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Myanmar parliament to debate on addition of one more ministry

Xinhua, May 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's Union Parliament on Thursday agreed to debate for the addition of the Ministry of the Office of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to the government set-up, parliament sources said.

The addition of the new ministry was proposed by President U Htin Kyaw.

Man Win Khaing Than, speaker of the Union Parliament set next Tuesday for the debate.

Myanmar's new government, led by President U Htin Kyaw, has reformed the ministries with 21 run by 18 ministers, reducing the total number of ministries in the previous government.

The reformed ministries include a new ministry of ethnic affairs.

Of the ministers, Aung San Suu Kyi holds two more posts of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the President's Office in addition to that of State Counselor.

According to the 2008 constitution, ministries of home affairs, border affairs and defense are run by the military personnel.

The new government took office on April 1 after the handover of the duties of head of state from the previous U Thein Sein's government was complete on March 30. Endit