RA Minister of Justice: The main goal of reforming the law "On the  structure and activity of the government" is to formation an optimal  structure

ArmInfo.The main goal of reforming the law "On the structure and activity of the government" and in a package of related laws is to formation an optimal structure  that will enable us to best ensure the activities of the cabinet of  ministers by implementing the government's program and the policies  that flow from it.

On April 16 in parliament, introducing in the  first reading the amendments to the law "On the structure and  activity of the government" and in a package of related documents, RA  Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan said.  According to him, the  executive body is confident that with the structure presented it will  be able to fully carry out the functions assigned to it, and carry  out the government program. The development of a package of documents  was preceded by numerous discussions, analysis of the situation, the  study of international experience. It is planned, in particular, to  leave the posts of two deputy prime ministers instead of three  vice-premiers. In particular, the post of first vice-premier is  shrinking. Of the 18 ministries, 12 will remain. For example, the  Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the  Ministry of Education and Science are united in one structure - the  Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. The Ministry of  Agriculture unites with the Ministry of Economy into one single  organization - the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.

The Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources unites  with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development into  a single structure - the Ministry of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructures. The functions of this department will also include  all issues related to transport. The new department will include a  water management committee, a civil aviation committee and a state  property management committee. The Ministry of Transport,  Communications and Information Technology will be renamed the  Ministry of High-Tech Industry with the exception of  transport-related functions and the inclusion of functions related to  the digital economy and the military-industrial complex. In the  future, it is planned that the functions of the committee of the  military-industrial complex will fall to this state structure.  Instead of the Ministry of Diaspora, the institute of the High  Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs under the office of the Prime  Minister will begin to apply.

It is envisaged that the established units in the new departments, in  addition to political and conceptual posts, as well as posts that  overlap. In addition, when transferring a civil servant from one  department to another, it is possible that he will be demoted and  paid. If such conditions are waived, the civil servant will be  transferred to the reserve. Thus, as noted by Artak Zeynalyan, the  following departments will operate in the system of state  administration:

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. Ministry of Defense 3. Ministry of  Emergency Situations 4. Ministry of Justice 5. Ministry of Labor and  Social Affairs 6. Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport  7. Ministry of Nature Protection 8. Ministry of Health care 9.  Ministry of Finance 10. Ministry of Economy 11. Ministry of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructures 12. Ministry of High  Technology Industry.  Government meetings will be closed, except for  a few cases.

Earlier, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that the main goal of  reforms in the system is to increase management efficiency. At the  same time, there will be no personnel pogroms, but priority will be  given to the best highly professional workers. "Yes, there will be  reductions, but they will be carried out in an evolutionary way, and  each employee will get his chance," the head of government stressed,  also pointing out the importance of a balanced and objective approach  in dealing with personnel issues. He added that today's decision is  of an interim nature, and in the future some changes are not  excluded.