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    ARMENIAN PRESIDENT FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT

    ARKA
    April 22, 2008

    YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. RA President Serge Sargsian formed on
    April 21 a new government composed of 17 ministries.

    By the President's decree, the RA Government has undergone the
    following changes: the Ministry of Energy has been renamed the Ministry
    of Energy and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Trade and Economic
    Development is now called the Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry
    of Finance and Economy has been renamed the Ministry of Finance.

    >From now on, Armenia will have a Ministry of Emergency Situations. The
    Rescue Service of Armenia has turned into a public body under the
    Ministry of Emergency Situations.

    The Diaspora Agency has turned into the State Committee on Relations
    with Diaspora, RA Foreign Ministry.

    The President has charged the Government to make decisions relevant
    to the decree within five months.

    President Sargsian has signed a decree appointing Armen Gevorgyan RA
    Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration. Nerses Yeritsyan has
    been appointed RA Minister of Economy, Tigran Davtyan assuming the
    office of the Minister of Finance. Gurgen Sargsian has been appointed
    Minister of Transport and Communication, Mher Shahgeldyan becoming
    Minister of Emergency Situations.

    By the President's decree, 10 ministers have retained their posts. They
    are: Gevorg Danielyan (Minister of Justice), Armen Grigoryan (Minister
    of Sport Youth Affairs), David Lokyan (Minister of Agriculture), Vardan
    Vardanyan (Minister of Urban Development), Armen Movsisyan (Minister of
    Energy and Natural Resources), Aghvan Vardanyan (Minister of Labor
    and Social Affairs), Harutyun Kushkyan (Minister of Healthcare)
    and Aram Harutyunyan (Minister of Environmental Protection).

    Seiran Ohanyan has assumed the office of the RA Defense Minister,
    and Edvard Nalbandyan has been appointed RA Foreign Minister. At the
    same time, the president has abolished the office of the Minster,
    Chief of the Government Staff.

    The new Government is to submit its program to the RA Parliament in
    20 days (according to Article 74 of the RA Constitution). Afterwards,
    the Parliament calls a special session to approve the government
    program.
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