ArmInfo. According to the draft law amended by the Cabinet of Ministers on amending the Law on the Structure of the Government, 12 out of 17 ministries will be  left.  According to the document, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry  of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Science  will be merged into one single ministry.

ArmInfo. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan jointly with Mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan and architect Artur Meschyan got acquainted with the "Old  Yerevan" project.

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ArmInfo. Acting Deputy Prime  Minister Tigran Avinyan and Acting Minister of Nature Protection Eric  Grigoryan visited Ararat region and got acquainted with the works on  improvement of the landfill in Ararat.

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ArmInfo. During the first 9 months of 2018, 327 cases of illegal deforestation were identified by law enforcement agencies of the Tavush region of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The World Bank confirmed readiness to assist Armenia in the field of environmental protection. This was stated by the head of the WB Yerevan office,  Sylvie Bossutro, during a joint meeting of the ministries of the  Republic of Armenia with representatives of the World Bank, timed to  the process of solving environmental problems and overcoming  financial challenges.  According to the press service of the Ministry  of Nature Protection, during the meeting the participants discussed  mechanisms for mobilizing financial resources for environmental  protection.

ArmInfo. The information that purple cloves are found on the territory of the mine "Amulsar" is true, however, these carnations are not listed in the Red Book. The  doctor of biological sciences, the academician of the Russian Academy  of Natural Sciences, the co-author of the "Red Book of Armenia"  Georgy Fayvush stated this in a conversation with the correspondent  of ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. Roman Melikyan, executive director of the NGO "Association of Renewable Energy Sources in Armenia", presented the results of his research in the activities of  small hydropower stations and efficient use of water resources in the Ministry of Nature Protection.

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia forms a bank of experts in the field of ecology. Representative of the department Armen Vardanyan stated this on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo.At a meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Nature Protection today, the issue of efficient use of the resources of the Amulsar gold mine was  discussed.

ArmInfo. On January 24, the RA Ministry of Agriculture discussed a draft version of the draft law "On Biosafety of GMOs in the Republic of Armenia.

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ArmInfo.Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan met with the project manager for the European countries' consolidation of the EU Water Initiative (EUWI +)  Michael Suter. 

ArmInfo. Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan met on October 19 with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Armenia Petr Mikyska. The sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.

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ArmInfo.Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan held a working meeting on the safe disposal of chemical waste at the Nairit plant.

ArmInfo.Since September 15, water releases from Lake Sevan since September 15 have been discontinued, and in the short term there is no need for new releases.  Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan stated this at a press conference on September 26.