Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received Modern Classics Composer Festival participants: composer Tigran Mansourian, Latvian composer Georgs Pelecis, German violinist Gidon Kremer, Chinese violinist Ning Feng, violinist Chuchan Siranossian, Latvian cellist Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, Italian cellist Mario Brunello, French pianist Rémi Geniet, as well as the co-organizers of the festival: Artistic Director and Conductor of Armenia’s State Symphony Orchestra Sergei Smbatyan and...
Accompanied by his spouse Anna Hakobyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended a gala concert dedicated to the 90th birth anniversary of People’s Artist of Armenia, conductor Yuri Davtyan, held at the the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after A. Spendiaryan. The jubilee concert was performed by Opera and Ballet Theater’s soloists, the Symphonic Orchestra and the Choir. The concert program featured works by Glinka, Verdi, Offenbach, Minkus, Bizet, Puccini, Mascani,...
Today Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. In attendance were Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts Cheryl Fernandez, USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser, U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Armenia Christopher W. Smith and Head of the U.S. Embassy Political Economy Section Ryan Campbell. Welcoming the U.S. partners, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the passage of a...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a telephone conversation with RF Premier Dmitry Medvedev. The two heads of government discussed progress in the implementation of the agreements reached at their Moscow meeting of October 25, 2019. Views were exchanged on a number of issues on the agenda of the Armenian-Russian bilateral relations.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Vazil Hudák. The Premier stressed the importance of implementing joint investment projects through closer interaction between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Bank. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the programs implemented in cooperation with the EIB are of great importance to the business community and the citizens of Armenia, as they seek to support the private sector and improve...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister referred to the resolution on the Armenian Genocide adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives. “I think that this will play an important role in the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and will certainly add momentum to the process. In this regard, I would like to express my appreciation to the Armenian organizations operating in the...
