Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today attended the closing ceremony of Step to Home training program in Tsaghkadzor, Kotayk Marz. The Premier watched Karno Kochari, a traditional Armenian dance performed by program participants. The Head of Government delivered a speech, in which he stated: “Dear Chief Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Dear members of government, Honorable MPs, Dear public figures, Dear guests and Step to Home program participants, When Kochari...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in Vayots Dzor Marz on a working visit to discuss the situation around the Amulsar goldmine After meeting with the people’s representatives in Jermuk, the Premier visited Saravan and Goraik communities near the Amulsar mine. Nikol Pashinyan talked with the locals, took note of their views and concerns, reflected over possible solutions to the problem, and answered their questions. The Premier later on called at Lydian Armenia’s laboratory...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government adopted a decision on establishing the terns and conditions for housing purchase or construction of the targeted affordable mortgage lending State assistance program for commissioned and non-commissioned contract officers on active duty or serving at the Ministry of Defense (MoD). The decision provides that each year 500 MoD servicemen can benefit from the program, which envisages a maximum of AMD...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received outgoing Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski. The Prime Minister highly appreciated Ambassador Switalski’s diplomatic activity in terms of promoting EU-Armenia relations and attached importance to his contribution to democratic processes underway in our country. “I would like to thank you for your tenure-long efforts and your support of the reform process in Armenia, which was very important and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Irish RyanAir carrier’s Chief Commercial Officer David O’Brien and Route Development Director Kate Sherry. The Prime Minister advised that the Armenian government has declared tourism as a priority. The sector has great development potential, and the development of civil aviation is of paramount importance in this respect. The Premier went on to note that the Government is keen to see leading international air carriers involved in...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received International Monetary Fund Regional Director for Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour. IMF Resident Representative in Armenia Yulia Ustyugova was in attendance. Noting that Armenia and the IMF are cooperating effectively, the Premier said his government eager to expand the scope of interaction, considering Armenia’s ambitious multi-vector development agenda. In this regard, the head of the Armenian government highlighted the role of...
