Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan left for the Republic of Tunisia together with his wife Anna Hakobyan this evening on a working visit. On November 18-19, in Djerba, Tunisia, the 18th summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) will be held, during which Armenia will transfer the presidency of the OIF summit to Tunisia. Prime Minister Pashinyan will make a speech at the summit. As part of the visit, the Prime Minister will also have bilateral meetings with the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of "Zar" training center that has been improved with the US support. Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, United States EUCOM Major General Daniel Lasica, and other officials also participated in the event. The "Zar" training center is the main training unit of the peacekeeping brigade of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, where peacekeeping forces are trained, hold...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a group of Ukrainian-Armenian businessmen. Deputy Prime Ministers Mher Grigoryan, Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan, Director General of the Investment Support Center Levon Ohanesyan, as well as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Ukraine Vladimir Karapetyan participated in the meeting. Welcoming the attendees, the Prime Minister...
A regular cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the drafts laws to make amendments and additions to the Tax Code and Code on Administrative offenses of the Republic of Armenia and considered their discussion in the National Assembly as urgent. The goal of the drafts is to introduce a system of universal declaration of income of individuals in the country. The declaration must be submitted by April 20 of the tax year following...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted the former president of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey. The interlocutors exchanged thoughts on the processes taking place in the South Caucasus. The Prime Minister referred to the positions of the Armenian side on Nagorno Karabakh issue, normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani, as well as Armenian-Turkish relations. Implementation of consistent steps towards strengthening stability and security in the region was highlighted.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The interlocutors discussed both bilateral and regional issues. In this context, the improvement of the atmosphere in the South Caucasus region and the implementation of appropriate steps in that direction were emphasized. Emphasizing the need for continuous development of trade and economic ties between Armenia and Georgia, the parties agreed to hold a session of...
