Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi pledged to ensure that weapons remain exclusively under state authority, according to the INA state news agency.

In the government program submitted to parliament, Zaidi outlined plans to “reforming the security apparatus by restricting weapons to state control and strengthening the capabilities of the security forces,” INA cited the parliament media office as saying.

Zaidi took the oath of office on Thursday with an incomplete cabinet after lawmakers were unable to agree on several major positions, including the ministries of interior and defense.

Lawmakers told Reuters that Basim Mohammad was named Iraq’s new oil minister, while Fuad Hussein retained his role as foreign minister in the incoming administration.

Parliament approved 14 ministers in total, though disagreements prevented consensus on a number of remaining positions, among them the interior and defense ministries.

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