Vigen Sargsyan appointed as new defense minister of Armenia
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Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan has appointed today Vigen Sargsyan, who served as chief of his administration, as new defense minister.
YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan has appointed today Vigen Sargsyan, who served as chief of his administration, as new defense minister. Vigen Sargsyan (no relation to the president), 41, is replacing Seyran Ohanyan.
Vigen Sargsyan was born in 1975. In 1996 he graduated from the North-West Academy of Civil Service in St. Petersburg (Russia), in 1997 – from the Yerevan State University, earning a master's degree in international relations . In 2000 he graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts and Harvard universities). He holds also master’s degree in law and diplomacy.
From October 17, 2011 to October 2, 2016 he served as chief of the presidential administration. He is married and has three daughters. -0-