ArmInfo.Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, on October 30, in a conversation with reporters in the Armenian parliament, initially referred to the candidate for the Minister of Justice position Srbuhi Galyan, as a member of the ruling team, and later clarified that he had been misunderstood.
Thus, when questioned by journalists about whether the appointment of the non-partisan Galyan as the new Minister of Justice signifies a lack of personnel within the ruling Civil Contract party, Harutyunyan assured that her appointment is based solely on her professional skills, despite her affiliation with the party. "There are specific criteria at each stage of the elections. We decided on Srbuhi Galyan's candidacy, given her extensive experience in high positions and her alignment with our political team. That is why we chose her," Harutyunyan said.
When a journalist asked whether there was a conflict of interest in the fact that a member of the political team had previously held the position of Deputy Prosecutor General of Armenia, Harutyunyan tried to downplay the situation and assured that he had been misinterpreted. He again assured that Galyan's nomination for this post was solely based on her professional qualities.
When asked what significant work Galyan had done in his opinion, Harutyunyan pointed to the creation of an institution for confiscating illegally acquired property. " In other countries, the creation of such an institution took four years and was carried out over a longer period. Thanks to her efforts, we were able to establish this institution in a relatively short time frame and this is truly a success," Harutyunyan explained.