Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with members of the Armenian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers), who represent companies operating in various sectors of the economy. The Premier noted that the meeting was meant to discuss the current economic situation in the country. “ We must state with regret that we missed the rates of economic growth in 2019 and in the first quarter of 2020, and we need to discuss how we will curb the crisis. From the first days of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultation, which discussed the interim report of the Entrepreneur + State Anti-Crisis Investments Fund of the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF). The meeting reviewed progress in the investment programs implemented in the framework of cooperation between the state and the private sector. 6-7 investment programs are being discussed with foreign investors, the promotion of which is hindered by the fact that the borders are closed due to...
The Digitalization Council met today in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The draft of Armenia’s 2020-2025 digitalization strategy was discussed during the meeting. Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry Stepan Tsaturyan presented the goals of the strategy and the roadmap for their implementation. He noted that Armenia holds leading positions in the development of e-government, digital technologies, and the successful initiatives implemented so far...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held private talks with RF Premier Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk. Prime Minister Pashinyan said in his remarks: “Mikhail Vladimirovich, I am happy to meet with you, as several of our potential meetings have been postponed due to the coronavirus. We have a number of important issues on the agenda of bilateral relations. I think that the relations of allied partnership between Armenia and Russia continue to develop as planned. By the way, 2019 was quite a...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. Greeting Armenia’s Prime Minister, the President of Belarus referred to the ongoing cooperation and the bottlenecks faced in the Eurasian Economic Union. “Frankly speaking, there are numerous problems in the EAEU due to the fact that we have not implemented our agreements. There are still several barriers left to the point that the business community has started to voice concerns...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in the Republic of Belarus on a working visit. On July 17, the Prime Minister of Armenia will attend a regular meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Minsk.
