The State Property Management Committee will be renamed the State Assets Management Committee, while the Water Committee will be renamed the Land and Water Committee.
The State Property Management Committee will be renamed the State Assets Management Committee, while the Water Committee will be renamed the Land and Water Committee.
01-10-2026 17:45 Armenia Press release
The government has approved the draft laws on amendments and changes to the laws on "The Structure and Activities of the Government" and "The Bodies of the State Administration System," as well as related laws. As noted by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Davit Khudatyan, it is proposed to rename the State Property Management Committee to the State Assets Management Committee, and the Water Committee to the Land and Water Committee, transferring them from the ministry's jurisdiction to that of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
"There are major priorities in the Government's program for 2026-2031 regarding water infrastructure, the development of the water sector, in all directions—drinking water, irrigation water, water purification plants. There are also functions currently performed by the Water Committee, some of which are carried out by the Ministry of Economy. In particular, there are issues related to the continuous monitoring and effective management of lands, which fall within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy," the minister said. Regarding the establishment of the State Assets Management Committee, Davit Khudatyan stated that it would allow aligning the organizational subordination of state asset management with its functional scope and the necessity of implementing a unified policy for state asset management.
The Prime Minister addressed the discussed issue from another perspective: "Besides management, there is also another problem. You know, land and water are among the most commonly used expressions and the most frequently toasted phrases in our reality—'land and water.' I consider it very important that when thinking about the branding of our agencies in the state administration system, we do not forget the issue that the emotional connection of our citizens with our state institutions is very important."
According to the Prime Minister, the name "Land and Water Committee" also expresses the new perception of what names and branding state bodies should have: "It should be understandable to people, and where it is possible for a state agency to have a name that resonates with people, we should also solve that issue."
Addressing the substantive part of the decision, the country's leader emphasized that, ultimately, for example, the endpoint of irrigation water is the land. "The reason for the non-cultivation of 90% of lands is simply the lack of water. That is, we should not separate the issue of water management from the issue of land management in this logic. Our question in the field of water management should be the following: in all those places where theoretically effective agriculture can exist, we must deliver water to those places so that agriculture can develop."
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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