Armenian government to cut the number of ministries by one
06.03.2018,
17:21
According to a draft law "On the structure and activity of the Armenian government", being currently discussed by lawmakers, the number of ministries in the new government will be reduced from 18 to 17, Justice Minister David Harutyunyan said at an extraordinary meeting of the Armenian National Assembly today.
YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. According to a draft law "On the structure and activity of the Armenian government", being currently discussed by lawmakers, the number of ministries in the new government will be reduced from 18 to 17, Justice Minister David Harutyunyan said at an extraordinary meeting of the Armenian National Assembly today.
He specified that it is the Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms that will be abolished. The new government will have one first deputy prime minister and two deputy prime ministers, each with their own staff.
According to Harutyunyan, the changes stem from Armenia’s transition to a parliamentary form of government and the synchronization of legislation with the requirements of the Constitution.
In response to a question why the authorities decided to disband the Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms and preserve the Ministry of Diaspora Harutyunyan said that the composition and the list of ministries is a matter of political expediency.
He said it is the government that determines how to distribute the functions of ministries. In his words, there are countries that have only 7 ministries, and there are countries that have 60. 'This is a special decision that only the government can submit to parliament depending on how effective its work is," he claimed.
In April Armenia is switching from the semi-presidential form of government to a parliamentary republic. The post of president becomes largely ceremonial, while the real executive power will be vested in the prime minister. -0-
He specified that it is the Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms that will be abolished. The new government will have one first deputy prime minister and two deputy prime ministers, each with their own staff.
According to Harutyunyan, the changes stem from Armenia’s transition to a parliamentary form of government and the synchronization of legislation with the requirements of the Constitution.
In response to a question why the authorities decided to disband the Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms and preserve the Ministry of Diaspora Harutyunyan said that the composition and the list of ministries is a matter of political expediency.
He said it is the government that determines how to distribute the functions of ministries. In his words, there are countries that have only 7 ministries, and there are countries that have 60. 'This is a special decision that only the government can submit to parliament depending on how effective its work is," he claimed.
In April Armenia is switching from the semi-presidential form of government to a parliamentary republic. The post of president becomes largely ceremonial, while the real executive power will be vested in the prime minister. -0-
