YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Spokesperson of the Armenian prime minister Vladimir Karapetyan commented on the appointment of former police chief Valery Osipyan as chief advisor to the PM.

Asked what advises Mr. Osipyan is going to give to the PM, in case when the PM was dissatisfied from his work.

“Ask this question to Mr. Osipyan when you meet him as it concerns to him. If there are certain issues on one direction, one functions, it doesn’t mean that the member of the team or the official who is trusted by the leadership, cannot be useful in another direction and carry out a proper activity”, the PM’s spokesman said.

In response to the question are there any other officials, ministers over whom the PM has doubts and wants to dismiss, the spokesperson said: “If they continue to hold office, what doubt the talk is about? It means they have the PM’s trust”.  

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan