Bill on changing government’s composition not submitted to Parliament yet – Speaker Mirzoyan

YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. The bill on changing the composition of the government has not been submitted to the Parliament yet, Speaker of Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan said during today’s session, reports Armenpress.

“It is the right of the Executive to submit bill for such changes, and it can either use that right or not. At the moment no bill on changing the composition of the government has been submitted by the government”, he said.

According to the bill on making changes and amendments in the Law on Composition and Activity of the Government of Armenia, the new government should consist of prime minister, two deputy PMs and ministers. The position of the first deputy PM will be removed.

According to the draft, there will be 12 ministries:

Ministry of labor and social affairs

Ministry of healthcare

Ministry of justice

Ministry of emergency situations

Ministry of foreign affairs

Ministry of nature protection

Ministry of education, science, cultural and sport

Ministry of defense

Ministry of territorial administration and infrastructures

Ministry of high technologies and military industry

Military of economic development and agriculture

Ministry of finance

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan