The RA government continues administrative territorial reforms. according to the new decision of the executive, nine communities are united in three regions, as a result of which the total number of local self-government units in the republic will be reduced to 64.

Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures at the March 12 meeting Davit Khudatyan presented a new project, by which it is planned to form three enlarged administrative units. In particular, Stepanavan community will be created in Lori region, including Stepanavan, Gyulagarak and Lori Berd (20 settlements in total).

In Syunik, the enlarged Goris community will be formed by uniting Goris, Tatev and Tegh (total: 28 settlements), and in Vayots Dzor, as a result of the merger of Yeghegnadzor, Areni and Yeghegis, the new Yeghegnadzor community will emerge (total: 32 settlements). Reacting to this decision, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the enlargement process gives exclusively positive results, significantly and several times increasing the subsidy possibilities of local bodies and improving the socio-economic condition of settlements.

The head of the government also emphasized the development of new mechanisms for increasing the efficiency of the work of community authorities and active and simple communication with the population about the process.

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