ArmInfo. To abolish the Ministry of Culture in the conditions of state vandalism in  Azerbaijan and Turkey is tantamount to a crime. A specialist on monuments Samvel Karapetyan expressed such an opinion at a press conference.

ArmInfo. Restructuring the government in the current post- revolutionary and post-electoral situation will create a lot of confusion. Head of the Public Council  of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan expressed this opinion.

ArmInfo.The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia should not be closed. This is stated in the open letter of about thirty winemakers of Armenia addressed to acting  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the decision to close the  structure in the framework of the optimization program.

ArmInfo. According to the draft law amended by the Cabinet of Ministers on amending the Law on the Structure of the Government, 12 out of 17 ministries will be  left.  According to the document, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry  of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Science  will be merged into one single ministry.

ArmInfo. Armenian political forces continue to protest against the government's decision to diband a number of ministries.

ArmInfo. Having considered the draft law on amending and supplementing the law on the "Structure and Functioning of the Government," the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme  Body expresses deep concern about a number of proposed amendments.The  ARFD report received by ArmInfo, in particular, states: "The  Government's initiative to unite ministries, reorganize and dissolve  a number of government bodies without developing a concept, proper  justification and public discussion does not stand up to criticism. 

ArmInfo. Employees of the  disbanded ministries and departments, will be warned on their  dismissal about 3 months beforehand. This was stated by Head of the  Prime Minister's staff, Edward Aghajanyan.

ArmInfo.The Democratic  Party of Armenia fully supports the demands of the staff of the  Ministry of Culture, opposing the disbandment of the ministry.

ArmInfo. Employees of the disbanded Ministries of Culture and the Diaspora are holding a protest action outside the offices of these departments, they  declared an ongoing strike to protest the government's decision to  join these ministries to other government agencies, as a result of  which significant part of their employees will lose jobs.

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ArmInfo. “The Miracle of New Year and Christmas” program took place at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts on December 21, with Beeline’s support.  

ArmInfo. "I love my work very  much," on December 20 Acting Minister of Education and Science of  Armenia, Araik Harutyunyan declared to reporters in response to the  question whether he wants to engage in lawmaking.

ArmInfo. On these days, information is being circulated on the  composition of the new  Cabinet of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The domestic political events in Armenia did not affect and did not change the strategic relations between the two countries, Russian Ambassador to Armenia  Sergey Kopirkin told at press conference on December 18.

ArmInfo. Moscow and Yerevan are  currently preparing a document that should guarantee the absence of  foreign military in biolaboratories in Armenia. This was stated by  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, December 17 on the air of  Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda.

ArmInfo. Latvia is ready to share its experience of cooperation with the EU with Armenia and assist in development. About this during the meeting with the Acting  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was told by the newly appointed  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of  Latvia Ingrid Levrentse (residence in Tbilisi).

ArmInfo. Acting Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Member of the Board of the Civil Contract Party Arayik Harutyunyan, did not rule out that he might end  up in parliament, and also head the parliamentary faction. He stated  this on December 13 in the government.

ArmInfo.Additional 11.6 million AMD will be allocated from the Government's Reserve Fund for the implementation of a program to provide Armenian students with  subscription tickets for free visits to theaters, cinemas, museums,  concerts and exhibition galleries.  The relevant decision was made on  December 13 at a cabinet meeting.

ArmInfo. The political course of Armenia, including in the context of foreign policy, is  exclusively pro-Armenian. 

ArmInfo. The parliament will not elect the next Prime Minister of Armenia.