YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/.  Armenia’s prime minister Serzh Sargsyan has appointed Hovhannes Nikoghosyan as his press secretary. He also has appointed Vladimir Hakobyan, Varuzhan Nersisyan, Hrayr Ghukasyan, Armen Abelyan and Avetis Berberyan as aides.

Serzh Sargsyan resigned as president on April 9 after serving two terms.  He was elected as prime minister during a special session of parliament on Tuesday by a vote of 77 to 17 Armenia’s new constitution approved in a 2015 referendum makes the prime minister the country’s most powerful figure. –0—