Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted a group of MPs representing the economic bloc of My Step, Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia parliamentary factions. Addressing the guests, the Prime Minister first touched on the government’s anti-crisis efforts. “As you may know, the government has so far adopted 13 anti-crisis programs. Tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting will at least feature another such program aimed at reimbursing tuition fees. We are also planning to make some...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a regular consultation on the government’s anti-crisis action plan. The meeting first summed up the results of daily monitoring of 13 government-approved programs. The following was reported on the economic assistance measures: within the framework of the first measure 249 credit applications worth 13,159 million drams have been approved; within the framework of the second measure 2943 applications were approved, out of which 2632 -...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a regular consultation on the government’s anti-crisis action plan. The discussion focused on agriculture support programs and long-term development prospects. The meeting was attended by the heads of the agencies concerned, MPs, experts, banking system and civil society representatives. Addressing those present, Prime Minister Pashinyan noted: “Dear colleagues, This is the format in which we discuss our anti-crisis efforts....
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a consultative meeting was held to discuss the draft five-year development strategy of Armenia’s healthcare system. Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan presented the strategic principles set out in the draft, its main goals. In this context, he dwelt on the problems faced in the healthcare sector. The strategy seeks to raise the overall level of public health, enhance average life expectancy, root out the causes of child and maternal...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, discussions continue on actions aimed at minimizing the adverse socioeconomic impact of COVID-19. New proposals were presented at today’s meeting, which discussed ways of supporting universities and students. Tuition fee compensation mechanisms and student loans for high-performing students were on the agenda. In this connection, the Premier emphasized that not a single student with high academic performance should be fired for failure...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultative meeting on draft police reform strategy. The Premier was introduced to the reforms planned for 2020-2022. The reform features the establishment of the Ministry of the Interior and the Patrol Service. The Strategy proposes the following reform priorities: structural changes in the police system and streamlining of functions, establishment of a patrol service and an operational management center, improved efficiency of preliminary...
