Government of Armenia

The Government of the Republic of Armenia is the main executive body of Armenia. Its powers are established by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and laws.

Heads of Government

• Alexander Myasnikyan (May 1921-1922)
• Lukashin (Srapionyan) Sargis (May 1922 - June 1925)
• Ambartsumyan Sarkis Saakovich (June 1925 - March 1928)
• Ter-Gabrielyan Saak Mirzoevich (March 1928 - February 1935)
• Guloyan Abram Abramovich (February 1935 - February 1937)
• Ambartsumyan Sarkis Saakovich (March - May 1937)
• Piruzyan Aram Sergeevich (November 1937-1945)
• Sargsyan Aghasi Solomonovich (1945 - March 1947)
• Karapetyan Saak Karapetovich (March 1947 - November 1952)
• Anton Yervandovich Kochinyan (November 1952 - February 1966)
• Muradyan Badal Amajakovic (February 1966 - November 1972)
• Arzumanyan Grigory Agafonovich (November 1972 - November 1976)
• Sargsyan Fadey Tachatovich (January 1977 - January 1989)
• Markaryants Vladimir Surenovich (January 1989 - August 1990)
• Manukyan Vazgen Mikaelovich (August 1990 - September 1991)
• Gagik Harutyunyan (November 1991 - July 1992)
• Khosrov Harutyunyan (July 1992 - February 1993)
• Hrant Bagratyan (September - November 1991, February 1993 - November 1996)
• Armen Sargsyan (November 1996-1997)
• Robert Kocharian (March 1997 - April 1998)
• Armen Darbinyan (May 1998-1999)
• Vazgen Sargsyan (June 1999 - October 1999)
• Aram Sargsyan (October 1999 - May 2000)
• Andranik Margaryan (02.05.2000 - 25.03.2007)
• Serge Sargsyan (04.04.2007 - 09.04.2008)
• Tigran Sargsyan (09.04.2008 - 03.04.2014)
• Abrahamyan Hovik Argamovich (13.04.2014 - 08.09.2016)
• Karapetyan Karen Wilhelmovich (with 13.09.2016)

Foreign Intelligence Service

2024: Former ombudsmen Grigoryan and Jilavyan lead Armenia's SVR

And in February 2024, Hrant Jilavyan, a former employee of the Ombudsman's office, was appointed to the post of deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Armenia. He is only 29 years old and graduated from Yerevan State University Faculty of Law four years ago. That is, he does not yet have any experience in intelligence.

The service at this time is headed by the former ombudsman Kristine Grigoryan - also a lawyer by education without any experience in intelligence structures.

Foreign policy

2024

Receiving $110 million from USAID on the government's anti-Russian course

In March 2025, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced that in 2024 they managed to receive from USAID only $110 million of the promised $250 million.

Initially, USAID promised Armenia $120 million, but in September 2024, the director of the USAID mission in the republic , John Allelo, signed an agreement with RA Vice President Mher Grigoryan to more than double the grant to $250 million.

Before the freezing of US foreign aid and the actual defeat of USAID in Armenia, they managed to receive only $110 million. Of these, $49 million went to "promote a democratic transition."

According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the money from USAID went to the following programs:

•  the rule of law and human rights ($6.6 million), 
•  effective management (about $18.9 million), 
•  political competition ($8 million), 
•  formation of mutual agreement (about $8 million), 
•  civil society and media ($13.6 million), 
• humanitarian aid ($1 million).

About $60 million was distributed between programs as part of "strengthening economic security": about $29.8 million was allocated to increase the productivity of the private sector, labor development - about $3.2 million, the provision of services in the power sector - about $25.8 million.

As you can see, Washington spent millions of dollars to support the pro-Western media in Armenia, which were supported by the current authorities led by Nikol Pashinyan and their pro-Western anti-Russian course.

Recognition of Palestine as a state

In June 2024, Armenia officially recognized the state of Palestine, the country's Foreign Ministry said on June 21, 2024.

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

2024: Appointment of US protege Arpine Sargsyan to the post of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia

In November 2024, in Armenia, after a wave of resignations in the government, another Western protege was eloquently appointed to one of the key positions. Thus, Arpine Sargsyan, who previously held the post of deputy minister, became the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Sargsyan works closely with the US Embassy in Armenia and Ambassador Christina Quinn, who plays an important role in Armenian political life.

It was Sargsyan who, in the status of deputy minister, represented the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia to American officials, reporting on the progress of reforms in the law enforcement sphere and the development of new programs with the patronage of the US State Department and the FBI.