Lebanon unveils 30-member government with two Armenians set to take posts
Lebanon announced a new government on Saturday with two Armenian ministers set to take posts in the 30-member government headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
According to the report by Hay Dzayn news portal, Avetis Kitanyan and Jacques Oghasabian are expected to occupy ministerial posts in the new government.
In a statement, Prime Minister Hariri, 46, said the government would act to “preserve our country from the negative consequences of the Syrian crisis” as well as formulating a new electoral law, overseeing parliamentary polls.
According to the report, Oghasabian is a close associate to Hariri, while Avetis Kitanyan is representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF).