A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The draft law on amending the RA Law on Approval of Annual and Complex Programs of Recovery, Conservation, Reproduction and Usage of Lake Sevan Ecosystem was discussed. “Perhaps, this is one of the most delicate issues on our agenda. The government has held several discussions on the situation in the irrigation system over the past one and a half months. We had a problem and a political stance to do...
On August 22, 2018, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Central Committee of Lebanon. Headed by Central Committee Chairman, Lebanese MP Hagop Pakradouni, the delegation comprised Lebanon’s Tourism Minister Avedis Gidanian and Central Committee member Raffi Ashkarian. The sides discussed the results of the Armenian Velvet Revolution and the people’s expectations to that end, including the imperative to promote...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called today at the Engineering City in Yerevan. The City is still at the construction stage, but it has already hosted several high-tech companies. The Prime Minister was shown the City’s layout which features innovative engineering solutions and manufacturing models. Conceived according to the public-private partnership principle, the Engineering City shall host research hubs and schools with advanced teaching of engineering disciplines. It will...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening of the Armenian-Chinese Friendship School in Yerevan. Addressing the ceremony, the Premier stated in part: “I am delighted with the opening of a Chinese language school in Armenia. There is a very well-known proverb: You are as many a person as languages you know. Knowledge of Chinese, especially in this case, will give the opportunity to have a huge layer of humanity and civilization history and tremendous information. And...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received members of the families of those servicemen killed in the April Four-Day War and listened to their concerns. “It is a great honor for me to meet with you. On behalf of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, I wish to thank you for your children’s heroism and self-sacrifice. I believe that their behavior and courage were first of all was brought up in the family. Frankly speaking, I was planning to meet you earlier, but I...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received businessman, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Children of Armenia Foundation Garo Armen and cultural figure Tony Shafrazi, who has collaborated with several world-renowned artists, including Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. During the meeting, the Prime Minister was introduced to the activities of the Children of Armenia Foundation and its upcoming programs, including education and culture. Garo Armen noted that they are planning to create...