( PanARMENIAN ) - President of Armenia Robert Kocharian signed a decree on June 8 on the formation of the new government, the Presidential Press Office reports. The make-up of the new cabinet is listed bellow.
Minister of Territorial Administration and Deputy Prime-Minister -Hovik Abrahamyan (RPA); Minister of Justice, RA Deputy Prosecutor General -Gevorg Danielyan; Minister of Environmental Protection -Aram Haroutounyan (appointed by the President); Minister of Defense -Michael Haroutounyan (appointed by the President); Minister of Foreign Affairs -Vartan Oskanian (appointed by the President); Minister of Energy -Armen Movsissyan (RPA); Minister of Finance and Economy -Vardan Khachatryan (RPA); Minister of Healthcare -Harutyun Qoushkyan (Prosperous Armenia); Minister of Labor and Social Affairs -Aghvan Vardanyan (ARFD); Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs -Armen Grigoryan (RPA); Minister of Urban Development -Vardan Vardanyan (Prosperous Armenia); Minister of Transport and Communication -Andranik Manoukyan (RPA); Minister of Culture -Hasmik Poghosyan; Minister of Trade and Economic Development -Nerses Eritsyan (RPA); Minister of Agriculture -Davit Lokyan (ARFD); Minister of Education and Science -Levon Mkrtchyan (ARFD); Minister, Chief of Staff of the Government - Manouk Topuzyan.
Yesterday the President signed the decree on appointing Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia.