President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed a decree, appointing Vahe Ghazaryan as Minister of Interior. He previously served as chief of Police.
In mid-December the Armenian Parliament approved a government proposal to set up a Ministry of Interior as part of a structural reform of the national police and two other agencies.
Earlier, the government approved a plan to eliminate the Ministry of Emergency Situations and create the Interior Ministry that will consist of three structures: Police, Rescue and Migration Services.
