Wednesday, March 7 2018 15:20

ArmInfo. The meetings of the Armenian government will be closed. The corresponding draft law "On the structure and activities of the government" and amendments to the  package of related laws were adopted at the meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 7 in the first reading.  According to Justice Minister David Harutyunyan, the new government of Armenia, which will be formed in April this year, will consist of a prime minister, first deputy prime minister, two vice-premiers and  17 ministers against 18 at present. 

The Ministry of International Integration and Reform is to be  disbanded. The new government will be formed within 15 days after the  appointment of the Prime Minister. After the appointment, the prime  minister must present to the president the candidacies of  vice-premiers and ministers within five days. The president either  immediately appoints ministers, or appeals to the Constitutional  Court, which must confirm the compliance of the candidate for this  position. The government is considered formed if at least two- thirds  of cabinet members are appointed.

 A member of the government assumes office from the moment of  promulgation of the decree of the president. The appointed ministers  will take an oath in the presence of the president in his residence.  The government's sessions will be held in closed session, which,  according to Harutyunyan, will enable members of the Cabinet of  Ministers to conduct frank and interested conversation on various  issues. The provisions concerning the quorum in holding government  meetings, including those in martial law, have also been established.  The agenda of the government meetings is published at least one day  before the meeting. There are also cases when the prime minister must  file a resignation, in particular when he lost the citizenship of  Armenia or acquired the citizenship of another country. 

"The situation is coordinated with the resignation of the prime  minister, for example, when the head of government does not present  the required number of candidates for forming a Cabinet within 5  days," the main speaker said. It should be noted that according to  the rumored rumors, the current Prime Minister will be occupied by  the current President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, and the current  Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan is the first vice-premier.