YEREVAN. – Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan is attempting to endow himself with new powers. Moreover, he is doing that at the expense of the government’s powers, Zhoghovurd daily reports.

“During the government meeting yesterday [i.e., Thursday], SRC [i.e., State Revenue Committee] Chairman Gagik Khachatryan introduced a draft decision on ‘Making Changes in the December 17, 2009 No. 1491-N Decision of the Armenian Government.’ 

“According to which, henceforth not the government, but rather the PM personally will appoint Armenia’s customs attaché to the EU and the World Customs Organization,” Zhoghovurd writes.