New Minister of Agriculture appointed

On December 31, 2010, President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree appointing Sergo Karapetyan,a graduate of the Yerevan Agricultural Institute and the President of Artashat Cannery, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia. Mr. Karapetyan had been nominated for this post by the Political Council of the "Orinats Yerkir" ("Rule of Law") Party.