Today, on Knowledge and Schooling Day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan traveled to Sevan town in Gegharkunik Marz where he called at basic school N3 after V. Karapetyan. Congratulating those present on Knowledge and Schooling Day, the Prime Minister stated, in part: “ Today, September the first is being marked in the new Armenia, and these 111 children are the first-graders of the new Armenia. What is the difference, and what should be different in this new situation? I think that we...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received light industry representatives, particularly from the companies operating in the field of clothing, footwear and leather production to discuss the challenges and prospects for the development of this sector. Welcoming the participants, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated in part, “Light industry holds a central position in the vision of our economic progress, particularly in terms of textile industry and clothing, as well as the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister made a statement: “I feel that the so-called period of adaptation is over for our government, and we will have to get down in earnest to implementing large-scale reforms in the near future, which in turn will add momentum to reforms and trigger a new tide of economic and political development in Armenia. I think we need to state the methodology of reforms,...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultative meeting on the provision of targeted assistance to farmers. Minister of Agriculture Artur Khachatryan introduced a draft program developed to that effect, which provides for direct assistance to certain categories of farmers. It will be implemented as a pilot program in the autumn-winter season. The Minister said the program shall cover an area of 2,700 hectares, with the amount of State support standing at about 185 million drams. The...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the March 1 victims’ relatives. Addressing the guests, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated, in part, “I t has always been on my agenda to have such a meeting during this period: I just wanted to meet you after having specific results in terms of exposing the March 1 case. To my mind, the probe into the March 1 case has progressed considerably over the past few months and, addressing the August 17 rally, I declared that in essence, the...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a consultation was held in the Office of Government to discuss the ongoing and prospective road construction programs. The Prime Minister noted that the State is responsible for the quality and smooth operations of infrastructures. “Unfortunately, the quality of infrastructures still falls short of perfection, but we also understand that we need to make the most efficient efforts to get things right in this field. It is crucial for us to...
