A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government amended one of its previous decisions to comply with the Law on State Benefits. The law provides that the funeral benefit is paid within 3 months after the disability has expired, at the time of re-examination, but before a medical-social examination conducted by the competent authority, in case the disabled person dies. It has also been stipulated that in the event of loss of entitlement to a...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultative meeting to discuss the new concept for providing social assistance to vulnerable citizens. Touching upon the concept, Nikol Pashinyan noted: “I want to say a few words about this work. Why did this topic arise and appear on our agenda? It is very important to emphasize the strategic and ideological goal that we set as the basis for the system reform initiative. My assessment, which is perhaps a political one, is that the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultative meeting to discuss the programs and activities to be implemented by the Prime Minister’s office in 2020. The meeting specifically focused on the activities of the offices of deputy prime ministers and bodies affiliated to the Office of the Prime Minister. The Premier was told that the activities will be aimed at modernizing the public administration system, enhancing governance efficiency, improving the quality of services...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultation to discuss Armenia’s waste management strategy development process. The Prime Minister first highlighted the need for developing an effective waste disposal and waste management system in Armenia. “Waste management is among the most urgent issues faced in our country. I have said on many occasions that unfortunately today the Republic of Armenia is covered with a thick layer of trash due to some kind of tolerance towards...
On the 30th anniversary of the Armenian pogroms in Baku, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan joined Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan and other high-ranking officials to visit the Tsitsernakberd Memorial Complex and pay tribute to the victims of that appalling crime. The Prime Minister laid a wreath and flowers at the monument to the victims of the pogroms.
The first Cabinet meeting in 2020 was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister congratulated everyone on the start of the working year: “I think 2019 was a successful year; in 2018-2019 we in fact managed to solve the short-term problems on our agenda, while 2020 should be the time to deal with strategic issues. I also think that 2020 is a good start, and the new or updated concept that we have proposed to the...
