The Secretary General and the Secretaries are jointly responsible to the General People's Congress while every secretary is responsible for the sector he supervises. The General Budget of the State is issued by a law and the General People's Congress endorses the balance sheet of the State. A Law regulates the establishment of public departments and appointments and dismissals of Government employees. Defending the Country is the responsibility of every citizen. Through general military training, the People shall be trained and armed.
Law regulates the method for preparing military cadres and the general military training.
The terms 'Council of Minister', 'Prime Minister', and 'Minister' are to be replaced, wherever mentioned, by the terms 'General Secretariat of the General People's Congress', 'Secretary General', and 'The Secretary'. For corrections please contact A. Tschentscher .