Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country. The Prime Minister noted that Mr. Lacôte’s tenure took place at a difficult and eventful period for Armenia and the region. Nikol Pashinyan noted that this period not only did not have a negative impact on the Armenian-French unique relations, but the bilateral cooperation became even...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Nikolay Podguzov and the delegation led by him. The Prime Minister highlighted the development of the EDB-Armenia partnership, noting that after the early parliamentary elections, the Armenian Government has outlined ambitious programs, attaching importance to the partnership with international partners, including the EDB, for their implementation. Nikol Pashinyan...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the newly appointed Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Khovayev. His visit to Yerevan is of cognitive nature. The interlocutors discussed the ways of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, in that context emphasizing the importance of the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs' format.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be on a short vacation from August 31 to September 3 inclusive, which he will spend in Armenia. Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan will replace PM Pashinyan during his vacation.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone talk with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Topical issues related to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the context of the implementation of the agreements provided by the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021 were discussed, as well as the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. An agreement was reached to continue further contacts at different levels.
The regular sitting of the Government of Armenia took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government made a decision to make redistribution and amendments in the law on ''State Budget of the Republic of Armenia, 2021'', amendments in the Government decision No. 2215-N of December 30, 2020, and on providing an interstate credit to the Government of the Republic of Artsakh, allocating funds to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the...