On 4 November, the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, signed a decree on the relieving of Artak Beglaryan from the post of the Minister of State.
Ruben Vardanyan was appointed Minister of State.
By another decree of the head of state, an amendment was made to the decree of the President of the Republic of Artsakh “On Coordination of the Activities of Ministers by the Minister of State of the Republic of Artsakh”, according to which the Minister of State will coordinate the activities of the following ministers:
1) Minister of Health.
2) Minister of Justice.
3) Minister of Foreign Affairs.
4) Minister of Agriculture.
5) Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
6) Minister of Social Development and Migration.
7) Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures.
8) Minister of Urban Development.
9) Minister of Finance and Economy.
By another decree of the President of the same day, changes and additions were made to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Artsakh “On Establishing the Procedure for Organizing the Activities of the Government of the Republic of Artsakh and other State Administration Bodies”, according to which the Minister of State is also assigned the functions of coordinating the activities of the heads of the following state administration bodies of the Republic of Artsakh:
- Head of the state control service,
- Chairman of the Cadastre and State Property Management Committee,
- Chairman of the Committee on Material Damages,
- Chairman of the State Revenue Committee,
- Chairman of the Management Committee of State Inspectorates,
- Chairman of the Water Committee.