Ruben Vardanyan – former head of the investment company «Troika Dialog» and president of the Moscow School of Management «Skolkovo» – took the post of State Minister of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Earlier, a businessman who had renounced his Russian citizenship had left Russia. Previously, Vardanyan told Forbes that he does not intend to hold public office, but on November 4, a letter from Harutyunyan – the leader of Nagorno-Karabakh – revealed that Artak Beglaryan was released from the post of Prime Minister, And in his place appointed a new – Ruben Karlenovich Vardanyan.
It is known that Vardanyan will be responsible for health, justice, foreign relations, agriculture, education, science, culture and sports, social development and migration issues, territorial management and infrastructure, urban planning, finance and economy. It will also be mandated to coordinate the heads of relevant ministries.
