Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg, as well as EU Foreign Policy Service Managing Director for Russia, Eastern partnership, Central Asia, Regional cooperation and OSCE Michael Siebert and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar. The visit was mandated by...
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP) Chairman Sedrak Achemian. Nikol Pashinian: Mr. Achemian, I am happy to see you. First of all, let me thank you for accepting my invitation. The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is one of our traditional political parties, which is also largely influential in the Armenian Diaspora. Contacts like this are important, since we can thereby hear the voice of a portion of Diaspora-based Armenians, and...
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received President of Tashir Group of Companies, founder of the Armenia Investors Club foundation Samvel Karapetyan. The interlocutors discussed Armenian government’s economic programs, steps to improve the business environment and the reform process. In this context, they reviewed Tashir Group’s investment programs and the prospects for further cooperation. Samvel Karapetyan assured that all of the ongoing projects will be continued.
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with RF President Vladimir Putin. President Putin congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on the successful conduct of snap elections in Armenia and on his party’s election win. The parties also referred to the situation in the region and the implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021. In this context, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia stressed the primary...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The government adopted a decision “On temporary ban on imports of products of Turkish origin to the Republic of Armenia,” which suggests extending the ban on Turkish imports for another 6-month period. The reference note says that the ban on Turkish imports is not only meant to impose an economic sanction on Turkey, but it also has a security component as we thereby cut part of financial...
Ahead of the forthcoming launch of the new Police Patrol Service, accompanied by Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arsen Torosyan, the leadership of the Police and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Police Educational Complex to summarize the training process of patrol officers and patrol service executives. The Acting Premier was briefed on the training process and the work...