Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russian Federation), Stéphane Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer (United States of America). In attendance was Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The Premier and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs discussed issues related to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a confidence building measure, the need for consistent steps toward...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired consultation in the Defense Ministry’s headquarters, which discussed the results of the strategic army exercises held from September 24 to October 5. The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense David Tonoyan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, Mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan and senior officers of the Armed Forces. In his speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan noted: “We...
Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the request for 2020 State budget allocation to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs was discussed in Government. The Prime Minister noted that when considering the State budget requests for 2020, it is necessary to take into account the trends of 2019 and balance the spending for the next year. Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Zarouhi Batoyan reported on the work done and underway in the field of employment promotion, benefit and...
On October 15, 2019, Georgian Premier Giorgi Gakharia will arrive in Armenia on official visit at the invitation of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. After the official welcoming ceremony, the Armenian and Georgian Prime Minister will hold a private meeting, followed by the two government delegations’ extended meeting. Thereafter, the two heads of government will hold a joint press conference to sum up the outcome of their talks. During his visit, the Georgian Prime Minister...
In conclusion of the My Step for Aragatsotn Marz business forum, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan summarized the event. The Head of Government pointed out that booking.com included Armenia in the list of top ten attractive tourist destinations in 2020. “Thank you for organizing such an event today. Discussions in this format are important. While these forums are held in the regions, they do not matter locally. We discuss issues of nationwide concern. Today, we have seen that there...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with entrepreneurs from Aragatsotn Marz as part of the My Step for Aragatsotn Marz investment forum. Issues of interest to business representatives and possible investment programs were discussed at the meeting. In particular, problems related to the development of the wine industry, the creation of new modern vineyards, the provision of credit, the development of infrastructure, including road construction, the uninterrupted supply of electricity,...