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Armenian president appoints cabinet members

Armenian president appoints cabinet members

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday signed a decree to approve the executive's staff, Tert.am reported.

According to the Government's press service, the president appointed the ministers in accordance with Section 4, Article 55 of Armenia's Constitution.

The full list of the cabinet members is below:

Tigran Sargsyan - prime minister

Armen Gevorgyan - minister of territorial administration, vice prime minister

Arten Asatryan - minister of labor and social issues

Derenik Doumanyan - minister of healthcare

Hrayr Tovmasyan - minister of justice

Armen Yeritsyan - minister of emergency situations

Edward Nalbandyan -minister of foreign affairs

Aram Harutyunyan - minister of nature protection

Sergo Karapetyan - minister of agriculture

Tigran Davtyan - minister of economy

Armen Movsisyan - minister of energy and natural resources

Armen Ashotyan - minister of education and science

Hasmik Poghosyan - minister of culture

Seyran Ohanyan - minister of culture

Hrachya Rostomyan - minister of sport and youth affairs

Hranush Hakobyan - minister of diaspora

Gagik Beglaryan - minister of transport and communication

Samvel Tadevosyan - minister of urban development

Vache Gabrielyan - minister of finance

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) held on Friday an executive boad session to decide the names of its cabinet members.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, a spokesperson for the party, Edward Sharmazanov, said all their ministers will remain in office.

After the ruling parrty's executive board meeting earlier this month, the president signed a decree to re-appoint Tigran Sargsyan a prime minister.

Upon the premier's proposal, the president later re-appointed Edward Nalbandyan, Seyran Ohanyan and Armen Yeritsyan as ministers of foreign affairs, defense and emergency situations, respectively.

Sources close to the Government had earlier told Tert.am that the new cabinet is planning its first, ad hoc meeting on June 18. The discussion will address the executive's new program which will be reportedly submitted to the National Assembly's approval this Wednesday.