AMMAN — Prime Minister
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
has said that corruption is incompatible with Jordanian culture and values, and
that the existing legal framework enables the government to deal with and deter
any possible case of corruption, local media outlets reported.
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During his meeting
with the undersecretaries and directors general of government ministries and
related bodies on Wednesday, Khasawneh emphasized their role and responsibility
in implementing the public sector modernization map, stressing that hesitation
in decision–making is unacceptable.
Khasawneh said that the government has a
comprehensive political, economic, and administrative modernization project
that extends for 10 years, and pointed out that the public sector modernization
plan is in the implementation stage, which has clear timelines.
He said that as a result of the latest
Cabinet reshuffle, the ministries of public works and transport were entrusted to one
minister, and the labor portfolio was given to the minister of industry, trade
and supply, in order to conduct an objective and gradual examination and
evaluation of the possibility of merging or abolishing ministries, as suggested
in the public sector modernization map.
“We will not deal with the issue of merging and
restructuring institutions as a sacred text, as it is subject to modification
and change,” Khasawneh said.
He also said that the rights of employees will not
affected, stressing that the number of public sector employees will not
decrease.
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