Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State. The Prime Minister noted that the furtherance of friendly relations and constructive partnership with the United States is of great importance to Armenia, which is undergoing fundamental reforms on its way to institutional, economic and democratic strengthening. The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State said he was...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Ararat Group water production plant in Ararat Marz where he got familiarized with the plant’s operations and investment projects. The Prime Minister was told that the plant has been producing water, mineral water and carbonated drinks since 2007 and has already invested some 40 million dollars altogether. 70% of products are exported to the USA, China and the Russian Federation. Owing to their ongoing investment program, the Company will...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by UAE State Minister, UAE-Armenia Intergovernmental Commission Co-Chairman Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh. Greeting the guests, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of the first meeting of the UAE-Armenia Intergovernmental Commission, held this May 2 in Yerevan, which is a good platform for discussing development of UAE-Armenia relations. Nikol Pashinyan said our country keen to cooperate with the United Arab Emirates. He pointed out...
The first meeting of the Working Group on State-Church Relations was held in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II. In his speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated, in part: “Your Holiness Spiritual fathers, Dear government representatives, I am pleased with our meeting today and I consider it very important. As a result of discussions held with His Holiness, we concluded that it was...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a group of heads of UN organizations in Armenia, led by UN Resident Coordinator Shombi Sharp. Stressing the importance of cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the UN agencies, the Prime Minister highly valued the joint projects implemented in our country. Noting that the Armenian government has launched an ambitious program of reforms, Nikol Pashinyan considered it necessary to combine the Government’s reforms with...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In order to regulate the problems identified in the procurement process, the Government amended one of its previous decisions. According to the rationale, the applicable regulations cannot sufficiently ensure the effectiveness of procurement processes and the attractiveness of participation in procedures, including small and start-up businesses. The participants in the procurement process are presented with...
