An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before discussing the agenda, Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan provided statistics on COVID-19 situation in Armenia. 577 new cases were recorded on July 11, 182 - on July 12 to bring the total number to 32,151. The Minister reported 650 patients in extremely serious condition. 43 patients are connected to lung ventilators. Arsen Torosyan further advised that as of 9:00 am on July 13, there is...
At the beginning of the Government’s extraordinary meeting of July 13, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the military incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Minister of Defense David Tonoyan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan reported on the current situation. The Premier stated in his remarks: “Dear colleagues, dear citizens! Yesterday, on July 12th, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out provocative actions on the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government passed a decision “On implementing procurement from a single entity for the reconstruction of Lichk substation of High-Voltage Electric Networks CJSC.” The reference note says that Lichk substation was commissioned as early as in 1961. The substation actually needs full refurbishment given the fact that it has been in operation for more than 50 years. Minister of Territorial...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Mohamed AlZaabi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Armenia, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country. The Prime Minister said the Ambassador’s tenure was marked by effective cooperation between Armenia and the UAE. Nikol Pashinyan stressed that the Armenian government is interested in UAE’s reform experience. “We hope that in the near future Armenia will...
Accompanied by Minister of Defense David Tonoyan and Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the newly-commissioned Kalashnikov sub-machine-gun factory in Armenia. The Prime Minister toured the AK-103 assembly shop, created on the basis of Neutron CJSC. RF Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin attended the Premier during the factory tour. The Prime Minister was told that 50 thousand sub-machine-guns will...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a working meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces, headed by Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Onik Gasparyan. Development scenarios in our region’s military-political situation and the plan for the use of the Armed Forces were discussed during the meeting. Addressing those present, the Prime Minister said: “Today’s discussion is...
