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...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by Giovanni Rubini, chief executive officer of RENCO Italian Company. The meeting focused on the implementation of a new thermal power plant construction project at a site adjacent to the Yerevan TPP. The Prime Minister stressed that the Armenian government is eager to attract investments and implement new projects, but it will never assume such commitments as may negatively impact the country’s energy security and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Shombi Sharp. The Prime Minister appreciated the fruitful efforts exerted by the UN Office in our country and emphasized that the Government of the Republic of Armenia is keen to develop cooperation with the United Nations. Nikol Pashinyan expressed the belief that the ongoing close cooperation with the UN Office will be continued ahead to result in successful...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received European Parliament MP Frank Engel. Highly appreciative of Franck Engel’s pro-Armenian activities, the Prime Minister thanked him for regularly raising issues of concern to Armenia and the Armenian people in the European Parliament, as well as for conveying an unbiased idea of Artsakh people’s legitimate struggle at various international platforms. Frank Engel thanked the Premier for his kind remarks and assured that he would...
11.06.2018PM receives RENCO delegation
