Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Special Investigative Service headquarters to introduce newly appointed SIS Chief Sasun Khachatryan to the Service staff. Nikol Pashinyan thanked former Special Investigation Service Chief Vahram Shahinyan for his work and congratulated newly appointed SIS Chief Sasun Khachatryan on his appointment. “The legislation states that the SIS is dealing with offenses committed by law-enforcement, judicial and executive authorities. The next...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Denmark Statistical Service Director Jorgen Elmeskoff. The Prime Minister highlighted the role of official statistics in the effective functioning of the governance system, in the decision-making process and emphasized the need for closer cooperation between Armenia’s Statistical Committee and the Danish Statistical Service in both bilateral and multilateral formats. Noting that each platform is important for professional contacts and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called at the Russian embassy in Yerevan on the occasion of Russia’s national holiday – Russia Day. The Prime Minister congratulated Ambassador Kopirkin, the embassy staff and the friendly people of Russia, wishing them peace and prosperity. Nikol Pashinyan has also sent congratulatory messages to RF President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The message to President Vladimir Putin reads in part: “Dear Vladimir...
An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Proceeding from the need to improve the business environment and enhance tax administration efficiency, the Executive first approved a set of amendments to RA Tax Code, to the law “On amending RA Tax Code” as adopted on December 21, 2017, as well as draft amendments to the law “On Tax Authority-established tax benefits” and “On normative legal acts.” The...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin. The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and expressed confidence that the Armenian-Russian relations will continue to deepen and strengthen through close cooperation with the Government of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan underscored that the friendly and allied relations between Armenia and Russia have ushered in a new stage of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Sam Simonian, the founder of TUMO Center for Creative Technologies. The interlocutors discussed issues related to TUMO center’s activities, new initiatives and projects. Highly appreciative of TUMO’s activities, the Premier said it could become Armenia’s international brand. Nikol Pashinyan assured of his government’s readiness to back Sam Simonian’s initiatives in a bid to raise the quality of education and...
