Artsakh president appoints new NSS, Security Council chiefs
President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan on Monday signed a number of decrees to appoint new security chiefs, the presidential office reported.
According to the decrees, Major-General Ashot Hakobjanyan was dismissed as Chairman of the Artsakh Republic Security Service and released from service in the national security agencies due to the retirement for long service.
Major-General Ararat Melqumyan was appointed Chairman of the Artsakh Republic Security Service being dismissed from the position of Secretary of the Artsakh Security Council.
Samvel Sahramanyan was appointed Secretary of the Artsakh Republic Security Council being dismissed from the position of Deputy Secretary of the Security Council.