A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government amended the 8th anti-crisis program. Accordingly, lump-sum assistance shall be provided to employees and individual enterprises in affected areas, including production of textile products, wood processing and production of wood products and cork, except for furniture, production of straw products and weaving materials, paper and paper products, production of rubber and plastic products, production...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, another hearing on public agencies’ performance reports was held in the Office of Government. Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan reported on the activities implemented in the period under review as part of the Government’s 2019-2023 Action Plan. 56 activities were completed in 2019 in addition to six activities implemented in the first four months of 2020. The measures taken in 2019 were aimed at improving the business...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a remote consultation on the current situation and development prospects in the field of civil aviation. Armenian Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) Head Tatevik Revazyan partook in the discussion via video link. Tatevik Revazyan briefed the Premier on the processes underway in the sphere. She reported that a meeting of the European Flight Safety Team was held on May 12, 2020. As a result of the findings made public following the EU experts’...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan remotely chaired a session of the commission coordinating the activities for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Armenia. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister noted: “Dear colleagues, despite the preventive measures taken by the Government and the rules set by the State of Emergency Commandant’s Office (SECO), we can witness a daily increase in coronavirus cases in the country. I suggest discussing the situation with the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Belarus referred to the coronavirus-driven pandemic and the actions taken to fight the disease. They exchanged information on the situation in both countries and the experience built up during this time. President Lukashenko wished a speedy recovery to Nikol Pashinyan and his family. He expressed hope that the pandemic will soon...
RF President Vladimir Putin congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday. During today’s telephone conversation, the President of Russia wished the Armenian Premier good health and every success. He wished a speedy recovery from the coronavirus infection for Nikol Pashinyan and his family. PM Pashinyan and President Putin exchanged views on the situation with the COVID-19-driven pandemic and development scenarios. In this context, they discussed ways of boosting...