YEREVAN. - Armenia’s Ministry of Transport and Communication is preparing a conclusion on the optimization of its staff, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication, Artur Araqelyan, told journalists in the parliament Friday.

Asked whether the number of deputy ministers will be cut at the Ministry, he noted that there are three deputy ministers now, this being a relatively small number. “Of course, the process cannot go very fast, since we are studying all the staff units, not only deputy ministers,” he said.  

Redundancies have already taken place in the state sector of transport and communication system: after the switch to digital broadcasting, part of the personnel and technical equipment have been downsized at “Television and radio broadcasting network of Armenia” CJSC.

“The Ministry also cut down the motor pool by four cars, which were not old at all,” Araqelyan added.