Press releases - Updates - The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

26.05.2022

PM Pashinyan receives U.S. Ambassador in Armenia

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia Lynne Tracy. The Prime Minister emphasized the intensification of the Armenian-American cooperation and strategic dialogue, attaching great importance to the clear position of the United States, as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair country, on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, which contributes to regional stability. Nikol Pashinyan...

26.05.2022

The Prime Minister urged the heads of all departments to properly implement the state budget expenditures. Every unfulfilled project affects economic indicators

The regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. At today's Cabinet meeting, Nikol Pashinyan referred to the country's economic indicators of this year, which he assessed as optimistic. In particular, in April of this year, compared to April of last year, we have an 8.8% increase in economic activity. According to the data for 4 months, the growth of the economic activity index is 9.4%. Nikol Pashinyan, referring to the recent discussion...

26.05.2022

First Armenian satellite launched into orbit from SpaceX spacecraft – PM Pashinyan

Today, the regular Cabinet meeting took place, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before discussing the topics of the agenda, PM Pashinyan made an announcment, saying, “Dear participants of the Cabinet meeting, Dear compatriots, I have something important to tell you. On May 25, 2022, at 22:35 Yerevan time, Armenia’s first space satellite was launched into the Earth’s orbit on a SpaceX spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in the United States. This...

24.05.2022

Compared to 2018, number of jobs in Armenia has increased by 123.310. The Prime Minister's speech at the event dedicated to the activities of ANIF

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the event dedicated to the presentation of the report of the 3 years of activities, 2019-2021, of the State Interests Fund of Armenia (ANIF), during which all the programs implemented by ANIF during the reporting period were summarized. In his speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan reminded that ANIF was established three years ago, during this period the Government has had great expectations from it and continues to have. "But we must emphasize...

24.05.2022

PM Pashinyan holds phone talk with Antony Blinken

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Secretary of State praised the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Armenia aimed at establishing peace and stability in the region, as well as the process of democratic reforms in Armenia. The interlocutors exchanged views on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, opening of regional communications, regional security issues. Prime Minister Pashinyan shared...

24.05.2022

Issues related to fiscal policy discussed at Government

A consultation chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was held, during which issues related to fiscal policy and the tax reform agenda were discussed. The analysis of the Ministry of Finance on the concept of tax revenue management, the revised draft of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework for 2023-2025 and on the state budget execution in the first quarter of 2022 was presented. Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan referred to the structure of tax revenues, the goals of the...