YEREVAN.- Major-General Artak Davtyan has been appointed as the  chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page.

“I am glad to present the newly appointed chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Major-General Artak Davtyan,” the Prime Minister wrote.

The President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has already signed the decree appointing Artak Davtyan.

 

Movses Hakobyan appointed chief military inspector

By the decree of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Movses Hakobyan has been appointed chief military inspector, ARMENPRESS was informed from the official website of the Prime Minister of Armenia.

By the decree of President Armen Sarkissian, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia Movses Hakobyan has been released from post, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the President’s Office.

Hakobyan served as the Commander of Artsakh’s Defense Army and Defense Minister from May 25, 2007 until June 15, 2015 when he was appointed as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. On October 3, 2016 he was promoted to the post of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia.