Accompanied by his spouse Anna Hakobyan, Prime Minister NIkol Pashinyan attended the concert dedicated to the 91st birth anniversary of National Hero of Armenia, conductor Hovhannes Chekidjian at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra and National Academic Choir of Armenia performed Karl Jenkins’s Adiemus, conducted by Hovhannes Chekidjian.
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government continues discussing public agencies’ budget allocation bids. Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan said his agency’s budget request was based on the context of planned reforms and proposed priorities, as well as on the need to deal with the existing problems. Speaking about their plans for the coming fiscal year, the minister noted that they intend to train several thousand specialists in cooperation with a...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Japanese scientist, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, author of the Origami World Theory, author of the concept of virtual reality Takeo Kanade, who has won the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia for Global Contribution to Information Technologies. The Prime Minister noted that the decision to award Mr. Kanade with the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia for valuable investment in the field of information technologies reflects the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The meeting approved the Government’s legislative initiative on draft amendments to the laws of the Republic of Armenia “On State Pensions” and “On State Benefits.” The aim of the bills is to increase the efficiency of the process of paying pensions and care benefits. As a result, a transition will be made to the non-cash payment of pensions and care benefits, ensuring targeted...
On December 3, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Artsakh Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Masis Mayilyan. The meeting focused on issues of cooperation between Armenia and Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process. The interlocutors stressed the importance of holdings similar meetings on a regular basis in order to sum up the joint work and outline future activities. During the meeting, views were exchanged on the developments in the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultative meeting to discuss the problems of disabled persons and identify the ways of dealing with them. Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister noted that December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, as proclaimed by the UN, which has been celebrated since 1992. “This year’s motto is: “Ensuring active participation of persons with disabilities in social life - the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for...