The meetings unanimously approved structural changes in Armenia’s government and delegating duties to the head of the government staff.
“We have unanimously decided to appoint Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan to the post. The renowned athlete Yuri Vardanyan has been nominated to the post of minister of sport and youth affairs,” Sharmazanov said.
The financial expert David Sargsyan has been nominated to the post of minister of finance. Vahram Avetisyan has been nominated to the post of minister of economy.
All the other acting ministers will be re-appointed.
Ex-minister of economy Tigran Davtyan will be appointed head of Armenia’s delegation to the World Trade Organization.
So the composition of Armenia’s government is as follows:
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
Vice-Premier, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan
Head of the Government Staff, Minister Vache Gabrielyan
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Armen Asatryan
Minister of Health Derenik Dumanyan
Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan
Minister of Economy Vahram Avetisyan
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan
Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan
Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan
Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Yuri Vardanyan
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan
Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Beglaryan
Minister of Finance David Sargsyan
Under the coalition agreement, the posts of ministers of emergency situations, agriculture and urban development belong to the Rule of Law party. The party is to decide on the candidates.
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