A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government made a decision with a view to completing work on extension of ANPP Second Power Unit’s operations. Under the Extension of ANPP Second Power Unit’s Operations Program, a cooperation agreement was signed between the governments of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation on December 20, 2014, followed by a loan arrangement signed on February 5, 2015 (USD 300 million in total,...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a consultation on the Government’s anti-crisis measures and programs. The meeting discussed ways of expanding the assistance toolkit for economic entities under the first anti-crisis program in terms of making additional investments in the statutory capitals of companies. A number of proposals and recommendations were voiced during the exchange of views over the possibility of bolstering individual economic sectors. Highlighting the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov at the latter’s initiative. The Kyrgyz President was interested in the health status of Armenia’s Prime Minister and his family members, wishing them good health and every success. The interlocutors exchanged views on the current coronavirus-related situation in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. They briefed each other on the efforts underway in both countries to fight the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today introduced newly appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan to senior army staff at Defense Ministry Headquarters. The Prime Minister thanked outgoing Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan for the work done during his tenure and noted that they will analyze the results of joint work and come to a common conclusion on what has been done and what needs to be done yet in the near future. The Prime...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today introduced newly appointed Police Chief Vahe Ghazaryan to senior police staff. The Premier first thanked outgoing Police Chief Arman Sargsyan for his tenure-long work, noting that together they will analyze the activities carried out during this period and come to common conclusions. Nikol Pashinyan noted that today is a difficult time, and in addition to police activities, the biggest challenge is the coronavirus. “Over the last three...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today introduced newly appointed NSS Director Argishti Karamyan to the National Security Service staff. The Prime Minister first thanked Eduard Martirosyan for good work as NSS Director, and before that, as Deputy Director. Nikol Pashinyan noted that Mr. Martirosyan served as NSS Director in a difficult period, and there will still be an opportunity to discuss the joint work done during this time and the steps to take ahead. Introducing newly appointed...
