Saturday, May 27 2017 14:18

ArmInfo. Armenian National  Assembly chairman Ara Babloyan, a few days after his entry into the  new post, began structural reforms in the Parliament.  Particularly,  Babloyan told the parliamentarians at the first meeting of the newly  formed NA Council that the National Assembly and people's  representatives should proceed from the priorities and opportunities  of the state in the future, first of all, to determine the number of  staff members - assistants, experts, advisers to deputies.

As an example, Babloyan brought himself: "The biggest load today lies  on me, as the NA chairman. I received a large staff as a 'heritage' -  advisers, assistants, but today I told them, I will not work with  you. I admit, it is difficult. Of the 22 employees of my staff, I  left 6. You know what, we have to tighten our belts in accordance  with our capabilities. If now, proceeding from the interests of our  state, I do so, as these are our opportunities, I must ask my  colleagues to follow my example. "- stated the chairman of the  parliament while  discussing in the Council the issue of the number  of experts in parliamentary commissions.

People's representatives, in particular, suggested  to increase the  number of experts in the parliamentary commissions, based on the fact  that some of them were unified, and so did the workload on the staff.  As a result of the discussions, it was decided to increase the number  of experts in the commissions on state and legal issues and on the  protection of human rights, on health and social security issues and  on economic issues by three. Two additional experts will provide the  remaining 5 commissions, and the issue of experts of the commission  on European integration still remains open.