YEREVAN. – Nazira Sargis, Armenian by origin, has been appointed a nature protection minister in a newly formed Cabinet in Syria, Aleppo's Armenian weekly newspaper reported.
Another 15 ministers have been appointed, but the key 19 ministers retained their seats.
Fahd Jassem al-Freij was appointed Minister of Defence, while Walid al-Muallem will continue his work as a Foreign Minister.