Political appointments

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Turkey appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan

Turkey appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed an order on appointment of Cahit Bagci as the country’s new ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to Resmi Gazete, the official newspaper of the Turkish government, News.az reports.  …

Georgian PM appoints new finance and justice ministers

Georgian PM appoints new finance and justice ministers

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has appointed Lasha Khutsishvili Minister of Finance and Rati Bregadze Minister of Justice at today's government meeting. Khutsishvili previously held the position of …

Artak Davtyan appointed as chief of Armenia's general staff

Artak Davtyan appointed as chief of Armenia's general staff

Artak Davtyan has been appointed to the post of Chief of the General Staff of the country’s armed forces, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday. "Given that the President has not signed the draft decree …

New head of Georgian government administration appointed

New head of Georgian government administration appointed

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has appointed Georgia’s former Ambassador to Poland Ilia Darchiashvili as the new head of the administration of the government of Georgia.  Darchiashvili, 40, will …

Georgian PM Garibashvili appoints deputies

Georgian PM Garibashvili appoints deputies

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who was confirmed in the post by parliament on Monday, has appointed his deputy prime ministers earlier today.  The new appointees are Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and …

Askar Mamin appointed Kazakh PM

Askar Mamin appointed Kazakh PM

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Askar Mamin Prime Minister of the republic, the press service of the Kazakh leader informed on Friday. "To appoint Mamin Askar Uzakbaiuly Prime Minister of the …

Anar Karimov appointed Azerbaijani Culture Minister

Anar Karimov appointed Azerbaijani Culture Minister

Anar Karimov has been appointed the Azerbaijan Minister of Culture. President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order in this regard. By another presidential order, Anar Karimov has been relieved of his post as First Deputy Minister of …

Putin appoints veteran reformer Chubais an international envoy

Putin appoints veteran reformer Chubais an international envoy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed veteran reformer Anatoly Chubais as his special representative for ties with international organisations, the Kremlin said on Friday, Swiss Info reports. The announcement comes just days …

New economy minister appointed in Armenia

New economy minister appointed in Armenia

Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan signed a decree appointing Vahan Kerobyan as economy minister. The decree was published on the president's website. Kerobyan's predecessor, Tigran Khachatryan, left office after submitting …

Pashinyan appoints Arayik Harutyunyan chief adviser

Pashinyan appoints Arayik Harutyunyan chief adviser

Armenia's former Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Arayik Harutyunyan has been appointed Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of Armenia by Nikol Pashinyan's decision. Harutyunyan held the aforesaid ministerial …

Vladimir Putin dismisses three ministers

Vladimir Putin dismisses three ministers

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Construction Minister Vladimir Yakushev and appointed him as Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Urals Federal District. Russia's Transport Minister Yevgeny Dietrich and Environment …

Maksat Kikimov appointed deputy Almaty mayor

Maksat Kikimov appointed deputy Almaty mayor

Former head of Kazakhstan's Zhetysu district Maksat Kikimov has been named as the deputy mayor of Almaty, the press service of the city’s administration said. External Advisor to Kazakh President for Economic Development named …

Bagdat Musin named Kazakh Minister of Digital Development

Bagdat Musin named Kazakh Minister of Digital Development

Bagdat Musin has been appointed as Kazakhstan's Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, according to Akorda’s press service. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the corresponding decree on …