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 »
Economic Management System Improvement Discussed in Government
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a consultation on improvement of the economic management system. The representatives of the Center for Strategic Initiatives reported back the findings of a diagnostic probe into the management system. Dwelling on the barriers to functional subdivisions’ activities, they formulated new structural recommendations.
Prime Minister: The protection of human rights is one of the priorities of the Government
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the Council for Coordination of the Program of Action for the Protection of Human Rights in 2017-2019 held its first meeting in the Office of Government. The Prime Minister noted that the protection of human rights is one of the main directions and priorities of the Government. “This is natural, our country’s Constitution says that the respect and protection of human rights is a key responsibility for public authorities,”... more »
PM inspects construction of Vedi Reservoir and holds consultation in Ararat Marz
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan traveled to Ararat Marz on July 29. The Head of Government called at the construction site of Vedi Reservoir to get acquainted with the ongoing activities. The Premier talked with the program managers and builders. The construction of the reservoir is an important step in ensuring reliable irrigation on about 7500 hectares of land in Ararat Valley and the development of agriculture, as well as for the restoration of the ecological balance of Lake Sevan.... more »
