Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in Italy on an official visit. The visit kicked off in the Mekhitarist Congregation, San Lazzaro Island, where he met with the Congregation’s spiritual leaders and representatives of the Armenian community of Venice. Pontifical Delegate of the Mekhitarist Congregation, Prelate of the Armenian Catholic Church in Turkey Archbishop Levon Zekian welcomed Nikol Pashinyan on behalf of the Congregation and the Armenian community and wished him every...
Dear National Assembly Speaker, National Assembly Members, Dear Members of Government, In my concluding remarks for this round of the 2020 State budget debate, I would like to address two, so to speak, pending issues, namely whether the 2020 State budget bill is a revolutionary one, and when people will benefit from the change? During the 2018 revolution when I was not yet the Prime Minister of Armenia, I declared that the Armenia’s budget should increase by 30-35% within...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the year-end meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham), attended by U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracey, the AmCham Board of Directors with more than 100 members, as well as representatives from the Armenian government and international donor organizations. Addressing the audience, the Prime Minister noted that from the very first days of last year’s political revolution in Armenia, his government set an agenda of...
In honor of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Anna Hakobyan, who are in France on a working visit, a reception was held with the participation of spiritual and secular leaders of the Armenian community, French Parliament members of Armenian descent, political and cultural figures, and business community representatives. Addressing those present, the Prime Minister spoke about his working visit to France, the talks held with President Macron, Armenia’s foreign policy and the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in a discussion held in the format of a master class at the Second Paris Peace Forum. The discussion was moderated by New York Times Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Europe Steven Erlanger. Introducing the Prime Minister, Steven Erlanger noted that Nikol Pashinyan is an interesting person. Mr. Erlanger stressed that he had a special attitude to the head of the Armenian government, because the latter is an ex-journalist: he had been in prison...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended a gala event dedicated the 10th anniversary of the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the young diplomats’ oath-taking ceremony. The Premier first visited the Diplomatic School to get acquainted with its decade-long activities. Addressing the event, Prime Minister Pashinyan congratulated those present on the Diplomatic School’s Anniversary. He noted that the meanings of old and new concepts are getting new nuances...
