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Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a regular session of the Armenian Security Council was held on Monday, the government’s press office reported.

In addition to the members of the Security Council, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan, Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan, Minister of High-Tech Industry Robert Khachatryan, Head of the National Assembly Civil Contract faction Hayk Konjoryan and Deputy Minister of Defense Karen Brutyan participated in the meeting.

At the beginning of the session, Pashinyan noted,

"Honorable Mr. President,

Dear Colleagues,

At the regular session of the Security Council, we will discuss a wide range of issues, including, of course, the military-political situation established in the region.

Before moving on to the issues on the agenda, I would also like to inform you that today we discussed this issue with the President of the republic and Tigran Khachatryan, who until now held the position of Minister of Finance, will be appointed to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. Vahe Hovhannisyan, who holds the position of Deputy Minister of Finance, will be appointed as the Minister of Finance."