ARFD WILL PRESERVE PORTFOLIOS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HEALTH MINISTER

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[07:05 pm] 06 June, 2007

ARF Dashnaktsutyun members Levon Lazarian and David Lokyan,
respectively the Minister of Education and Science and Minister of
Agriculture, will preserve their portfolios. It is beyond the ARFD
to recall or to replace them.

Under the Partnership agreement ARFD member Aghvan Vardanyan will
hold the post of Minister of Labour and Social Affairs though the
portfolio belongs to the Republican Party.

Vahan Hovhannisyan remains the NA Deputy Speaker. The Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs will be chaired by Armen Rustamyan.

Arthur Aghabekyan will be "elected" the Chairman of the NA Standing
Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs.