Armenia: Arayik Harutyunyan replaces Arsen Torosyan as chief of PM's staff![]() July 1, 2021 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan has replaced Arsen Torosyan in the post of the chief of the Prime Minister's Staff, according to a decision signed by acting PM Nikol Pashinyan. Torosyan earlier served as the Health Minister while Harutyunyan served as the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister, replacing Vagharshak Harutyunyan, who was named the country's new Defense Minister after the Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |