A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In an effort to diversify the terms and conditions applicable to public procurement procedures and develop a system of alternatives, the Government amended one of the previously adopted decisions. The reference note says that the requirement for the amount of qualification under the current regulations, as well as the lack of alternatives, cannot provide sufficient incentives for increased participation in...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with RA President Armen Sarkissian. The Prime Minister and the President discussed the situation in the country. They talked about the steps aimed at improving the internal political atmosphere. In this context, reference was made to the proposed early parliamentary elections. The parties stressed the need to amend the Constitution and improve the legislative framework in an effort to hold free and fair elections.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultative meeting to discuss the draft concept for assessing public investment programs. Developed by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, the draft has already been circulated within the government agencies concerned. The concept suggests introducing a system for assessing the effectiveness of public investment programs, taking into account the criteria applicable to per-sector planning, evaluation and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today called at the Ministry of Defense to introduce to the top brass newly appointed chief of the General Staff Artak Davtyan. Addressing those present, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated: “Dear Mr. Minister, Dear Colleagues, Generals and Officers, I am here to introduce Lieutenant General Artak Davtyan as the new chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. This is not news, indeed, since we all knew that Mr. Davtyan was going to...
Guided by the provisions of the Constitution and the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel,” on March 10, 2021, the Prime Minister submitted a proposal to the President of the Republic to appoint Artak Davtyan Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia with the attached draft of the relevant decree. On March 11, 2021, the Office of the Prime Minister received the objections of the President of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia once again congratulated his Georgian counterpart on being appointed to the office of Prime Minister and wished him every success in the exercise of that important mission. The parties voiced reciprocated readiness to build on the high-level contacts established between the two nations in a bid to forward the hectic agenda...