On June 17 the RA President Robert Kocharian signed a decree of a pre-term authority discontinuation of the National Commission on Television and Radio member Hrachik Bayadian. Hrachik Bayadian, who is the Chairman of the Information Technologies Foundation, resigned.
On the same day the presidential decree appointed Simavon Andreasian to the vacancy formed. Simavon Andreasian had for a long time been working within the structure the RA Ministry of Communications, in 1998-2001 he was the Executive Director of the Republican Center of Telecommunications. Since 2001 Mr. Andreasian has been the Councilor of the Chairman of the National Commission on Television and Radio.
According to the transitional provisions of the RA Law "On Television and Radio" and to ensure the rotation, the members of the National Commission of the first composition, as formed on March 19, 2001, are appointed to differing terms of service (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, March 17-23, 2001). The term of service of Simavon Andreasian expires on March 19, 2005.
