ARAYIK PETROSIAN APPOINTED FIRST DEPUTY MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES
YEREVAN, AUGUST 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the decision of the RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian, Ashot Esayan was releived of his post as
First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Issues of the RA. Arayik
Petrosian was relieved of his post as Deputy Minister of Labor and
Social Issues and appointed as First Deputy Minister of Labor and
Social Issues of the RA. According to the RA Government Information and
PR Department, under another decision of the Armenian Prime Minister,
Arstvik Minasian was appointed Deputy Minister of Labor and Social
Issues of the RA. A. Minasian was born on January 1, 1972, in the
village of Vosketas (Talin region). In 1995, A. Minasian graduated
from the department of economics of Yerevan State University (YSU)
receiving the qualification of an economist-mathematician, and
in 2001 – from the law department of ESU as a lawyer. Since 1997,
A. Minasian has attended the courses of the International Institute
of the US Securities Commission, Moscow State University and the
United Institute of Vienna. Since 1999, A. Minasian has worked as a
lecturer at the department of economics of YSU, since 2004 – at Yerevan
State Economic Institute. In 1996-1998, A. Minasian worked at the RA
Ministry of Finance and Economy: as an expert of the Securities Market
Regulation Inspection, as the head of the Securities Market Regulation
and Methodology Department, as the head of the Inspection of Securities
and Exchanges. In 1999-2000, held the post of Deputy Head of the RA
Securities Market’s Inspection. Since 2000 until the abovementioned
appointment, A. Minasian has been a member of the RA Securities
Commission, participated in a number of internatinal conferences,
is the author of over ten scientific publications. A. Minasian is a
Candidate of Economics. Nonpartisan. Married, has three