ArmInfo. Businessman Ruben Vardanyan will formally assume the position of State Minister of Artsakh in early November. Vardanyan himself announced this.
"The way how political developments are unfolding around Armenia and Artsakh, how the situation around the solution of the Artsakh issue is aggravating, on which, without exaggeration, the fate of Armenia and the Armenian world depends, causes me extreme concern. I realize that I no longer have time to think, just as there is no other way but to be close to the people of Artsakh and take our share of responsibility for the future of Artsakh," Vardanyan said in his Telegram channel.
According to him, a month and a half of meetings with the inhabitants of the republic, with its political and public figures, with representatives of different territories and social groups convinced him that people support his candidacy for the post of State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh and want to see him as a responsible leader who will unite all healthy forces around him and will lead the real work to bring the country out of the crisis.
" At the beginning of November, I will formally assume the position of State Minister of Artsakh and will, at the same time, set out our strategic goals and priority tasks that we need to solve, as well as announce the first steps that we will take," Vardanyan wrote.
It should be reminded that on October 4, the President of Artsakh announced that he had offered businessman Ruben Vardanyan to take the post of NKR State Minister.
On September 1, businessman Ruben Vardanyan announced his renunciation of Russian citizenship and about his intention moving to Artsakh for permanent residence. Forbes magazine in 2021 estimated the businessman's fortune at $1 billion.
At the same time, ArmInfo, citing its sources, reported that Vardanyan received an offer to start his activities in Artsakh a few months ago and was considering it. ArmInfo also reported that time that apparently at first he will receive the post of State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh. Next year, Vardanyan will be able to apply for the post of president of the unrecognized republic. The future career of politician Ruben Vardanyan will depend on many circumstances.