communication -Andranik Manoukyan (RPA); Minister of Culture -Hasmik Poghosyan; Minister of Trade and Economic Development -Nerses Eritsyan (RPA); Minister of Agriculture -Davit Lokyan (ARFD); Minister of Education and Science -Levon Mkrtchyan (ARFD); Minister, Chief of Staff of the Government - Manouk Topuzyan. Yesterday the President signed the decree on appointing Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |