Karabakh president approves new government structureDecember 18, 2020 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) president Arayik Harutyunyan on Friday, December 18 signed a decree to change the structure of Karabakh's government. Accordingly, the government of Artsakh will be comprised of: 1) Minister of State 2) Ministry of Labor, Social and Migration Affairs 3) Ministry of Health 4) Ministry of Justice 5) Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6) Ministry of Economy and Agriculture 7) Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports 8) Ministry of Defense 9) Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures 10) Ministry of Urban Development 11) Ministry of Finance The duties of the State Minister will be performed by the Minister of Finance for the time being. Other government agencies also approved with the decree are as follows: 1) National Security Service 2) State Service for Emergency Situations 3) Cadastre and State Property Management Committee 4) Police 5) State Revenues Committee Harutyunyan said earlier he was leaving his post as head of the ruling Free Homeland party. He said snap elections will be organized as soon as it physically possible, and that he won't be returning to politics. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |