Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan today introduced the staff to newly appointed Chairman of the State Property Management Committee Garik Sargsyan.

The minister expressed gratitude to former chairman Narek Babayan for playing a significant role in public administration in this difficult stage and wished him success in his future career. The minister added that a lot has been done for reforms in the system over the past years and that there is still a lot of work to do in order to increase transparency in the sector and raise awareness about availability of properties.

Congratulating Sargsyan on his appointment, Papikyan voiced hope that he would lay the foundations for a new way of managing property based on the positive changes made in the past. In his turn, Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister and government for the trust and assured that he would do his best to achieve the earmarked goals.