According to a directive by RoA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Bagrat Yesayan was removed from his post as Deputy Minister of Education and Science. He was replaced by Manuk Mkrtchyan. PM Sargsyan also removed Davit Yeritsyan as Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication and Hakob Matilyan as Deputy Minister of Nature Protection. Artak Chobanyan, Artashes Nikolyan and Zohrab Torosyan were removed as the deputy regional governors of Ararat, Gegharkunik and Lori Marzes, respectively. According to another directive of the prime minister, Artur Poghosyan, the Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, was reappointed as the Deputy Cultural Minister. Professor Arsen Karamyan of Yerevan State University was named as his replacement.