Press releases - Updates - The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

24.09.2018

Nikol Pashinyan meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres

On September 24, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN headquarters. Prime Minister Pashinyan stressed the importance of closer and stronger cooperation between the Government of Armenia and the United Nations in the protection and promotion of UN-proclaimed values. The Premier emphasized that effective bilateral cooperation may go a long way toward implementing multifaceted reforms in our country and expressed the hope that the...

24.09.2018

“Armenia needs development programs rather than charity projects” - Nikol Pashinyan meets with Armenian community representatives in New York

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in New York on a working visit. On the evening of September 23, the Prime Minister met with representatives of the Armenian community and U.S.-based Armenian organizations in New York. Nikol Pashinyan thanked them for such a warm welcome, noting that he had already met with many of them in an atmosphere of general enthusiasm in Armenia. “The 27th anniversary of Armenia’s independence was celebrated two days ago. We had not seen such a...

23.09.2018

PM votes at polling station 8/16 in Yerevan

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today called at polling station No. 8/16 in Yerevan with his daughter and voted in the election to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. After the vote, answering journalists’ questions, the Prime Minister said, “These elections will be different since the citizens are confident that their vote will not be rigged and stolen. Should there be falsifiers, they will be reported to the police.” In Pashinyan’s words, during this...

22.09.2018

PM familiarized with activities of industrial enterprises in Ararat Marz

Within the framework of his working visit to Ararat Marz, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited industrial enterprises. The Premier first called at Artfood cannery in Artashat, and attended the opening of a new line for processing tomatoes, which is expected to increase the growth of purchases and production. Nikol Pashinyan toured the workshops processing tomato and fruit, producing tomato paste, juices, canned food, etc. The management of the company informed the Prime Minister that...

22.09.2018

“My assignment to you is very simple: try to solve at least a small, but some specific problem every day” - PM meets with community leaders in Ararat Marz

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today paid a working visit to Ararat Marz of Armenia. The Head of Government met with the heads of communities in regional center Artashat to discuss challenges and development prospects. The Prime Minister noted that the purpose of the visit was to familiarize with the situation on the spot and get a first-hand view of existing problems. “Ararat is one of Armenia’s largest agricultural regions of Armenia. There are also industrial enterprises,...

21.09.2018

PM receives Head of IMF Armenia Mission

Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Armenia Mission Hossein Samiei. The Premier stressed the importance of the ongoing effective cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the support provided by the IMF to economic reforms. Nikol Pashinyan underscored that one of his government’s priorities is to implement tax reforms in a bid to simplify tax policy, improve the business environment and attract investment. The Prime...