President Signs Decree to Dismiss Vanetsyan

The President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, has signed a decree dismissing the Director of the National Security Service, Arthur Vanetsyan.

"Based on the Prime Minister's proposal and in accordance with part 1 of Article 133 of the Constitution, as well as part 1 of Article 4.1 of the Law on National Security Bodies, Arthur Vanetsyan is dismissed from the position of Director of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia," the decree states.