Karen Karapetyan Receives Turkmen Ambassador to Armenia
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Armenia Muhametniyaz Mashalov. The interlocutors discussed issues related to the furtherance and expansion of the Armenian-Turkmen economic relations, stressing that there is great untapped potential in this sphere. Prime Minister Karapetyan and Ambassador Mashalov touched upon the implementation of the agreements reached between the two governments and expressed confidence that... more »
Prime Minister Receives RF Ambassador to Armenia
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Ivan Volynkin. Karen Karapetyan and Ivan Volynkin exchanged views on the current agenda of the Armenian-Russian economic relations and the prospects for their expansion. Reference was made to the preparations for the next sitting of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission to be held in Yerevan in the near future. The possibilities of... more »
Karen Karapetyan: “We need to expand the geographical coverage of flights and attract budget airlines”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a consultation in the Office of Government, at which he was introduced to the activities and priority tasks carried out by the General Department of Civil Aviation in 2017 and the steps to take in 2018. GDCA Director Sergey Avetisyan reported that all those priority programs and activities specified in the Government Program were completed in the period under review. On December 7, 2017, the concept of Free Route Airspace at the altitude of 9,500... more »
RA Prime Minister, Netherlands Ambassador Discuss Prospects of Cooperation in Agriculture
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Johannes Douma, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Armenia. Evoking the recent fruitful meeting with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Davos, Prime Minister Karapetyan noted that they had discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of intelligent agriculture, which should cover the dairy and meat processing industry and animal husbandry. The Premier said Armenia could... more »
PM Introduced to Nature Protection Ministry’s 2017 Activities
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited the Ministry of Nature Protection to get acquainted with the activities and priorities completed in 2017, as well as the tasks set for 2018. Minister Artsvik Minasyan reported that 21 activities as specified in the 2017 Government Program had been implemented within the prescribed timeframes. 17 of them have already been given a relevant government decision, 4 projects are under discussion. Seven out of nine priority actions have been completed... more »
Karen Karapetyan, Dominique de Buman Discuss Ways of Developing Armenian-Swiss Economic Cooperation
Today, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan hosted a delegation led by Dominique de Buman, President of the National Council of the Swiss Confederation. Greeting the guests, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of continued development of inter-parliamentary relations, noting that Armenia is eager to possibly expand bilateral relations in all spheres of mutual interest with Switzerland. “As I stated in Davos, I attach special importance to the steps aimed at strengthening... more »
Karen Karapetyan Briefed on Activities Implemented in State Property Management Sphere
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 Property Management Department (SPMD) in 2017, and formulate the tasks set for 2018. SPMD Head Arman Sahakyan reported that the proceeds of State property sales rose to 685,745.8 thousand drams, of which 544,051.6 thousand was contributed to the State budget of the Republic of Armenia, with 141 694.2 thousand transferred to... more »
PM Takes Note of 2017 Performance Report of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan called at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development to get acquainted with the activities and priorities completed in 2017, as well as the tasks set for 2018. “It is crucial for us to formulate the architecture of community and Marz administration jointly with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development so that all our partners – the staffs of community heads and Marz Governors – could have clear understand... more »
PM Holds Consultation on Minimizing Traffic Jams in Yerevan
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan called a consultation to discuss ways of reducing traffic jams, ensuring efficient management and traffic handling in Yerevan. Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan presented the findings of a survey conducted in compliance with the Prime Minister’s instruction and the recommendations developed jointly with the concerned government departments in an effort to increase traffic network capacity in Yerevan,... more »
Karen Karapetyan Holds Private Talks with Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
Within the framework of the “Digital Agenda in Globalization Era” forum, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan had a private meeting with Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov of Uzbekistan in Almaty. The Prime Ministers discussed issues related to the furtherance of trade and economic ties between Armenia and Uzbekistan. In this context, the Premiers emphasized the importance of establishing business ties and implementing steps to intensify cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. They... more »
