Decision Made Regarding the Director of NSS: Who Will Be Appointed as NSS Director

The newspaper "Zhoghovourd" reports: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has only two days left to propose candidates for the positions of the Chief of Police and the Director of the National Security Service (NSS) to the President of Armenia. As it is known, on September 19, 2019, at the suggestion of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Armen Sarkissian appointed Arman Sargsyan as Acting Chief of Police and Eduard Martirosyan as Acting Director of the NSS. This means that in two days, it will be six months since these positions have been filled by interim officials. Therefore, the Prime Minister has only two days to finalize his decisions.

According to information received by "Zhoghovourd", Eduard Martirosyan, the current acting director, is set to be appointed as the NSS director. This indicates that internal discussions have already taken place regarding the NSS director and that a decision has been reached.

It is worth noting that the Prime Minister fully utilized the timelines and did not make any new appointments during this period, allowing the current acting officials to carry on with their work. According to reports, he has been searching for suitable candidates and monitoring their performance during this time. As a result, it appears that the acting director of the NSS will be reappointed. However, the situation regarding the Chief of Police remains unclear.

For more details, see today’s issue of the newspaper.