ARMENIAN PRESIDENT FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT
ARKA
April 22, 2008
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. RA President Serge Sargsian formed on
April 21 a new government composed of 17 ministries.
By the President’s decree, the RA Government has undergone the
following changes: the Ministry of Energy has been renamed the Ministry
of Energy and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development is now called the Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry
of Finance and Economy has been renamed the Ministry of Finance.
>From now on, Armenia will have a Ministry of Emergency Situations. The
Rescue Service of Armenia has turned into a public body under the
Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The Diaspora Agency has turned into the State Committee on Relations
with Diaspora, RA Foreign Ministry.
The President has charged the Government to make decisions relevant
to the decree within five months.
President Sargsian has signed a decree appointing Armen Gevorgyan RA
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration. Nerses Yeritsyan has
been appointed RA Minister of Economy, Tigran Davtyan assuming the
office of the Minister of Finance. Gurgen Sargsian has been appointed
Minister of Transport and Communication, Mher Shahgeldyan becoming
Minister of Emergency Situations.
By the President’s decree, 10 ministers have retained their posts. They
are: Gevorg Danielyan (Minister of Justice), Armen Grigoryan (Minister
of Sport Youth Affairs), David Lokyan (Minister of Agriculture), Vardan
Vardanyan (Minister of Urban Development), Armen Movsisyan (Minister of
Energy and Natural Resources), Aghvan Vardanyan (Minister of Labor
and Social Affairs), Harutyun Kushkyan (Minister of Healthcare)
and Aram Harutyunyan (Minister of Environmental Protection).
Seiran Ohanyan has assumed the office of the RA Defense Minister,
and Edvard Nalbandyan has been appointed RA Foreign Minister. At the
same time, the president has abolished the office of the Minster,
Chief of the Government Staff.
The new Government is to submit its program to the RA Parliament in
20 days (according to Article 74 of the RA Constitution). Afterwards,
the Parliament calls a special session to approve the government
program.