YEREVAN. – The serving Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia, Armen Yeritsyan, will head the new ministry which will be formed by the joining of the Ministries of Emergency Situations and Territorial Administration. 

Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned the aforesaid from its sources.

The new combined office will be called the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Territorial Administration.

But is yet unclear how the matter will be resolved regarding the position of Deputy Prime Minister, which the former Minister of Territorial Administration was holding. This office cannot be eliminated, since it is specified by the Constitution.     

The Armenian News-NEWS.am’s sources also informed that either Yeritsyan, or former Minister of Finance and Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan’s chief advisor Vache Gabrielyan, who will be appointed head of the newly established Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms, will hold the Deputy PM’s position.