RA President signed decree on government structureJune 23, 2008 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 21, Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan signed a law on structure of the RA government, the RA leader's press office reported. According to the law, the Armenian government includes 18 ministries. Ministry of Healthcare Ministry of Economy Ministry of Justice Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Nature Protection Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Culture Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry of Defense Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Ministry of Transport and Communication Ministry of Urban Development Ministry of Finance Ministry of Territorial Administration Ministry of Emergency Situations Ministry of Diaspora Affairs The law will come into effect on July 1. The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs will be officially included in the government structure on October 1, 2008. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |