Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired another consultation on the ongoing efforts to assist the Government of Lebanon. “We have gathered to discuss the steps to take in the aftermath of the blast in Beirut. In particular, we will explore the situation in the Armenian community in order to understand how we will coordinate the efforts of the government and various Armenian organizations and what problems we will formulate at this stage. Three planes are due to leave for Beirut, all...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Before discussing the agenda items, Nikol Pashinyan referred to the epidemiological situation in Armenia. “Dear colleagues, I would like to once again draw your attention to the fact that the epidemiological situation keeps improving in the country, but the incidence of infection is still high in absolute terms. Nevertheless, we have some confidence that the rate of disease identification has...
At the beginning of today’s regular Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the tragedy in Beirut. “Dear colleagues, I wish to start today’s sitting with remarks of deep sympathy and support addressed to the friendly people of Lebanon and its government in connection with the tragedy in Beirut. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I would like to express sincere condolences to victims’ families and wish a speedy recovery...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received representatives of companies involved in textile industry. To begin with, the Prime Minister noted that the goal of the meeting is to identify the problems encountered in this area amid the current crisis and explore ways of dealing with them. “We will discuss the whole range of such assistance tools as may help us curb the crisis and return to the development path,” Nikol Pashinyan said. Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultative meeting on the proposed key changes to the draft state standard of public education and subject standards. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan noted that the proposed fundamental changes seek to prepare the kind of a citizen we want to have in the future. According to him, the changes are aimed at building capacity in the sphere of public education: the new schooling standards will pay more attention to...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun. Prime Minister Pashinyan expressed his support to the friendly people of Lebanon and its President. He offered deepest condolences to the families of those slain in the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Prime Minister Pashinyan assured of the Armenian authorities’ readiness to provide emergency assistance to friendly...
