Prime Minister Receives UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Bradley Busetto
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Bradley Busetto, outgoing UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia. The Prime Minister thanked Mr. Busetto for the work done during his tenure of office and for valuable contribution to the development of bilateral cooperation. According to the Head of Government, Mr. Busetto’s tenure was marked by a number of completed and ongoing joint projects, which are of great importance to the development and prosperity of... more »
PM Introduced to State Urban Development Committee’s Annual Activities
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited the State Committee for Urban Development to get acquainted with the activities and priorities completed in 2017, as well as the tasks set for 2018. The Premier was told that in the reporting period architectural and urban planning requirements were set for building facades, roofs, exterior doors, windows proportions, color solutions and construction materials, and simpler procedures were established for engineering infrastructures. Guidelines were... more »
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan’s Congratulatory Message on Army Day
Dear Compatriots, I sincerely congratulate all of us on this important holiday. First of all, we are grateful to all those who stood at the origins of the Armenian Army and those who sacrificed their lives for our independence and shaped the image of our victorious army. The Armenian Army was formed during the hardest years of our independent statehood, when a war was imposed on us, and today we are proud to state that our Armed Forces were the first and the most important... more »
PM: “Farmland registration will be one of the most important tasks of the Cadastre system in 2018”
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a consultation was held today in the Office of Government to discuss the activities and priorities implemented by the State Committee on Immovable Property Cadastre by the Government in 2017, as well as the tasks set for 2018. Karen Karapetyan highlighted the need for making more comfortable the services provided to citizens and businesses in 2018. “Farmland registration is one of the most important tasks because we have to solve the... more »
“We will continue to implement our reform agenda”, - Karen Karapetyan said in an interview to Euronews
Prime minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan talked with Oleksandra Vakulina, Euronews' Business Editor at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In an interview PM Karapetyan talked about his future plans for the country’s economic development, as well as Armenia’s relations with its neighbouring nations. "We will continue to implement our reform agenda for making Armenia more attractive with a comfortable business environment in terms of local market as a platform for... more »
Karen Karapetyan: “We must implement all the reforms in order to have a modern, effective, industrial and exemplary agriculture”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan went to the Ministry of Agriculture to get acquainted with the activities and priorities completed in 2017, as well as the tasks set for 2018. To begin with, the Head of Government stated his expectations from the Ministry, emphasizing in part: “We need to realize that the Ministry of Agriculture has the following priority task: we must implement all the reforms in order to have a modern, effective, industrial and exemplary agriculture. We are not... more »
PM Meets with Heads of Major Canadian and UAE Investment Companies in Davos
In the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 25, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with Bodur al-Qasimi, Head of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (United Arab Emirates). Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan presented the process of reforms in Armenia, aimed at improving the investment climate, and creating a more favorable business environment. The Head of the Armenian Government thanked Mrs. Qasimi for the renovation program her family implemented several... more »
Karen Karapetyan, RF Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Cooperation in Agriculture
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with RF Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich in Davos. A number of issues related to the Armenian-Russian cooperation agenda were discussed during the meeting. Referring to the bilateral trade and economic indicators recorded last year, Karen Karapetyan stressed that growth was stated both in terms of trade turnover and imports-exports. “These figures show that we are on the right track,” the Prime Minister said. The interlocutors... more »
RA Prime Minister Meets with Asian Development Bank President in Davos
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao in Davos. The parties discussed a number of programs implemented in Armenia with the Bank’s assistance, including in infrastructure development, transport, road construction, seismic safety and many other areas. The Prime Minister presented the positive results recorded last year, assuring that the Government of Armenia is firmly determined to push ahead with the reform process. The... more »
PM Reassured of JICA Programs’ Continuity in Armenia
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka. Issues related to the progress and directions of JICA-supported Armenia programs, as well as possibilities for the furtherance of cooperation were discussed at the meeting. Prime Minister Karapetyan stressed that the Armenian side is keen to enhance the cooperation with the JICA and stands ready to make the necessary... more »
