Interfax News Agency, Russia
April 25 2008

Armenian president dismisses deputy defense minister

YEREVAN April 25

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan dismissed Lt. Gen. Gurgen Melkonian,
the head of the Armenian armed forces’ logistics service, on April 23,
the presidential press service told Interfax.

Former President Robert Kocharian had dismissed another deputy defense
minister, Manvel Grigorian, on April 2.

Both generals had been accused of joining an opposition movement led
by ex-presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian.