A regular cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the drafts laws to make amendments and additions to the Tax Code and Code on Administrative offenses of the Republic of Armenia and considered their discussion in the National Assembly as urgent. The goal of the drafts is to introduce a system of universal declaration of income of individuals in the country. The declaration must be submitted by April 20 of the tax year following...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted the former president of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey. The interlocutors exchanged thoughts on the processes taking place in the South Caucasus. The Prime Minister referred to the positions of the Armenian side on Nagorno Karabakh issue, normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani, as well as Armenian-Turkish relations. Implementation of consistent steps towards strengthening stability and security in the region was highlighted.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The interlocutors discussed both bilateral and regional issues. In this context, the improvement of the atmosphere in the South Caucasus region and the implementation of appropriate steps in that direction were emphasized. Emphasizing the need for continuous development of trade and economic ties between Armenia and Georgia, the parties agreed to hold a session of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation of special envoys of the EU and EU member states on Eastern Partnership. The Prime Minister welcomed the delegation's visit to Armenia and emphasized the continuous development of Armenia-EU cooperation. Nikol Pashinyan mentioned the fact of the reforms implemented in our country in the framework of the Eastern Partnership initiative in the areas of democracy development, justice, economy and other directions and added that the...
On November 15, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The interlocutors exchanged ideas on the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in particular, the November 7 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington, and the subsequent trilateral meeting. Secretary of State Blinken expressed US willingness to continue supporting the settlement of Armenia-Azerbaijan...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister on supporting the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan Igor Khovaev. Nikol Pashinyan noted that, as he has already publicly announced, Armenia supports the proposals presented by the Russian side still in August of this year, which can be the basis for further negotiations on the settlement of relations between Armenia and...
