ArmInfo.Vahagn Khachaturyan appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia. The corresponding decree was signed by RA President Armen Sarkissian on August 4.
Since April 1, 2021, the department was headed by former head of Tavush Region Hayk Chobanyan, after his predecessor Hakob Arshakyan was forced to leave the post of Minister of High-Tech Industry due to a scandal with incorrect treatment of a journalist and due to the failure to organize an Armenian exposition at the International Defense Conference & Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
To note, Khachatryan is known as an independent expert - economist. In 1992-1996, he served as the mayor of Yerevan and was an adviser to the President of Armenia for a while.