A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government adopted a decision to increase the amount of pensions and benefits to overcome extreme poverty among the pensioners, the elderly, the disabled and those who get benefits in case of losing the breadwinner. Accordingly, from September 1, 2022, it is proposed to set the amount of the basic pension for calculating the amount of labor pension at 21,000 AMD (instead of 18,000 AMD), the amount of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The interlocutors continued discussions on the situation around Nagorno Karabakh. The importance of consistent implementation of the trilateral agreements of November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021 was reaffirmed. At the same time, the role of the Russian peacekeeping mission in ensuring stability in the region was emphasized. The sides also exchanged...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the awarding ceremony of the "Cup of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia” amateur swimming tournament. The tournament was held in Lake Sevan, in the beach area adjacent to Shoghakat (former Shorzha) community of Gegharkunik Province with two age groups. Age group 1: women aged 18 to 35, men aged 18 to 40, age group 2: women aged over 36, men aged over 41. Women competed in 1000 meters and men in 1500 meters of swimming distance....
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili today participated in the official inauguration of the Armenian-Georgian Friendship Bridge at the Bagratashen-Sadakhlo checkpoint on the Armenia-Georgia interstate border. The ceremony was also attended by members of the government of both countries: Deputy Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan,...
At the Bagratashen section of the Armenian-Georgian border, the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia, Nikol Pashinyan and Irakli Garibashvili, had a private conversation. The meeting took place within the framework of the launching ceremony of the Armenian-Georgian Friendship Bridge. Nikol Pashinyan and Irakli Garibashvili attached importance to the launch of the bridge and emphasized its role in facilitating bilateral transport flows. The Heads of Government of Armenia and...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Bagratashen Customs Point of the Eastern Customs Department. The Head of the Government, accompanied by the chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan, made a tour, got acquainted with the activities of the customs office, the organization of the border crossing process, the entry and exit procedure, the services provided to foreign economic operators and citizens. The works carried out in the direction of the reconstruction of...
