Iranian parliament votes in favor of formation of Ministry of Youth and Sports

At a Sunday morning session, members of the Iranian Parliament, the Majlis, explored details of a plan to merge the Physical Training Organization and National Organization of Youth into a new ministry, Trend reports.

157 representatives voted in favor of the plan, with 44 against and 11 abstentions.

The Majlis also approved allocation of budgetary resources, human resources and equipment to the new ministry and said legal measures should be taken to make necessary reforms in the structures of the two organizations to prepare them for the merger.