YEREVAN (Noyan Tapan)–President Kocharian signed a decree–on January 17–approving the new composition of the Presidential Commission for the Earthquake Zone Rehabilitation. The Commission will be headed by the newly appointed Minister of Urban Development–David Lokian–the President’s Press Office reported.
Under the decree–the activities related to the earthquake zone and implemented by state administrative bodies as well as by organizations set up by the government or on the basis of international agreemen’s–are to be coordinated by the Minister of Urban Development.
Also on January 17–President Kocharian signed decrees relieving Nerses Yeritsian of his duties as member of the Central Bank Council–and appointed Artur Javadian member of the Central Bank Council until August 31–2003.