Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with RF President Vladimir Putin. The parties discussed issues related to natural gas supplies to Armenia. Information was exchanged on the steps taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The two leaders noted that the situation is under control in both countries. Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked the Russian side for facilitating cargo transportations from Russia to Armenia and for the ongoing effective cooperation with...
Progress in the ongoing efforts aimed at dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19 was discussed in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. To begin with, the Prime Minister noted: “The purpose of our meeting is to review progress in the government-approved 9 emergency activities and the findings of an interim report.” Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadyan touched upon the implementation of the 1st and 2nd events. As part of the first...
A consultative meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, attended by the heads of those government agencies representing the economic bloc and Central Bank experts. The Premier said the goal of the meeting was to assess the economic impact of Covid-19 and identify such opportunities as might emerge during and after the crisis. The Prime Minister stressed the need for the government to be quick-responsive to short-term and strategic opportunities,...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the government held another meeting to discuss ways of improving its investment policy amid the coronavirus-caused epidemic. Possibilities for promoting investment through the Armenian State Interest Fund (ASIF) were discussed during the meeting. ASIF Director David Papazyan presented proposals on investment programs in the fields of industry, healthcare, agriculture, tourism and light industry using the mechanism of cooperation between the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held consultations on capital expenditures to be implemented in education, energy and road construction, as well as on completing the long-standing credit-funded projects. The Prime Minister first addressed the situation with the spread of coronavirus, and then the government’s steps to implement capital programs. “Unfortunately, the coronavirus epidemic is spreading all over the world. Currently, 1 million 119 thousand cases of coronavirus...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government continued to explore ways of addressing the COVID-19-caused socio-economic problems. Possibilities for stimulating the production of farm products and introducing new farm support tools were discussed and recommendations were made during the meeting. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of assessing the efficiency and market demand of those instruments used so far. Nikol Pashinyan instructed the Ministry of Economy to submit...
