Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Marc Behrendt, director for Europe and Eurasia programs of the international human rights organization Freedom House. The Prime Minister emphasized the cooperation and dialogue between the Armenian government and the civil society, which contributes to the effective implementation of democratic reforms in various fields. Nikol Pashinyan noted that Freedom House's reports also provide an important impetus to the government in promoting reforms....
A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The government adopted a decision by which it is planned to allocate funds from the state budget in order to enlarge the staff of the Public Defender's Office by another 15 employees from July 1, 2024. There are currently 69 positions available. As Deputy Minister of Justice Karen Karapetyan noted, the amount of work of public defenders is continuously increasing, which is due to a number of...
A consultation was held in the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during which the existing problems and possible solutions in the field of consumer protection were discussed. Gegham Gevorgyan, the Chairman of the Competition Protection Commission, referred to the fulfillment of obligations undertaken in the field of consumer rights protection within the framework of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with the EU and the legal reforms...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Armenia Fabio Vaz Pitaluga. The Prime Minister attached importance to the development of Armenia-Brazil cooperation in various directions and noted that despite the geographical distance between the two countries, there is great potential for it. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the necessity to make joint and consistent steps for the development and implementation of specific projects. The...
A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government has approved the bills "On Amendments to the Law on Road Traffic Safety" and "On Amendments to the Code on Administrative Offenses". As a result of the adoption of the bills, the concept of a means of personal mobility (movement), the requirements for their use in traffic will be defined, and measures of responsibility will be provided for violating the requirements...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was presented with the activity report 2023 of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan's office. Tigran Khachatryan first reported on the activities of the sessions of ministerial committee and interdepartmental groups in the reporting year, within the framework of which coordination of processes involving interdepartmental cooperation and operative intervention, coordination of individual investment programs was carried out. The Deputy Prime...
