Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York. Discussed were various issues on the Armenian-Iranian cooperation agenda. Highlighting the importance of economic cooperation, the parties noted that it lagged far behind the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries. They deemed it necessary to take effective steps to boost trade and economic ties and tap the existing potentialities. Nikol Pashinyan underscored that the Armenian-Iranian...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended a workshop, entitled Leaving No One Behind in an Age of Technological Revolution, hosted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) at the UN headquarters. The participants discussed ways and possibilities for exchanging know-how and developing cooperation in the era of technological revolution. Prime Minister Pashinyan stressed the need to develop and expand cooperation between Armenia and UNDP, consistently enhance partnerships in a...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the UN headquarters in New York. Pleased with the current status of political cooperation, the parties attached importance to the continuous development of Armenian-Lebanese friendly relations. They stressed the importance of business forums in terms of strengthening economic ties and increasing trade turnover between the two countries. As they discussed ways of promoting cooperation in different spheres,...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn at the UN headquarters in New York. The parties discussed a broad range of issues related to the furtherance of EU-Armenia relations, expansion of cooperation. They touched upon the steps aimed at implementing the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that the Armenian government has embarked upon the...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today met with African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki at the UN headquarters. The interlocutors discussed the ongoing preparations for the Yerevan Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF). Nikol Pashinyan assured that Armenia is doing its best in order to hold the Summit at the highest possible level and bid a warm welcome to the high-level delegations of OIF-member nations from the African continent. Moussa Faki expressed...
On September 25, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan first attended a reception hosted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in honor of the heads of country delegations. Then the Prime Minister attended the opening of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, during which UN Secretary-General António Guterres and U.S. President Donald Trump delivered speeches. Prime Minister Pashinyan is scheduled to hold several bilateral meetings with heads of...