Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received IFAD Regional Director
On May 23, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received a delegation led by Khalida Bouzar, Regional Director of the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and Europe countries department of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed his appreciation of the ongoing cooperation with the Fund aimed at developing rural areas in Armenia. Expressing hope that IFAD will continue to implement new projects, Tigran Avinyan... more »
Task Force for Coordination of Waste and Garbage Recycling Activities Starts First Stage of Operations
Established pursuant to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’ decision and headed by Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister Arsen Gasparyan, the task force for coordination of waste and garbage recycling activities has started the first stage of its operations. Supported by the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Manoogian Simone Research Fund, the Waste Quantity and Composition Study (WQCS) kicked off in cooperation with the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment. The Swedish LL... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan Reviews Prospects of Bilateral Cooperation with Swedish Delegation
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDCA) representatives, led by Sweden’s Ambassador to Armenia Ulrik Tidestrom. Greeting the guests, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the Swedish side’s readiness to develop cooperation with Armenia. Mher Grigoryan said any opportunity to develop partnership ties with Sweden would be appreciated by the Armenian Government. Regarding the ongoing cooperation with... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan met President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
On May 20 Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is in Ukraine on a working visit, was received by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Congratulating the newly elected President, Tigran Avinyan conveyed warm greetings and best wishes on behalf of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The President of Ukraine and the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia touched upon a number of issues of the Armenian-Ukrainian bilateral agenda, stressing the importance of intensifying the political... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan receives Amundi-ACBA Asset Management delegation
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation led by Bernard de Witt, French Amundi’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Business Monitoring and Control Director of Amundy-ACBA Asset Management, one of the two pension fund managers in Armenia, The meeting was attended by Armenian Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Zaruhi Batoyan and Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan. Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Prime... more »
Interdepartmental Commission Approves Final Version of RA-EU CEPA Roadmap
Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, the interdepartmental commission coordinating the implementation of EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities Document held a regular meeting in the Office of Government. The meeting discussed the amended version of the RA-EU CEPA implementation roadmap as finalized on the basis of the European side’s observations. The Secretary of the Commission presented the main changes and... more »
Cabinet approves set of measures to ensure implementation of RA Government’s 2019-2023 Program of Activities
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The Executive first approved a set of measures to ensure implementation of RA Government’s 2019-2023 Program of Activities. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan noted that the Program is composed of individual programs presented by 22 State agencies. The Government amended one of its previous decisions that will enable citizens not to lose their family or social benefits in case of seasonal... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received World Leadership Foundation delegation
On May 14, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received a World Leadership Foundation delegation, which arrived in Armenia on a familiarization visit. The delegation comprised former President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1989-92 Thomas Pickering, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations in 2011-17 Herve Ladsus, as well as the Foundation’s Program Director Amitav Banerji. Welcoming the guests, Deputy Prime... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan receives USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation led by USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Alexander Sokolowski. The delegation comprised U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations David Meale and Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs Michael Lally. The meeting was attended by Head of USAID Mission in Armenia Deborah Grieser. Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Prime Minister on behalf of the Government of Armenia thanked the U.S.... more »
Regular discussion within the framework of the Platform for Coordination of Cooperation with Armenia’s Development Partners was held in the Office of Government
Chaired by RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian and UN Resident Coordinator Shombi Sharp, a regular discussion within the framework of the Platform for Coordination of Cooperation with Armenia’s Development Partners was held in the Office of Government. As agreed three months ago at a meeting with government officials, the ambassadors of those countries implementing development projects in our country and Armenia’s representatives in international organizations, the... more »
