Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today chaired another hearing on public agencies’ performance reports, which was held in the Office of Government. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan reported on the activities implemented in 2019. Minister Suren Papikyan said 43 projects had been implemented in the period under review as part of the Government’s 2019-2023 Action Plan: 14 projects will be completed by the end of this year, while 22 other...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, headed by Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Onik Gasparyan. The Prime Minister was briefed on the operative situation following the hostilities unleashed by the adversary over the past two days on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the direction of Tavush, and the retaliatory steps taken by the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Igor Nazaruk, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Armenia. The Prime Minister appreciated the Ambassador’s tenure-long efforts aimed at developing the Armenian-Belarusian relations and wished him every success in his future activities. Nikol Pashinyan said a high-level political dialogue has been established between the leaders of...
An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before discussing the agenda, Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan provided statistics on COVID-19 situation in Armenia. 577 new cases were recorded on July 11, 182 - on July 12 to bring the total number to 32,151. The Minister reported 650 patients in extremely serious condition. 43 patients are connected to lung ventilators. Arsen Torosyan further advised that as of 9:00 am on July 13, there is...
At the beginning of the Government’s extraordinary meeting of July 13, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the military incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Minister of Defense David Tonoyan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan reported on the current situation. The Premier stated in his remarks: “Dear colleagues, dear citizens! Yesterday, on July 12th, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out provocative actions on the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government passed a decision “On implementing procurement from a single entity for the reconstruction of Lichk substation of High-Voltage Electric Networks CJSC.” The reference note says that Lichk substation was commissioned as early as in 1961. The substation actually needs full refurbishment given the fact that it has been in operation for more than 50 years. Minister of Territorial...