Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government is discussing ministries’ applications for the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Reference will be made to the indicators envisaged in individual sectors, the budget framework and the proposed programs. Applications were submitted considering different crisis scenarios and developments. Prime Minister Pashinyan underscored that the bids shall be approved based on ministries’ performance record,...
Dear Mr. President, I regret to inform you that I will not be able to participate in the celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. As you know, I accepted your invitation to attend the ceremonies with pleasure. However, the ongoing coronavirus-related situation prevents me from making the planned trip. In view of the above, I decided to refrain from my visit to Moscow, which, as you know, had been discussed in all detail and agreed upon...
Joint session of the Security Councils of Armenia and Artsakh was held today in Yerevan co-chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan. Ararat Mirzoyan and Arthur Tovmasyan, speakers of National Assemblies of Armenia and Artsakh attended the sitting. Ahead of discussions on the agenda issues, Nikol Pashinyan and Arayik Harutyunyan delivered speeches. In his remarks Prime Minister Pashinyan, particularly,...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with the parents of killed soldiers. Addressing those present, he noted: “Our meeting is being held about 2 months later than planned. The reason is that we hoped to have curbed the epidemic by that time as we did not want the meeting to take place amid lockdown. But whereas the epidemic continues upwards, and given the importance of the issue, we decided to start work before the epidemic is over. I know that you did not stop working even...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The government approved the twentieth activity to minimize the pandemic’s adverse economic impact and a procedure for providing assistance under the new program, which seeks to assist private sector employees, civil contract workers and private entrepreneurs representing 12 areas most affected by the coronavirus. Assistance will be provided in the form of a lump-sum allowance equal to the minimum wage...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, another hearing on public agencies’ performance reports for 2019 was held in the Office of Government. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs reported on the activities implemented in the period under review. Minister Zaruhi Batoyan reported that the minimum monthly salary was raised on a regular basis in Armenia, taking account of macroeconomic indicators. Based on the research and proposal of the Ministry, the minimum salary was set at...
