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182394
Mon, 05/16/2011 - 10:39
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Iranian President to Oversee Oil Ministry after Merger
TEHRAN, May 16 (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that he himself will preside the country's oil ministry following the mergers by a number of ministries.
"The Iranian government and Parliament have consensus on the Oil Ministry merger…I am the caretaker for the Oil Ministry," President Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech on Sunday.
The Iranian chief executive added that the decision to merge ministries was made based on a "legal duty" and "structural obligation" and emphasized that the government's swift implementation of the law has "executive and scientific" reasons.
Iran's Oil Minister Massoud Mir-Kazzemi and other officials stepped down following planned mergers by a number of ministries.
Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli also left the cabinet.
Iran last week merged the Oil Ministry with the Energy Ministry, Industries and Mines Ministry with the Commerce Ministry, and the Welfare Ministry with the Labor Ministry in a move to cut the number of government departments to 17 from 21 and boost the administration's efficiency.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government will have to nominate the ministers for the merged ministries to the parliament and seek votes of confidence, senior parliament member Hossein Sobhaninia said last week.
"The Iranian government and Parliament have consensus on the Oil Ministry merger…I am the caretaker for the Oil Ministry," President Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech on Sunday.
The Iranian chief executive added that the decision to merge ministries was made based on a "legal duty" and "structural obligation" and emphasized that the government's swift implementation of the law has "executive and scientific" reasons.
Iran's Oil Minister Massoud Mir-Kazzemi and other officials stepped down following planned mergers by a number of ministries.
Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli also left the cabinet.
Iran last week merged the Oil Ministry with the Energy Ministry, Industries and Mines Ministry with the Commerce Ministry, and the Welfare Ministry with the Labor Ministry in a move to cut the number of government departments to 17 from 21 and boost the administration's efficiency.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government will have to nominate the ministers for the merged ministries to the parliament and seek votes of confidence, senior parliament member Hossein Sobhaninia said last week.
