
ArmInfo. Armenia will have another holiday - Civil Servant's Day. It will be celebrated on June 23 and will be a working day. At its October 5 meeting, the RA National Assembly Committee on State and Legal Affairs issued a positive opinion on the amendments to the Law "On Holidays and Commemorative Days" submitted by the RA government.
Presenting the amendments, Vache Kalashyan, Head of the Civil Service Department of the RA Prime Minister's Office, noted that Civil Servant's Day is intended to emphasize that all civil servants participate in the common mission of protecting public interests, improving the effectiveness of public administration, and providing quality services to citizens. Regardless of the nature of the function an employee performs—law enforcement, administrative, social, oversight, or any other function of public importance—their activities are ultimately aimed at serving the public interest. Therefore, a more comprehensive and systemic approach is necessary. In order to evaluate this activity and highlight the role of civil service, it is necessary to establish a single day for all civil servants, rather than establish a separate day for each service. This approach is based on the principle: "Different functions, different professions, but one common state mission," which aligns with the logic of modern public administration, within which the activities of various government agencies are viewed as integral parts of a single, unified system of governance.
It should be noted that on December 20, 2002, the UN General Assembly, by resolution 57/277, declared June 23 as Public Service Day. According to paragraph 3 of this resolution, the UN calls on Member States to organize special events on this day to highlight the contribution of the civil service to national development.
The adoption of the bill is intended to evaluate, encourage, and strengthen the role of civil servants in the sustainable development of the country, the effective delivery of public services, the introduction of innovative approaches, and the implementation of unified state policy.