Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Victorin. Welcoming the EU Ambassador, Pashinyan stated: “Cooperation with the European Union is of paramount importance to Armenia at this important stage of reforms. The EU has been one of the most important partners of our democratic agenda following the Velvet Revolution, and we view your appointment from the perspective of forging closer ties of partnership between...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the re-launch of the 220 / 110.10 kV Victory Substation of High Voltage Electricity CJSC by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The project was implemented under the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development-supported Additional Funding for Electricity Supply Reliability facility. The Premier was told that the substation is important for ensuring reliable electricity supply to Yerevan’s south-western...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Economy Minister Tigran Khatchatryan commented on the assessments made in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report. The Minister said that Armenia’s setback was due to the fact that the World Bank had modified its assessment methodology for the first time this year in order to calculate the index called “Protection of small shareholders,” which namely means that the stock market has...
On October 25, 2019, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be off to the Russian Federation on a one-day working visit to attend a regular meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Moscow. The Premier will be back to Yerevan on the sane day.
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government continues discussing public agencies’ budget application requests. Today’s meeting reviewed the Ministry of Economy’s budget allocation bid for FY 2020. The discussion focused on the reforms implemented in the areas under the Ministry’s jurisdiction, the planned structural changes, as well as the problems and priorities. In particular, reference was made to those programs and activities aimed at ensuring...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by Laurent Wauquiez, President of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (France). Welcoming the guests, Nikol Pashinyan said: “Our peoples are bound by deeply-rooted historical ties, warm friendship and privileged relations. The role of the Armenian community in France is of great importance in this respect, a sizeable part of which is settled in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. Armenia is eager to deepen political,...