Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan Received the US Ambassador
On April 12, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia Lynne Tracy. Welcoming the newly-appointed Ambassador and wishing her every success, Tigran Avinyan commended the current level of U.S.-Armenian friendly relations and expressed confidence that through joint efforts it will be possible to deepen even more the mutually beneficial cooperation in various spheres. Expressing... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s working visit to the United States has kicked off
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan is away on a working visit to the United States within the framework of spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. On April 11, the Deputy Prime Minister met with World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller, and WB Executive Director for Armenia Coen Davids. During the meetings both sides praised the cooperation between Armenia and the World Bank, as well as stressed the importance of the... more »
Government takes steps to improve the provisioning of the Armed Forces of Armenia
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. Proceeding from the need to increase the speed and efficiency in the provisioning of the Armed Forces of Armenia, the government made changes and additions to the procedure for organizing the procurement process. In accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated 04.05.17, the goods provided by the manufacturer of the goods or the person being the sole... more »
Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission Holds 19th Session in Moscow
The 19th regular session of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was held on April 4, 2019, presided at by Commission Co-Chairs RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and RF Minister of Transport Yevgeny Dietrich. In addition to Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, the Armenian side was represented by Education and Science Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Hakob Arshakyan, and First Deputy... more »
Government to provide new opportunities for cattle-breeding and horticulture development
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. Before discussing the agenda issues, Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan said that they were negotiating with the International Red Cross to support the flood victims in Iran. It is planned to send cars, equipment and rescuers to Iran. Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan stressed the importance of rendering assistance to a friendly country and instructed to organize all necessary work in this... more »
Regular Cabinet meeting held: Government members commemorate Sumgait tragedy victims with a minute of silence
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. Before discussing the agenda, the Government members commemorated Sumgait Massacre victims with a minute of silence. “31 years ago a tide of violence against Armenians was launched in Sumgait, followed by massacres in Baku, Kirovabad and many other Armenian-populated settlements in Azerbaijan. The Massacre of Sumgait was an example of our compatriots being targeted on ethnic and racial... more »
Government set to expand the scope of medical services provided to the population
A regular Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The government made a decision to expand the scope of medical services provided to the population and the number of beneficiaries. The government will thereby amend a standing decision in order to streamline the provision of free medical services with the use of latest and most expensive technologies under the government’s targeted healthcare programs for those individuals included in the list... more »
Government holds regular Cabinet meeting
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The Government decided to establish a visa-free regime for citizens of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China. The decision will help increase the flow of tourists to Armenia, as well as attract investment. After the decision has been adopted, the Armenian side will discuss with the Hong Kong SAR the permitted periods for citizens to stay in each... more »
Government to provide financial assistance to former MoD system servicemen in order to address their housing problems
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Acting First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. The Ministry of Defense will be allocated 5 billion 705 million drams from the Government’s Reserve Fund as the Government’s share in the co-financed welfare program to address the housing needs of those servicemen who had been on the shortlist of beneficiaries but did not get housing during their active service and were demobilized for health, age considerations or were... more »
Privileges provided under new investment projects: over 900 jobs to be created in Armenia
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Acting First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. By the government’s decision, Ginap LLC was granted a customs duty exemption facility for all equipment, components, spare parts and raw materials imported under a new investment program to be implemented in the priority area. The company will use the imported products in the production of artificial and plastic film flexo printing, vacuum bags and etc. Investments make up AMD... more »
