Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first sitting of the Economic Policy Council under the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video link. Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Board at the Centre for Economic Perspectives Foundation, Artak Kamalyan, Member of the Board for Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Gurgen Aslanyan, Chairman of the Armenian Economic Association, Eugene Kandel, Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Zareh...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of the newly constructed Argavand-Shirak road in Yerevan. The event was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan, Yerevan Mayor Hrachya Sargsyan, Asian Development Bank Vice President Shixin Chen and other officials. A contract of 26 million USD was signed on July 16, 2019 between Yerevan Municipality and "Lantina Engineering Construction" (Spain) company for the construction of the road section....
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar. The Prime Minister praised the Armenia-EU partnership, highly appreciating the efforts of the EU and European Council President Charles Michel for regional stability. In the context of regional peace and the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Nikol Pashinyan stressed the importance of the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. Toivo...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Vice President of the Asian Development Bank Shixin Chen. The Prime Minister noted that the Asian Development Bank is an important partner for the Armenian Government, with which large-scale programs are being implemented. Nikol Pashinyan thanked the ADB Vice President for the support to the Armenian Government during the coronavirus pandemic and expressed hope that in the near future they will be able to focus on the economic development agenda....
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, who visited Armenia to attend the 67th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe. The Prime Minister welcomed the visit of the delegation led by Mr. Pololikashvili to our country, highlighting Armenia’s election as a member of the Executive Council of the UNWTO for 2021-2025, which will further promote effective cooperation. Nikol Pashinyan noted that tourism is one of the most Covid-affected...
A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government made redistributions to the state budget and amendments to one of the previous decisions for the implementation of the programs of state housing support for families with children for 2020-2023. In particular, it is envisaged to provide assistance to citizens that have applied to the banks or credit organizations that have contracts with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in the...