Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted a delegation led by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, who has arrived in Armenia on official visit. Welcoming the Chancellor’s visit to Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan stressed that she is held in great respect and sympathy in our country, while the Armenian-German relations are of special importance. “You are welcome to Armenian capital Yerevan. This is the first-ever visit paid by a German Chancellor to Armenia, and...
Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany has arrived in Armenia on an official visit. This is the first-ever visit paid by a German Chancellor to Armenia since Armenia’s independence. Angela Merkel was welcomed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Zvartnots Airport. After the official welcoming ceremony, the German Chancellor traveled to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Top-level Armenian-German talks will then be...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today Minister for Foreign Affairs of Rwanda Louise Mushikivabo who as the representative of the African Union was accompanied by Reggie Imongol, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophone and Regional Integration of Gabon. Appreciating the visit of the foreign ministers of two African countries, Nikol Pashinyan noted that the arrival of such a high-ranking delegation is a good opportunity for discussing issues related to the upcoming summit of the...
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The draft law on amending the RA Law on Approval of Annual and Complex Programs of Recovery, Conservation, Reproduction and Usage of Lake Sevan Ecosystem was discussed. “Perhaps, this is one of the most delicate issues on our agenda. The government has held several discussions on the situation in the irrigation system over the past one and a half months. We had a problem and a political stance to do...
On August 22, 2018, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Central Committee of Lebanon. Headed by Central Committee Chairman, Lebanese MP Hagop Pakradouni, the delegation comprised Lebanon’s Tourism Minister Avedis Gidanian and Central Committee member Raffi Ashkarian. The sides discussed the results of the Armenian Velvet Revolution and the people’s expectations to that end, including the imperative to promote...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called today at the Engineering City in Yerevan. The City is still at the construction stage, but it has already hosted several high-tech companies. The Prime Minister was shown the City’s layout which features innovative engineering solutions and manufacturing models. Conceived according to the public-private partnership principle, the Engineering City shall host research hubs and schools with advanced teaching of engineering disciplines. It will...