No Talk of Mass Layoffs at Gazprom Armenia, Says Deputy Prime Minister

There is no talk of mass layoffs for thousands of employees at Gazprom Armenia. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan made this statement during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly, in response to a question from Sarik Minasyan, a member of the Luysavor Hayastan faction, regarding whether there would be any optimization at the company in the near future.

According to him, the discussions do not involve mass layoffs at Gazprom Armenia. "If there is labor optimization, it should be done at the expense of the development of the management system," Grigoryan stated, as reported by Armenpress, adding that such layoffs are logical under conditions of technological development.

The Deputy Prime Minister expressed confidence that the reports in the media regarding mass layoffs affecting thousands of people are not consistent with reality.