Armenia's first deputy defense minister becomes emergency situations minister
YEREVAN. Feb 6 (Interfax) - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree relieving David Tonoyan of his duties as first deputy defense minister on Monday.
According to the presidential press service, Tonoyan was appointed Armenia's emergency situations minister by a different decree.
Nana Gndoyan, deputy head of the department on liaison with the media and the public of the Emergency Situations Ministry, earlier told Interfax that "the new minister will be introduced to the Emergency Situations Ministry administration today."
The presidential decree on the appointment has not yet been published.
Tonoyan, 50, had been first deputy defense minister since 2010.
Aikaram Mkhitaryan was appointed acting emergency situations minister by the prime minister's decree following Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan's death in December.