Pashinyan confirms ministerial reappointments![]() July 29, 2026 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed that Suren Papikyan and Arpine Sargsyan will be reappointed as Minister of Defense and Minister of Internal Affairs, respectively. Speaking at a briefing following a meeting of the executive board of the Civil Contract party, Pashinyan confirmed that both officials would remain in their current positions, according to 1lurer.am. Responding to another reporter's question, the prime minister also confirmed that Lilit Makunts will head the Prime Minister's Office. Earlier, the executive board of the Civil Contract party selected its nominees for the positions of chairs of the National Assembly's standing committees through a closed and secret ballot. 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 |