Prime Minister holds consultation on forestry reform
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a follow-up consultation on forestry reform. The meeting focused on issues relating to structural transformations in ArmForest SNCO (optimization, self-sufficiency and accountability, specification of responsibilities). The Prime Minister noted that following the structural reform, ArmForest should have a logical configuration in order to become a more efficient entity. The Head of Government told the responsible persons to further discuss all the... more »
Karen Karapetyan receives protest action staging students
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received representatives of the students who had been protesting against the proposed bill “On Military Service and Servicemen’s Status” outside the House of Government. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan also attended the meeting. “We wanted to hold today’s meeting, considering that every one of you has a sense of duty and responsibility before the country. I am... more »
Prime Minister receives Georgian Competitiveness Agency Chairman
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Chairman of Competitiveness Agency of Georgia Nodar Khaduri. The Premier noted that the Armenian-Georgian friendly relations can be described as high-level and dynamically developing partnership, and therefore, continued joint efforts need to be made in order to expand the ongoing multifaceted cooperation, including the development of trade and economic ties. Karen Karapetyan welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the RA... more »
The Administrative Court’s workload may create serious risks - PM issues relevant instructions
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Prior to discussing the agenda items, the Prime Minister instructed those responsible to improve the quality of appeals by administrative procedures. “Unlike the judicial appeal, the appealing of administrative acts by administrative procedure is free of charge and takes a relatively short period of time to complete. However, our surveys have shown that administrative acts are mostly appealed in judicial... more »