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Arayik Harutyunyan resigns as  Armenia`s Prime Minister`s Chief of  Staff to assume a seat in parliament

Arayik Harutyunyan resigns as  Armenia`s Prime Minister`s Chief of  Staff to assume a seat in parliament

ArmInfo. Arayik Harutyunyan, a representative of Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party, has been relieved of his duties as Chief of Staff to the RA  Prime Minister. The decision was signed by RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan. According to the government's press service, the  administrative changes also included the dismissal of Deputy Chief of  Staff Taron Chakhoyan and Press Secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan.

Harutyunyan has served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister since  June 2021. He was elected to parliament in the June 7, 2026,  parliamentary elections.

Nikol Pashinyan previously announced that former Armenian Ambassador  to the United States Lilit Makunts would be appointed as the new  Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, and Melania Harutyunyan would  become the new press secretary.

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