Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, discussions on state agencies’ annual performance reports continue in Government. Today, Deputy Head of Armenia’s State Control Service (SCS) Rafael Zakaryan, who is exercising the duties of Acting Head of State Control Service, reported on his agency’s performance for 2019. He noted that the activities carried out in the period under review were based on the priorities specified in the Government Program’s section referred...
Today Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held another hearing on public agencies’ performance reports, at which Acting Chairman of the Urban Development Committee Armen Ghularyan reported progress in the strategies envisaged by the program of the Government of Armenia and the five-year action plan, as well as on the real changes that have taken place in the given field along with visible, measurable or tangible results Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was provided detailed information on...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a consultation to discuss the ongoing construction and future activities of the Gyumri Foreign Economic Activity Center (FEAC). SRC officials reported that the center will be fully operational in 2022: construction is underway; a tender has been announced for the second stage of construction. The center will operate under the one-stop-shop principle in order to organize the export-import process as smoothly as possible for businesses. Services...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the 23rd and 24th anti-crisis programs to mitigate the adverse economic impact of COVID-19. The 23rd program is meant to help save jobs through continued activities amid the global pandemic for those economic entities engaged in tourism-associated sectors. The program provides for a monthly grant available to those legal or self-employed entities not registered as micro-enterprises in...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired another consultation, which explored ways of implementing new anti-crisis measures in different economic sectors. “We have come together to discuss future action aimed at supporting the economy amid the ongoing crisis. We have already approved and implemented 22 anti-crisis programs, some of which are completed, while others are in progress. We will make decisions based on discussions held with the stakeholders, but we also need to adopt a...
An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Prior to discussing the agenda, Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan provided a COVID-19 update for Armenia. The Government made a decision to extend the state of emergency for 30 days through September 11, 17:00 local time. Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan noted that this is the 5th extension which, however, envisages a number of mitigations. The Minister presented the amended decision...
