Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the launch of the construction of a 250 MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Yerevan. The project is implemented by the Italian Renko company with an investment of about USD 250 million. The Italian state-run Cimest and German Siemens companies, as well as international financial organizations are involved in the investment program. The construction is due to be completed within 26 months after the start of construction. The cost of...
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Prior to discussing the agenda, the Prime Minister referred to the activities envisaged under the government’s mid-term expenditure program as approved at the emergency Cabinet meeting, as well as on issues related to road safety and the reasons behind yesterday’s power system failure in Armenia. Proceeding to the agenda, the meeting approved the government’s legislative initiative on...
The Government held an extraordinary closed-door Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The 2020-2022 program of medium-term public spending of the Republic of Armenia was discussed and approved at the meeting. The “Preliminary version of the draft law of the Republic of Armenia“ On the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2020 was approved for discussion of budget programs included in the preliminary version of the draft law of the Republic of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today held a telephone conversation with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The conversation focused on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation. The sides evoked with satisfaction the recent meeting of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission in Tehran. They highlighted the need for implementing the agreements reached at the commission sitting. The two heads of state discussed the prospects of cooperation between Iran...
RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and European Council President Donald Tusk made statements for media representatives following their talks in the Armenian government. Below is full transcript of their statements: Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan: “Honorable Mr. President, Dear mass media representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome President Tusk to Armenia. Within a relatively short period of time, I had several occasions to...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received President of the European Council Donald Tusk and his delegation. Welcoming the European Council President, Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that the development of relations with the EU is one of the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy agenda. “Mr. Tusk, I am glad to meet you again. The European Union is an important partner for Armenia. We are keen to collaborate with the EU in implementing the reform agenda of Armenia,...
