HOT STRUGGLE IS EXPECTED IN FUTURE FOR POST OF STAFF HEAD OF RA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND YOUTH ISSUES
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. A hot struggle is expected in future
for the vacant post of the staff head of the RA Ministry of Culture
and Youth Issues. According to the information of the Noyan Tapan
information agency, Gagik Manasian, who has occupied that post for
long years (former Minister Roland Sharoyan’s son-in-law) resigned his
commissions recently, and the RA Civil Service Council will soon
announce new competition for that place. According to the NT
information, former Deputy Minister Karen Arestakesian who works at
present as an expert at the United Labour Party pretends for this
post. The other candidate for the post of the staff head of the
Culture Ministry is Armen Sinanian, a member of the Republican Party
of Armenia, famous "base" camp initiator and former Chief of the
Ministry’s Youth Department. To recap, Minister of Culture Hasmik
Poghosian is appointed by the UN quota, but heads of Ministries’ staff
are appointed by the Government’s decision.