RA NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 12 2007

April 11 RA President Robert Kocharian signed an ordinance on
appointment of RA government’s members.

According to the information DE FACTO received at the RA President’s
Press Office, by the ordinance the following persons had been appointed
as RA government’s members: Aghvan Vardanian – Minister of Labor and
Social Issues Norajr Davidian – Minister of Health Karen Tchshmaritian
– Minister of Trade and Economic Development David Harutyunian –
Minister of Justice Vardan Oskanian – Foreign Minister Vardan Ajvazian
– Minster of Nature Protection David Lokian – Minister of Agriculture
Armen Movsisian – Minister of Power Engineering Manouk Topuzian –
Minister and Head of the Government Machinery Levon Mkrtchian –
Minister of Education and Science Hasmik Poghosian – Minister of
Culture and Youth Issues Hovik Abramian – Minister for Territorial
Governance Andranik Manukian – Minister of Transport and Communications
Aram Harutyunian – Minister of City Construction Vardan Khachatrian –
Minister of Finance and Economy.

The newly appointed Ministers held the same posts under former RA
PM Andranik Margarian. To remind, the government went out because of
Andranik Margarian’s sudden death.

April 4 Armenia’s President signed an ordinance on appointment of RA
new PM – Serge Sargsian, releasing him from the duties of RA Defense
Minister. At present Chief of General Staff of RA Armed Forces Mikael
Harutyunyan exercises the functions of RA Defense Minister.