Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with RF President Vladimir Putin. President Putin congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on the successful conduct of snap elections in Armenia and on his party’s election win. The parties also referred to the situation in the region and the implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021. In this context, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia stressed the primary...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The government adopted a decision “On temporary ban on imports of products of Turkish origin to the Republic of Armenia,” which suggests extending the ban on Turkish imports for another 6-month period. The reference note says that the ban on Turkish imports is not only meant to impose an economic sanction on Turkey, but it also has a security component as we thereby cut part of financial...
Ahead of the forthcoming launch of the new Police Patrol Service, accompanied by Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arsen Torosyan, the leadership of the Police and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Police Educational Complex to summarize the training process of patrol officers and patrol service executives. The Acting Premier was briefed on the training process and the work...
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with Chairman of the European Party of Armenia Tigran Khzmalyan as part of his consultations with a number of political forces. Nikol Pashinian - Dear Mr. Khzmalyan, I am pleased to see you. First of all, I would like to thank you for accepting my invitation. We have gone through challenging times, plus the pre-election period which came to highlight the clash of views and divergences. However, I feel that we need to think of strengthening...
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with Tigran Arzakantsyan as part of political consultations with extra-parliamentary forces. Nikol Pashinyan - Dear Mr. Arzakantsyan, I am pleased to see you. Thank you for accepting the invitation. I am sorry that your registration during the electoral campaign was declared invalid. I hope you know that the decision made by the Central Electoral Commission stems from the legislation of the Republic of Armenia. I would like to learn...
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Sovereign Armenia party leader David Sanasaryan as part of consultations with a number of political forces. Nikol Pashinyan - Dear Mr. Sanasaryan, I am glad to see you. I initiated our meeting to hear your views on the further course of political life in Armenia. You are a newly formed political party and I would like to hear your views on the steps to take so that the government and the extra-parliamentary opposition could come closer to...