Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the end of a government meeting that he had decided to make a change in the position of Security Council secretary. According to him, Armen Grigoryan was attending a government meeting for the last time in his capacity as Security Council secretary.
Under Pashinyan’s decision, Alen Simonyan has been appointed secretary of the Security Council.
“Guided by Part 1 of Article 7 of the Law on the Formation and Activities of the Security Council, Alen Simonyan shall be appointed secretary of the Security Council,” the decision states.
During the government meeting, Pashinyan said: “First, I would like to thank Mr. Grigoryan for the work he has done in this position over the past eight years and wish him success in his future endeavors,” 1lurer.am reports.
In response, Armen Grigoryan thanked the prime minister, as well as all his colleagues with whom he had worked.
“Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for the warm words, the trust and our joint work. I would like to thank all my colleagues for their work throughout this entire period. Thank you all; it was a great honor to serve the Republic of Armenia,” Grigoryan said.
