(130619) -- DAMASCUS, June 19, 2013 (Xinhua) --Syrian President Bashar al-Assad receives an interview by Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in Damascus, Syria, June 17, 2013.(Xinhua/SANA) (srb)
Damascus, June 22 (IANS) Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday ordered Minister of Electricity Emad Khamis to form a new government, the media reported.
Assad appointed Khamis as prime minister of the new government, replacing former Prime Minister Waerl al-Halqi, Xinhua news agency reported.
The formation of the new government came weeks after the Syrian parliament was elected.
According to the law, a new government should be formed within 40 days following the parliament elections.
The government will be the sixth to be formed under the presidency of al-Assad.
The last government was formed in August 2014, following the re-election of al-Assad, and was headed by al-Halqi.
The names of the new ministers are expected to be announced within the next two days.
