A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Taking into account the recent escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the need to compensate for the shelling-caused damage to border community residents in the Tavush region of Armenia, the Government decided to allocate AMD 25 million to the regional administration. The reference note says that at least 150 million drams will be required to compensate for the property damage caused to the residents...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the latter's initiative. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan underscored that Armenia highly appreciates the constant attention the Secretary General pays to the peace and security in the South Caucasus. The Prime Minister of Armenia presented the escalation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in result of the provocations undertaken by Azerbaijan, emphasizing that those actions have...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with members of the Armenian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers), who represent companies operating in various sectors of the economy. The Premier noted that the meeting was meant to discuss the current economic situation in the country. “ We must state with regret that we missed the rates of economic growth in 2019 and in the first quarter of 2020, and we need to discuss how we will curb the crisis. From the first days of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultation, which discussed the interim report of the Entrepreneur + State Anti-Crisis Investments Fund of the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF). The meeting reviewed progress in the investment programs implemented in the framework of cooperation between the state and the private sector. 6-7 investment programs are being discussed with foreign investors, the promotion of which is hindered by the fact that the borders are closed due to...
The Digitalization Council met today in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The draft of Armenia’s 2020-2025 digitalization strategy was discussed during the meeting. Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry Stepan Tsaturyan presented the goals of the strategy and the roadmap for their implementation. He noted that Armenia holds leading positions in the development of e-government, digital technologies, and the successful initiatives implemented so far...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held private talks with RF Premier Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk. Prime Minister Pashinyan said in his remarks: “Mikhail Vladimirovich, I am happy to meet with you, as several of our potential meetings have been postponed due to the coronavirus. We have a number of important issues on the agenda of bilateral relations. I think that the relations of allied partnership between Armenia and Russia continue to develop as planned. By the way, 2019 was quite a...
