NAY PYI TAW, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar parliament approved establishing two new ministries here on Thursday.
The two newly-established ministries are the Ministry of Union Government Office and the Ministry of International Cooperation.
U Thaung Tun, national security advisor and U Kyaw Tin, minister of state for foreign affairs are appointed as union ministers for both ministries.
The new ministries are designed to effectively implement administrative issues, plan and finance issues as well as cooperate with international organizations, according to a presidential statement to the parliament.
During the tenure of the incumbent government, there are a total of 22 ministries so far.
The parliament has also approved to reform the country's Anti-Corruption Commission.
