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

16.07.2018

Nikol Pashinyan: “Our next task is to provide vulnerable citizens with medical insurance”

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultative meeting to discuss ways of enhancing the purposefulness and effectiveness of medical services. “Healthcare financing is the focus of today’s discussion. Our task is to find such solutions as will ensure that no Armenian citizen in need of treatment remains outside the hospitals. The problem calls for a twofold approach: first, we must achieve cost-efficiency and second, which is a strategic issue, we need to make a transition...

13.07.2018

RA Prime Minister congratulates top leadership of France on National Holiday and visits French Embassy in Armenia

On the National Holiday of France, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the French Embassy in Armenia. On behalf of the government and the people of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan extended warmest congratulations to Ambassador Jonathan Lacote, the embassy staff and the friendly people of France and wished them prosperity and continued development. Highlighting the friendly nature of Armenian-French relations, the Prime Minister said they are anchored not only on political and economic...

13.07.2018

PM meets with Belgian-Armenian businessmen

During his visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had working lunch with Belgian-Armenian businessmen engaged in diamond-cutting and other industries. In attendance was the President of the Armenian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce. The Prime Minister briefed them on the Government’s economic priorities, dwelt on the fight against corruption and, in general, those steps aimed at improving the business environment that the Executive is going to implement in the...

12.07.2018

Nikol Pashinyan holds informal working meetings with leaders of several countries

On July 12, 2018, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a series of informal working meetings with leaders of different countries on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Brussels. In particular, the Prime Minister met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, Prime Minister...

12.07.2018

Statement by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, at the meeting of Heads of State and Government contributing to the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan

Distinguished Prime Minister Michel, Distinguished President Ghani, Distinguished Secretary General, Dear Colleagues, Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to Prime Minister Michel for the warm hospitality. It is an honour and privilege for me to participate in this event dedicated to international efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Peace and security are vital for sustainable development and so are the democracy and free market economy. As you may know,...

12.07.2018

“You can rely on EU’s backing on the way to democratic reforms” - Donald Tusk to Nikol Pashinyan

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with European Council President Donald Tusk at NATO Headquarters. Prime Minister Pashinyan stressed that Armenia’s new government seeks to build on the victory of democratic forces, enforce the rule of law in the country and ensure the independence of the judiciary. In that context, he noted that our country highly appreciates EU’s support and is keen to closely cooperate with the Union. Highlighting the expansion of EU-Armenia...