Tigran Avinyan Meets with Irish Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, on July 15 met with Irish Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone. The parties stated that there is a huge potential for the furtherance of relations between the two countries and expressed readiness to promote interactions. They explored ways of expanding bilateral cooperation at international platforms, including the UN, as well as promoting... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with Armenians in Banking & Finance Network Members
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to take part in the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, on July 15 held a round-table discussion with members of Armenians in Banking & Finance Network. Addressing the event, Tigran Avinyan introduced Armenia’s development vision, and the recent economic developments in our country. The Deputy PM expressed conviction that if Armenia’s development model were to be based on the infinity of the... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with EEC Board Member Tatyana Valovaya
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in New York to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, on July 15 met with Eurasian Economic Commission Board Member (minister) Tatyana Valovaya. At the beginning of the meeting, Tigran Avinyan congratulated Tatyana Valovaya on her appointment to the position of Director General of the UN Office in Geneva and wished her every success in her new position of high responsibility. The parties stressed the importance... more »
UK Government Communication Service Experts Share Know-How With Press Secretaries of Armenian Government Agencies
In accordance with the agreement reached between RA Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Vladimir Karapetyan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia Mrs. Judith Margareth Farnworth, the UK Government Communication Service experts met with the press secretaries of Armenian government agencies in the Office of Government. The meeting was titled “Presentation of the UK Government Communication... more »
Vladimir Karapetyan attends international conference on Eastern Partnership 10th anniversary, holds bilateral meetings
Vladimir Karapetyan, Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of Armenia, on July 10-11 attended an international conference dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, in Batumi, Georgia. During the final discussion, entitled “Eastern Partnership 2020,” Karapetyan spoke about the revolution in Armenia, its root causes, and the radical changes that have occurred in the country’s domestic politics as a result of democratic processes. On the margins of... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan attends French national holiday-dated festive event
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan attended a French Embassy-hosted festive event on the occasion of the National Holiday of France. The Deputy Prime Minister delivered a speech. *** Remarks delivered by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan at the festive event dedicated to the National Holiday of France Dear Mr. Ambassador, Honorable diplomatic corps representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the people of the Republic of Armenia, the government and... more »
Tigran Avinyan receives UAE-based Masdar company representatives
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received today a delegation led by UAE-based Masdar Company CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi. Greeting the guests, Tigran Avinyan said he cherished warm recollections of his recent meeting with UAE State Minister Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh and expressed confidence that a new chapter is being opened in Armenia-United Arab Emirates relations. In this context, he highlighted the ongoing cooperation between Masdar and Armenia’s State Interest Fund.... more »
Interdepartmental Commission on Evaluation of Subvention Bids Meets in Government
On July 11, 2019, under the coordination of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, the Interdepartmental Commission for Evaluation of Subvention Bids held a regular meeting in the Office of Government to discuss subvention applications aimed at developing economic and social infrastructures in communities in addition to the bids approved by the Prime Minister’s decision 2019 No. 278-A of March 19. A total of 103 applications were examined during the meeting. 102 bids were approved to... more »
Mher Grigoryan Receives High-Ranking Council of Europe Experts
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan today received high-ranking CoE experts Diana Kovacheva (former Minister of Justice, incumbent Deputy Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Bulgaria), and Gerhard Reizner (former Chairman of the Advisory Council of European Judges, ex-President of the International Association of Judges and European Association of Judges). In attendance was Council of Europe Yerevan Office Head Natalia Vutova. Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan Welcomes European Council President Donald Tusk
Yesterday evening, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan joined Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski to meet President of the European Council Donald Tusk at Zvartnots airport. During the visit, the European Council President will meet with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.