The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Armenian: Ներքին գործերի նախարարություն, romanized: Nerk’in gortseri nakhararut’yun) is the Armenian government ministry which oversees the Police of Armenia, the Migration and Citizenship Service, and the Rescue Service.
[5] In 2021, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced plans to recreate the Interior Ministry.
[6][7] On 24 November 2022, during a regular Cabinet meeting chaired by Pashinyan a draft law on the reestablishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was adopted,[8] with the Ministry of Emergency Situations ceasing its activities according to the transition schedule.
[9] In December, the National Assembly of Armenia approved a government proposal to set up the ministry.
[10] Pashinyan noted that the purpose of the creation of the interior ministry was aimed at “increasing the effectiveness of the work of the police”[11] and the move was supported by members of parliament, one of whom said that it would increase “democratic oversight” of the police.