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Mon, 06/13/2011 - 18:49
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Iran's administration disagrees over merger of Culture Ministry and CHTHO
TEHRAN, June 13 (MNA) -- The administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has strongly disapproved of merging the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), though most MPs are showing interest in the proposal.
Through the merger of the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO, the MPs intend to impose their supervision over the duties that have been defined for the CHTHO, which is managed by a director who is normally a vice president and a cabinet member.
“The MPs have yet not made their final decision, though the government disagrees with the plan,” Culture Minister Mohammad Hosseini said at the end of the cabinet session on Sunday.
At an open session in the Majlis on Sunday, most of the MPs agreed with the initial approval of the combination.
“Combination of the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO was also discussed in previous years. However, the ministry and CHTHO are taking on too many responsibilities meaning that the amalgamation should not to take place,” Hosseini added.
“The CHTHO director who is also a vice president can make good decisions to help achieve the goals of the organization,” MP Behruz Jafari, an opponent of the proposal, told the Persian service on IRNA on Monday.
He also said that although Iran is not at a standard level of attracting tourists and that handicrafts is still a growing industry in the country, a merger with the Culture Ministry would lead to an uncertain fate.”
“Combination is not the final solution. There needs to be a new plan so that MPs can impose their supervision over the duties of different organizations and institutions,” he added.
It seems that the Majlis is using the plan to amalgamate the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO to rebuke President Ahmadinejad for his recent decision to merge a number of ministries without parliamentary approval.
Through the merger of the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO, the MPs intend to impose their supervision over the duties that have been defined for the CHTHO, which is managed by a director who is normally a vice president and a cabinet member.
“The MPs have yet not made their final decision, though the government disagrees with the plan,” Culture Minister Mohammad Hosseini said at the end of the cabinet session on Sunday.
At an open session in the Majlis on Sunday, most of the MPs agreed with the initial approval of the combination.
“Combination of the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO was also discussed in previous years. However, the ministry and CHTHO are taking on too many responsibilities meaning that the amalgamation should not to take place,” Hosseini added.
“The CHTHO director who is also a vice president can make good decisions to help achieve the goals of the organization,” MP Behruz Jafari, an opponent of the proposal, told the Persian service on IRNA on Monday.
He also said that although Iran is not at a standard level of attracting tourists and that handicrafts is still a growing industry in the country, a merger with the Culture Ministry would lead to an uncertain fate.”
“Combination is not the final solution. There needs to be a new plan so that MPs can impose their supervision over the duties of different organizations and institutions,” he added.
It seems that the Majlis is using the plan to amalgamate the Culture Ministry and the CHTHO to rebuke President Ahmadinejad for his recent decision to merge a number of ministries without parliamentary approval.
