NEW MINISTER WAS APPOINTED

NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
June 15, 2009

By the decree of the NKR President Narine Aghabalyan took the place of
Lernik Hakobyan the NKR Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs. Today,
the NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan has introduced the newly
appointed Minister to the Staff of the Ministry.

Expressing gratitude to L.Hakobyan for the conducted work, he noted
that during his short period of taking up the post, he had provided
some progress between the RA and the NKR cultural spheres in the
direction of cooperation making. According to the Government Head’s
words, they hope that by new appointment the cultural life of the
NKR will revive: preserving from concentration of anniversaries
celebrations and turning into the sphere of daily activity.

N.Aghabalyan tendered thanks for the exerted confidence.