Parliament passes bill to change government structure November 17, 2014 - 15:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With 70 votes in favor, 6 against and 31 abstentions, the Armenian parliament adopted Monday, Nov 17, a bill on introduction of amendments in the law on Government’s Structure. During a cabinet meeting on Nov 6, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan offered to merge the Ministries of Emergency Situations and Territorial Administration. The PM also said that a new ministry will be set up to deal with issues related to international economic integration and reforms. Besides, Abrahamyan announced plans to optimize the structure of the government, as 19 ministries “is too much for Armenia.” 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. |