Onik Gasparyan appointed Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Emil Lazarian 2020

17:47, 8 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on appointing Onik Gasparyan Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

According to another presidential decree, Artak Davtyan has been relieved from the post of Chief of the General Staff.

The President signed the respective decrees based on the prime minister’s proposal.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Emil Lazarian

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