Extra budget receipts funneled toward improving water supply infrastructure
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The Government decided to redistribute funds in the 2019 State budget and provide AMD 450,517.0 thousand to the Water Committee following the principle of increased revenue and expenditure. The funds will be used to carry out capital works at 10 out of the 12 facilities as specified in Agreement N8 of December 12, 2018 between the Government of the Republic of Armenia, represented by the Water Committee,... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan Visits Bagratashen Border Checkpoint
On July 24, accompanied by National Security Service Director Artur Vanetsyan and State Revenue Committee Chairman David Ananyan, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan visited Bagratashen border checkpoint. The Deputy Prime Minister toured the border checkpoint to get acquainted with the facilities and the service delivery process. The government officials gave relevant instructions to address the shortcomings.
Open Government Partnership Initiative Working Group Holds Meeting
On July 24, 2019, a meeting was held to coordinate the activities of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Initiative, which was moderated by Edward Aghajanyan, Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Coordinator of the OGP-Armenia process. The meeting was attended by representatives of government agencies responsible for implementation of the 2018-2020 OGP Action Plan, civil society and international organizations. Under the 2018-2020 OGP Action Plan, Armenia... more »
Interagency commission on coordination of CEPA implementation action plan holds regular meeting
The interagency commission on coordination of actions for implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and the EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities Document held today a regular meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. Greeting the participants of the session, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed that, from now on, the inter-agency commission’s focus will be on implementation of the roadmap and asked the representatives of... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with Armenian Community Representatives in Boston
On July 19, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan and Speaker of Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan met with the Armenian community representatives in Boston. In his remarks, the Deputy Premier stated that after the period of economic transition which lasted over two decades Armenia is facing an obvious challenge to improve productivity and economic competitiveness through prompt action. Continued development of human potential is instrumental on the way to achieving this goal, therefore the... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan Holds Working Meeting with NKR State Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan had a working meeting with State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Grigory Martirosyan. Discussed were issues related to the two Armenian States’ cooperation in a number of spheres of mutual interest.
Meeting between Armenian and Lebanese Deputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, met with Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon Ghasan Hasbani. Greeting his counterpart, Tigran Avinyan said the relations between Armenia and Lebanon are developing in an atmosphere of mutual confidence and friendship. The parties shared the view that there is considerable investment and trade turnover growth potential between Armenia and Lebanon. Deputy... more »
RA Deputy Prime Minister meets with Iraqi Minister of Planning
On July 17, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, met with Iraqi Minister of Planning Dr. Nouri Sabah Hameed Abtan al-Dulaimi. Tigran Avinyan noted that the development of relations with Iraq is one of the priorities of Armenia in the Middle East. The interlocutors expressed mutual interest in the continued development of trade and economic ties. The parties agreed to take steps as shortly as... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction
On July 17, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori. Noting that effective cooperation has been unfolding ever since the establishment of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the assistance provided in developing institutional... more »
Meeting between Armenian, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Ministers
On July 17, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Zamirbek Askarov. Tigran Avinyan noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the development of relations with Kyrgyzstan both in the bilateral format and in the format of integration associations and international organizations. In this context, the interlocutors touched upon the... more »
