Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today had a telephone conversation with RF President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Pashinyan dwelt on the situation on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact. Nikol Pashinyan expressed deep concern over the large-scale offensive launched by Azerbaijan, which constitutes an act of aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. He stressed that further escalation is inadmissible and slammed the involvement of extra-regional forces in the hostilities. Vladimir...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a special meeting of the Security Council, which apart from Security Council members was attended by RA President Armen Sarkissian, National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan, Chief of the Office of the Prime Minister Eduard Aghajanyan and Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan. The Security Council focused on ways of countering the large-scale military operations unleashed by the adversary on the border between Artsakh and Azerbaijan. The...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a consultative meeting to discuss the draft public investment management concept. Ministry of Economy representatives detailed the concept’s priorities and goals. They noted that the strategy suggests introducing a smart system that will facilitate the generation of new investment ideas, the long-term planning of projects, as well as the assessment of public investment needs and priorities. A number of proposals and recommendations were...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received a delegation led by Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Artur Tovmasyan, who is in Armenia on official visit. Leader of Armenia National Assembly My Step faction Lilit Makunts and faction secretary Hakob Simidyan were in attendance. Prime Minister Pashinyan delivered opening remarks, in which he stated: “Distinguished Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh, Dear representatives of the National Assemblies of the...
The Food Safety Inspectorate, and the Nature and Subsoil Protection Authority today reported back their performance for 2019 and for the first 8 months of 2020. Head of the Office for Coordination of Inspection Authorities’ Activities Artur Asoyan noted that the risk-based system of inspections has been introduced, and the legislative framework field has been streamlined in these agencies. He reported on the process of making new legislative amendments and gave some details of the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the proposal to sign the Support for Judicial Reform in Armenia: Stage I financing agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the European Commission. The program’s total cost is EUR 30 million. 3 million euros will be used to provide technical assistance (mainly consultancy); the balance of 27 million will go to the State Budget in three equal installments to ensure the...
