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President Vahagn Khachaturyan Issues Decree Forming Armenia’s New Government

YEREVAN — By decree of President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Mher Grigoryan and Tigran Khachatryan have been reappointed as deputy prime ministers.

The composition of the government has remained largely unchanged.

Under the presidential decree, Arsen Torosyan was reappointed minister of labor and social affairs; Anahit Avanesyan, minister of health; Srbuhi Galyan, minister of justice; Ararat Mirzoyan, minister of foreign affairs; Zhanna Andreasyan, minister of education, science, culture and sports; Arpine Sargsyan, minister of internal affairs; Hambardzum Matevosyan, minister of environment; Suren Papikyan, minister of defense; and Davit Khudatyan, minister of territorial administration and infrastructure.

Vahe Hovhannisyan was reappointed minister of finance, while Gevorg Papoyan was reappointed minister of economy.

The only change was made at the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, where Davit Tadevosyan replaced Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.

On August 2, in accordance with Article 158 of the Constitution, the government submitted its resignation to the president on the opening day of the first session of the ninth National Assembly.

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