YEREVAN (Noyan Tapan)–Nagorno-Karabakh President Arkady Ghoukassian signed a decree–Wednesday–appointing a the cabinet of ministers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. They are: Prime Minister-Leonard Petrossian Deputy Prime Minister-Gerard Poghossian Foreign Minister-Naira Melkumian Minister of Health-Alexander Petrossian Minister of Agriculture-Armo Tsaturian Minister of Economy & Finance-Spartak Tevosian Minister for Education & Sciences-Hamlet Asrian Minister for Culture–Youth Affairs and Sports-Armen Sargssian Interior Minister-Karen Babayan Defense Minister-Samvel Babayan Minister of Social Welfare-Serge Arushanian Minister of Urban Development-Edward Shahramanian National Security Council-Alexander Aghasarian Chief of Privatization & Investment Department-Benik Babayan Chief of Government Office-Souren Grigorian
The post of Chief of Justice Department still remains vacant.