ArmInfo.The first meeting of the Armenian government under the leadership of newly elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was postponed to tomorrow - May 11th.
According to the press service of the Government, the next session of the Armenian government will be held on May 11 at 11:00.
Whether the meeting will be held in an open format for the media representatives, at the moment is not reported. At the same time, on May 2, Nikol Pashinyan, leader of the protest movement, told journalists that the first and symbolic decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would be the abolition of the sensational law on holding the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers sitting behind closed doors.
It should be noted that the practice of holding executive body meetings behind closed doors was introduced by the new Constitution, and after its entry into force - on April 9, April 12, the first meeting took place in such a format. As one of the "promoters" of this innovation said, acting. Minister of Justice of Armenia David Harutyunyan, this is quite normal and generally accepted phenomenon, and by no means a departure from the norms of democracy, as many representatives of civil society believe. "The meeting should be closed so that the members of the Cabinet could discuss in a free, relaxed atmosphere," he said.