Armenian government OKs splitting of MTAES into two agenciesFebruary 19, 2016 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s parliament approved Friday, February 19 the splitting of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations into two separate agencies – the Ministry of Territorial Administration and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan, the change was a political necessity, not requiring major costs. The bill was agreed in the second and final reading by the ruling Republican Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun (ARF), which have recently formed a new coalition government. The two ministries were merged into a single bureau in late 2014, headed by Armen Yeritsyan. The ARF is said to get three ministerial portfolios and two gubernatorial posts. Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |