Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultation with the heads of public administration bodies to discuss issues related to the allocation of extra budgetary funds. Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister stated, in part: “I have already declared that this year we expect to have an excess of 62 billion drams in the revenue side of the State budget; more precisely, we are not expecting, but we are sure to exceed the planned receipts by at least 62 billion drams this year, and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called a consultative meeting to discuss issues related to the reform of the Family Vulnerability Assessment System in Armenia. First, a brief analysis was presented on the situation, evaluation principles, assistant types and deficiencies revealed in the Family Vulnerability Assessment System (PAROS), effective since 1994. As deficiencies, the report specified the involvement of the same families in the system, the application of human factor-induced...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a group of about two dozen students from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, who have arrived in Armenia to get acquainted with Armenia’s system of governance, the ongoing reforms and transformations. The Prime Minister greeted the students and upon their request, touched upon the developments in our country. Nikol Pashinyan underscored that his government is strongly committed to developing and strengthening...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by Bernard de Wit, the deputy chief executive officer of French asset manager Amundi, which is the main shareholder of Amundi and one of the two private pension fund managers in Armenia. Greeting the guests, the Prime Minister said pension reform is of great importance to Armenia, and the meeting is a good opportunity to discuss cooperation prospects. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the Government is eager to develop the ongoing...
Accompanied by RA Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today visited the Central Clinical Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense. The Prime Minister visited servicemen Argishti Sepkhanyan and Aganik Zoroghian, who have received gunshot wounds as a result of enemy firing. The medical staff informed the Prime Minister about the servicemen’s health status and the recovery process. Nikol...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultation to review the draft project on introduction of foreign economic activity service centers (FEASC). It has been developed by the State Revenue Committee. SRC Chairman David Ananyan outlined the steps and goals proposed by the project. The draft suggests incorporating the functions of different departments under the one-stop-shop principle in order to streamline the export-import procedures for entities engaged in foreign economic activity....