Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a German Development Bank (KfW) delegation, headed by Olaf Zimelka, Regional Director for the Countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The Prime Minister said his government is keen to bolster and develop the ongoing cooperation with the Bank, highlighting the latter’s important role in Armenia’s economy. Nikol Pashinyan stressed the need to ensure loan programs’ effectiveness and continuity. Nikol Pashinyan...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. Welcoming the delegation’s visit, the Premier stressed the importance of intensifying and development cooperation with the European Parliament. Nikol Pashinyan briefed the guests on the political processes underway in our country, stressing that one of his government’s priorities is the continued development of democratic institutions. In this context, the Head of...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a consultation with the heads of government agencies to discuss issues related to milk purveyances, fruit and vegetables exports and irrigation. Referring to milk purveyances, Minister of Agriculture Artur Khachatryan dwelt on the potential reasons behind price fluctuations. During the exchange of views that followed, the stakeholders came up with a number of proposals and recommendations. Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized that consistent...
Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held an extraordinary Cabinet meeting. To begin with, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated as follows: “You may be aware of the events that took place over the past couple of days. MP Manvel Grigoryan’s house and belongings were subjected to searches. Without violating the presumption of innocence, I would like to state that we are perhaps dealing with the largest-scale corruption chain in the history of the Third Republic. This is...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has received a delegation of OSCE-member States’ representatives, led by Veronique Roger-Lacan. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of Armenia’s close cooperation and constructive dialogue with OSCE and the governments of its member States. Nikol Pashinyan touched upon Armenia’s internal political developments, foreign policy priorities, and answered the questions of interest to the meeting participants, which bore on the Armenian...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is the Artsakh Republic on a working visit, joined Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to visit the Defense Army Headquarters, where a consultation was held. Artsakh’s Defense Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Army, Lieutenant-General Levon Mnatsakanyan reported progress in the army building process. The furtherance and strengthening of military cooperation between Armenia and Artsakh, and the use of improved mechanisms for curbing the...