Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan will be appointed as deputy prime minister, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today during a Security Council meeting, APA reports.
He also said that Khachatryan’s position would be given to his deputy Vahe Hovhannisyan.
Pashinyan noted that a wide range of issues would be discussed at the meeting of the Security Council, including the military and political situation in the region.
Tigran Khachatryan will replace Hambardzum Matevosyan, who was dismissed on December 12. Matevosyan has served as deputy prime minister since November 2021. Prior to that, he was the governor of the Armavir region for three years.