Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toyvo Klaar. Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin was in attendance. The Premier described the ongoing EU-Armenia partnership as quite effective, which has resulted in numerous important projects. Nikol Pashinyan appreciated the European Union’s involvement in the infrastructure projects implemented in Armenia. In this connection, he...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The government amended one of its previous decisions to redistribute the state budget in an effort to address the aftermath of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan and provide financial assistance for the month of April to those households registered or actually residing in the Artsakh Republic. The amendment provides that 7,548,000 thousand drams shall be allocated from the reserve fund of the 2021 state budget to...
The Security Council held a regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The formation and strengthening of the security environment around Armenia and Artsakh, regional developments and prospects were discussed during the meeting.
Guided by the corresponding provisions of the Constitution and the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel,” on April 7, 2021 a proposal was submitted to the President of the Republic of Armenia with the attached draft of the relevant decree to appoint Arshak Karapetyan First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. Whereas the President did not sign the draft submitted by the Prime...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a video call with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso. Congratulating Odile Renaud-Basso on assuming the post of EBRD President, the Prime Minister said: “Armenia highly appreciates the ongoing partnership with the EBRD as evidenced by numerous successful programs implemented in the fields of financial market, SMEs, energy, agriculture and other areas. I would like to highlight the ongoing...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received RF Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov who has arrived in Armenia on a working visit. The Prime Minister welcomed the Prosecutor General’s visit to Yerevan and expressed confidence that it would help develop and strengthen cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Offices of the two countries. Nikol Pashinyan stressed the importance of close interaction between the respective law enforcement authorities in fighting crime and...
