Prime Minister: Upward trends can be seen in construction, and I am convinced that we are in for progress in this field
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan attended today a festive event dedicated to Builder’s Day Addressing the event, the Premier noted that by reinstating the Builder’s Day as one of our nation’s traditional holidays, the Republic of Armenia reaffirmed that construction has been and remains one of the key and pivotal spheres of our economy. “It is a well-known fact that construction is the driving force behind economic activity in our country. Construction has a... more »
Government Approves Major Investment Program in Energy Sector
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister issued a number of instructions. The Premier’s first instruction was about the need to amend the terms and conditions for the lease of State property. In this connection, the Head of Government noted that his team’s surveys had revealed number of flaws in the procedure applicable to the lease of the property run by public agencies. Karen... more »
Karen Karapetyan: We will create modern, profitable and industrialized agriculture
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a consultation was held in the Office of Government, during which the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture introduced to farmers the programs for the development of the agricultural sector in different directions. Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister noted that the Government’s chief objective is to increase productivity in agriculture. “Based on the findings of our Marz visits and relevant surveys, we have... more »
Prime Minister Welcomes Caroline Cox-Led Delegation
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received a delegation led by Baroness Caroline Cox, member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister highly appreciated Caroline Cox’s pro-Armenian and humanitarian activities, as well as her efforts aimed at promoting the concept of equitable and fair resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the international arena. Pointing to the recent years’ upward trends in... more »
Government Discusses Inspection System Optimization Process
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a consultative meeting to discuss the inspection system optimization process. The responsible officers reported on the work done so far and forthcoming activities, suggesting ways of solving specific problems. Mindful of the need to optimize and upgrade the functionality of Armenia’s inspection system, Prime Minister Karapetyan instructed to finalize the outstanding issues and submit relevant proposals.
Prime Minister discusses details of garbage reprocessing investment program with Global Reserves Management CEO
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Global Reserves Management CEO Robert Whitfield. The interlocutors discussed the possibilities and further steps of implementing a waste processing plant investment program in Armenia. The Prime Minister noted that the Government of Armenia has developed a well-defined waste management strategy and will implement it consistently. Welcoming the company’s commitment to implementing a garbage recycling project in our country, Karen Karapetyan... more »
Agriculture and anti-hail missile system development, construction of small and medium-sized water reservoirs - Karen Karapetyan holds consultation in Armavir Marz
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a consultative meeting was held on August 4 in Armavir Marz of Armenia to discuss Marz and community development programs, ongoing activities and forthcoming tasks. Presenting the socio-economic situation and the key economic indicators in Armavir Marz, Governor Ashot Ghahramanyan noted that the Marz had a share of 5-6% in the country’s GDP in 2015-2016. The volume of gross agricultural production is 167 billion drams. 48002 peasant... more »
Karen Karapetyan Gets Acquainted with Zangi’s Projects
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited Zangi IT Company. The Head of Government got acquainted with the company’s activities, achievements, current and prospective programs. Zangi was said to be a new generation communication system that allows beneficiaries to make free mobile and 720p live video calls and exchange messages. Executive Director Vahram Martirosyan informed that the app has 1.5 million subscribers, connecting tens of thousands of people worldwide every day. The... more »
Prime Minister briefed on business environment improvement activities in 2017
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a consultation in the Office of Government to review the course of implementation of Armenia’s Doing Business Initiative in 2017. 20 out of 49 activities planned for the current year were said to have been implemented already. The proposed improvements are expected to enhance our country’s standing by 12 points among 150 countries in the World Bank’s annual report. Note that last year Armenia improved its position by 5 points to the... more »
PM Issues Instruction on Support of Natural Disaster-Affected Farmers
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister issued a number of instructions. The Head of Government first gave the ministers of Agriculture, Territorial Administration and Development, the Head of State Water Management Committee and the Marz Governors a month’s time to take the necessary measures to remit the fees overdue and the arrears of land tax, irrigation water, as well as the amounts to be... more »
