ARMENIAN LEADER REPLACES DASHNAK MINISTERS
Mediamax
May 13 2009
Armenia
Yerevan, 12 May: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today signed
decrees on dismissing Aramais Grigoryan, Arsen Hambartsumyan and
Spartak Seyranyan from the posts of ministers of agriculture, labour
and social affairs and education and science, the press service of
the Armenian president has told Mediamax.
All the three are members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation –
Dashnaktsutyun party and tendered their resignation after the party
quit the ruling coalition on 27 April 2009.
The Armenian president today signed other decrees on appointing
new ministers.
Gevork Petrosyan, member of the board of the Prosperous Armenia party,
has been appointed minister of labour and social affairs.
Armen Ashotyan, member of the council of the Republican Party of
Armenia, has been appointed minister of education and science.
Gerasim Alaverdyan, member of the board of the Orinats Yerkir
(Law-Governed Country) party, has been appointed minister of
agriculture.