PM welcomes EEU-member States’ IT sphere supervisors
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received a delegation of IT sphere supervisors from Eurasian Economic Union-member States. The delegation arrived in Armenia to participate in a seminar organized by RA Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan. Welcoming the delegation to our country, Prime Minister Karapetyan expressed conviction that the forum would give new impetus to the cooperation in the IT sector. “We have jointly set up a club... more »
Karen Karapetyan Familiarized with Armenian PicsArt Programs
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited the Armenian PicsArt company. PicsArt is a photo editing app and a social network, which was created by Armenian IT professionals. During the tour, the Head of Government was briefed on PicsArt’s activities and development programs. Co-founder of PicsArt Artavazd Mehrabyan and Director General Michael Vardanyan advised that the number of PicsArt’s employees grew 2.5 times over the past two 2 years. The Armenia field office currently has... more »
Karen Karapetyan: “EITI standard is in tune with the Government’s open and transparent policy”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan attended today an event dedicated to Armenia’s becoming a candidate member of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The event was hosted by the Government of Armenia and supported by the US Agency for International Development-implemented “Enhanced transparency in the mining sector” program. “This is the beginning of a new process for Armenia, aimed at making one of the most important sectors of the economy, the... more »
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan to Pay Official Visit to Turkmenistan
On March 27, a government delegation led by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan will be off to Turkmenistan for a two-day official visit. The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Cabinet Heads Yaghshigeldi Kakayev and Dadebay Amangeldiyev in Ashgabat to discuss topical issues of Armenian-Turkmen cooperation.
PM Receives European Investment Bank Vice President
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Vazil Hudák. The meeting was attended by Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Peter Switalski. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister said to be highly appreciative of the ongoing cooperation aimed at implementing joint projects in energy, transport, agriculture and tourism sectors. The Premier highlighted EIB’s collaboration with the private sector in Armenia, noting that his... more »
“Armenian-Russian relations boast great potential for further progress” – PM Attends Strategic Forum Opening
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan participated in the opening of the Strategic Conference as attended by the representatives of the Government Center for Strategic Initiatives and a joint delegation from the RF Agency of Strategic Initiatives (ASI) and the Leaders’ Club for the promotion of business initiatives. Welcoming the participants, Karen Karapetyan said that the forums which bring together clever, creative, patriotic people are useful in terms of formulating new ideas,... more »