Hovik Abrahamyan appointed as Armenia's new PM

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a degree appointing Hovik Abrahamyan as the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Public Radio of Armenia reports.

Hovik Abrahamyan was born on January 24, 1958 in the village of Mkhchyan in Ararat province. He served as  Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and Minister of the Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia.