The Armenian prime minister’s office will have 720 employees, according to a decision signed by PM Nikol Pashinyan.

The Armenian leader has also signed another decision to approve the Rules of Procedure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs (former Ministry of Diaspora).

The respective documents are available on e-gov.am.

The PM’s decisions come after a new government structure was set earlier in April, reducing the number of ministries from 17 to 12.

The government is set to function with the following ministries: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Emergency Situations; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs; Ministry of Education, Science and Culture; Ministry of Nature Protection; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure and Ministry of High Technology Industry.