A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the fifteenth activity to mitigate the pandemic’s adverse economic impact, under which river banks will be built in Armenia’s highlands with the involvement of the local population. The project provides that forest layers shall be created in river valleys through local willow cuttings. The local population will be widely involved in this campaign. Additional jobs will be...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultation, which discussed progress in infrastructure and house-building-related capital programs. The Prime Minister stressed that capital programs are of special importance this year, and therefore they need to comply with the government’s target. “Why do I say that this year is different from the previous ones? Our past experience has shown that capital expenditures used to be under-fulfilled in Armenia. We boasted an...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a regular consultation was held in the Office of Government to discuss the Government’s anti-crisis policy aimed at curbing the coronavirus-driven pandemic’s adverse consequences. Prior to the discussion, the Prime Minister noted: “At the outset of the coronavirus crisis, many in the world and in Armenia thought that we could quickly and efficiently solve specific problems, since we hoped to be in for a short-lived crisis....
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nikol Pashinyan first congratulated President Rouhani and the Iranian nation on the occasion of Ramadan. The interlocutors exchanged information on the epidemiological situation in their respective countries and the steps to fight COVID-19. Both sides expressed condolences to the victims of the epidemic. They stressed the need for joint international efforts and...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, another consultation was held in the Office of Government to discuss the Government’s anti-crisis policy aimed at curbing the coronavirus-driven pandemic’s adverse consequences. The meeting first summed up the results of the ongoing activities. Information was provided on the 11th and 12th programs. Work is underway to develop new targeted social assistance measures. Proposals were submitted on amending some activities in a bid to...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a video conference with Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The interlocutors discussed issues related to cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the EBRD. Welcoming and appreciating the Government’s broadband anti-crisis action plan, Mr. Chakrabarti noted that the Bank supports the steps and programs of the Armenian side. The EBRD President stressed that the Bank...
