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 Thursday, August 6 2026 14:11
Alexandr Avanesov

Armenia`s Prime Minister makes a number of appointments

Armenia`s Prime Minister makes a number of appointments

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a number of personnel appointments on August 6.

Specifically, as reported by the PM's office, Kristine Grigoryan was  reappointed as Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and Andranik  Simonyan as Director of the National Security Service. Artur  Gasparyan has been reappointed as Head of the State Security Service.

Ruben Simonyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry, was dismissed  from his post. Aram Hakobyan, Deputy Director of the National  Security Service, and Arman Petrosyan, Deputy Chairman of the Urban  Development Committee, were also dismissed from their posts.

Tatevik Aslanyan has been appointed as the new Deputy Minister of  High-Tech Industry. 

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