ArmInfo.The rumors that the Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan has resigned are untrue. Press secretary of the Ministry of Health of Armenia Alina Nikoghosyan stated this in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.
To note, these rumors were also denied by press secretary of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Mane Gevorgyan. According to the press service of the government, from August 21 to September 18 inclusive, Torosyan goes on vacation. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed this decision on August 25. "During the vacation, Arsen Torosyan will be replaced by First Deputy Anahit Avanesyan," the government's decision emphasizes.
It should be noted that a number of Armenian media outlets reported that Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan had resigned. This assumption, in particular, is based on the fact that the Minister, such an active user of social networks, for some reason deleted his accounts on the Facebook, both official and personal.
Also, some media outlets disseminated information that Torosyan decided to resign, but the Armenian Prime Minister does not intend to sign the statement, as he instructed law enforcement officers to check the rumors about the embezzlement of state funds by the Minister during the coronavirus pandemic. To note, the public also accused the Minister of distributing government orders among his relatives and close friends.