Prime Minister presents the logic of upcoming structural changes in Armenian Government
ArmInfo. At today's sitting of
the Government, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan presented
the logic of structural changes in the executive power.
Karapetyan said that the reformation of the Ministry of Economy into
a Ministry of Investments and Entrepreneurship Promotion should cause
no concerns. "Real economic analysis is needed to support business
and investments," he said, noting that the lack of the word "economy"
in the name of the ministry does not at all mean that the ministry
will have no "economic" component. He said that discussions are
being held to include the State Water Committee, which is currently a
part of the Ministry of Agriculture, in the new Ministry of Energy
Infrastructures and Resources, because it is necessary to synchronize
the activities of these fields.
The IT sector will be included in the reformed Ministry of Transport,
Communication, IT and Aviation. Now that sector is under the
jurisdiction of the Economy Ministry, but the IT sector is close to
communication and the new minister is quite competent in the field,
so it will be correct if he manages this sector, too. "The aviation
sector, which is currently a part of the Economy Ministry, belongs to
the transport field and should be under the jurisdiction of the
Transport Ministry," he said. As regards the tourism sector, which
also belongs to the Economy Ministry, a Committee will be set up to
ensure specific figures in the field of tourism.
As for the Ministry of Urban Development, he said a Committee of
Architecture and Cultural Values will be created on the basis of the
ministry. "The Minister of Culture thinks that her ministry will best
of all ensure the maintenance of cultural monuments," the Prime
Minister said, noting that the sector will nevertheless be taken out
of the Culture Ministry. "We do not think the changes in the
structure of the Government are an aim in itself," he said, stressing
that he is willing to discuss these issues again if needed in order
to choose the most favorable structure model.