YEREVAN. – The National Assembly (NA) of Armenia will convene a special session on November 17.

The government decision on making respective proposals to the parliament was approved at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting.  

Government Chief of Staff-Minister Davit Harutyunyan announced that 26 items are included in the agenda of this special NA session.

In particular, Harutyunyan pointed to the package of amendments to the law on the makeup of the government, pursuant to which the Ministries of Emergency Situations and Territorial Administration will be merged, and, in addition, the Ministry of International Economic Integration and Reforms will be established.   

The bill on exempting border villages from business taxes is also planned to be passed. 

“The package of bills on the 2015 State Budget as well as several drafts, which previously were marked as urgent, also will be discussed [at this special session],” Davit Harutyunyan added.