YEREVAN. – According to the Government of Armenia decisions on Thursday, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party members Hovsep Simonyan and Gabriel Gyozalyan have been appointed Governors of Shirak and Aragatsotn Provinces, respectively.

Newly appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Development, likewise ARF member Davit Lokyan, presented this matter at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting.

These appointments are made within the framework of the memorandum of cooperation, which the ARF and the ruling Republican Party of Armenia had recently signed. 

To note, Gyozalyan had previously served as Governor of Aragatsotn Province, from 2003 to 2009.