RoA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan today introduced the newly appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, Armen Yeritsyan, to ministry staffers.PM Sargsyan expressed gratitude to ex-Minister of Emergency Situations Mher Shahgeldyan, noting that he had assumed office at a very responsible period, when the ministry was just forming. Mher Shahgeldyan congratulated Mr. Yeritsyan on his new appointment and wished his successor well. Mr. Shahgeldyan stated that he would be taking on a new challenge, that of strengthening the political apparatus of his party "Orinats Yerkir" to fulfil its stated mission. Manuk Vardanyan, the new Minister of Transportation and Communications, was also introduced to his staff by PM Sargsyan. The PM noted that today was Mr. Vardanyan’s birthday and hoped it would be an auspicious start at his new post. PM Sargsyan also praised outgoing Minister Gurgen Sargsyan for the high degree of professionalism exhibited during the past two years.