Eduard Hovhannisyan appointed Chairman of State Revenue Committee
Eduard Hovhannisyan has been appointed Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia, ARMENPRESS reports PM Pashinyan signed the decision. Eduard Hovhannisyan was the …
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Belarusian president appoints new PM
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has appointed Roman Golovchenko, the chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee, as the country’s new prime minister, the BelTA news agency reported. Lukashenko said that he had …
Kazakh president names deputy chief of staff as Senate deputy
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev named his deputy chief of staff, Maulen Ashimbayev, a Senate deputy on Monday, replacing Dariga Nazarbayeva, who has served as the speaker of the upper …
Azerbaijan approves Kamran Aliyev as prosecutor general
The issue of the appointment of the Azerbaijani prosecutor general was discussed at the plenary meeting of the country's parliament held on May 1. The candidate of deputy prosecutor general, head of the Anti-Corruption …
Putin reveals why Mishustin was chosen as PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has disclosed how he selected Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister. "Three, or maybe even four candidates were submitted. But Mishustin was not on the …
Georgia's Vakhatang Gomelauri to have double-job
Georgia's Interior Minister Vakhatang Gomelauri has been appointed as new secretary of the National Security Council, replacing former Defence Minister Levan Izoria in the role. Gomelauri will have to fulfill …
Tokayev appoints new Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Almas Aidarov as new Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs , Akorda reported. Aidarov replaced Roman Vasilenko in this post. Almas …
New Kazakh Ambassador to Russia appointed
Ermek Kosherbayev has been appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia, the decree was signed by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Akorda press service reported. At the same time, …
Former Georgia's defence minister appointed ambassador
Head of the Georgian Intelligence Service and the Secretary of the National Security Council Levan Izoria has resigned, becoming the country’s new ambassador to Germany. Izoaria, who was appointed as the head …
Putin promotes Oreshkin and Medinsky
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees appointing former ministers Maxim Oreshkin and Vladimir Medinsky as his aids, according to the Kremlin press service. The decrees …
Maxim Topilin put in charge of pensions
Russia's former minister of labor and social protection Maxim Topilin was appointed the board chairman of the Russian Pension Fund by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Anton Drozdov …
Alexander Novak was reappointed for compelling reasons - energy expert
The reappointment of Energy Minister Alexander Novak from Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet to Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet was one of the most anticipated events in the process of forming the new …
Government old-timers: why did they stay
The Russian government, renewed yesterday, began its work in the evening, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held the first meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in a new composition. There are many newcomers, but there are …
Lobbying and good work save ministers from being dismissed - economist
The Industry ministers were reappointed to their posts in the government for various reasons, including effective work and influence of state corporations, a leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund, a lecturer at the Financial …
Mishustin approves new structure of government
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree, approving the new structure of the government, a corresponding document published on the cabinet's website said. "In order to improve the …
Ramzan Kadyrov assesses Mishustin's government
Chechnya's head Ramzan Kadyrov has said he hopes that the new Russian government will achieve the goals set by President Vladimir Putin in close cooperation with regions. "It is known that …
Putin sending Chaika to North Caucasus
Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika may take up the position of the president’s envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "Chaika has …
Gennady Schmal: Novak, Manturov and Kobylkin should join Mishustin's Cabinet
President of the Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia, Gennady Schmal, speaking with the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, voiced his expectation of reappointing Minister of Energy Alexander Novak, …
State Duma MP: Mishustin to form Cabinet of tough performers
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will form a Cabinet of the people capable of completing the tasks set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, head of the State Duma’s Committee for Financial Markets Anatoly …
Putin changes Russia’s top prosecutor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested dismissing Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika due to his transfer to other work. The head of state nominated Deputy Head of the Investigative …
