YEREVAN. – The National Assembly (NA) of Armenia has started the debates on making changes in the makeup of the ministerial cabinet.

Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan informed, at Friday’s NA special session, that it is proposed to again divide the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations into two separate ministries (PHOTOS).

This division is planned in order to give the Ministry of Territorial Administration to the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party, and in connection with the latter’s becoming a part of the coalition government to be formed. 

A little more than a year has passed since the Ministries of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations had joined.

On December 1, 2014, the Minister of Emergency Situations, Armen Yeritsyan, had taken helm at this joined ministry.