ArmInfo. The Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia Ashot Manukyan resigned, according to the press secretary of the minister Vasak Tarposhyan .
According to him, Manukyan submitted a statement, but so far continues to fulfill his duties. According to the information of ArmInfo, Manukyan will head the power unit of Tashir Group after the merger of Armenia's High-Voltage Electric Networks CJSC with Armenia's Energy Networks CJSC.
In the media, there are two candidates for the post of minister - the head of the Control Chamber, Levon Yolyan and the head of the Commission on Regulation of Public Services Robert Nazaryan. Ashot Manukyan led the Ministry of Energy in October 2016. The rumors on resignation of the Minister appeared in the end of 2017.