PM Hovik Abrahamyan Holds Phone Conversation with IRI First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan had a phone conversation with First Vice President of Iran Es’haq Jahangiri. The interlocutors highly assessed the relations between the two friendly nations, which continue to develop in an atmosphere of mutual trust. The parties went on to discuss a wide range of issues of further expansion and deepening of economic cooperation between Armenia and Iran. Hovik Abrahamyan addressed Es’haq Jahangiri with a request to increase the volume of... more »
Prime Minister’s Working Visit to Russia Wrapped Up
On a working visit to the Russian Federation, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited the Petropavlovsk Fortress in St. Petersburg with Russian co-chair of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation, RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. The Prime Minister toured the castle getting familiar with its history. Hovik Abrahamyan and Maxim Sokolov attended the traditional midday salvo, fired by Hovik Abrahamyan. After signing the book of honorable guests,... more »
Hovik Abrahamyan, Maxim Sokolov issue statements on outcome of intergovernmental commission meeting
Following the meeting of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, commission co-chairs, RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan and RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov made statements for the press. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan stated in part, “Dear Mr Sokolov, I wish to thank you once again for the warm welcome. We have just wrapped up the proceedings of the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation. Mr Sokolov and... more »
Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission Holds 17th Meeting in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg hosted today the 17th session of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation in the Konstantinovian Palace, presided at by commission co-chairs, RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan and RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. Welcoming the meeting, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Russian Federation, in particular Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Maxim Sokolov and the Russian Ministry of Emergency... more »
PM Attends “European business prospects, constraints and opportunities in Armenia” conference
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan attended the “European business prospects, constraints and opportunities in Armenia” conference, hosted by the European Business Association. Welcoming the guests, the Premier stressed the importance of holding events like that and noted: “The presence of business community, as well as a broad representation of economic policy makers at this event makes me expect an active and constructive discussion on all agenda items. The... more »
PM Issues Instructions on Education and Procurement Reform
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister pointed out the problems of the education sector and gave relevant instructions to the Minister of Education and Science. “The examination processes are evidencing that the reform of the educational system is more than requested: education quality and efficiency appear to be top priorities at all levels of the educational system, their... more »
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan to Pay Working Visit to Russian Federation
Late on July 7, 2016, a Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan-headed government delegation will leave for the Russian Federation on a working visit. On July 8, the head of the Armenian government will be attending a regular meeting of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in St. Petersburg.
Prime Minister Receives Greece Ambassador to Armenia
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Greece Ambassador to Armenia Ioannis Taghis who is completing his diplomatic mission in Armenia. The Prime Minister highly appreciated Ambassador’s tenure-long activities in our country, which have contributed to the development and strengthening of bilateral political and economic relations. The Premier stressed the need for boosting bilateral economic relations and trade turnover, for which is there a lot of potential. In this context,... more »
Inspection Authorities Single Appeals Committee Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Inspection Authorities Single Appeals Committee met in the Office of Government. The meeting considered two applications against the decisions passed by the Appeals Committee of the State Revenue Committee’s tax and customs authorities. After exploring the arguments and evidence submitted to the Committee, the meeting decided to satisfy the complaint of one of the companies, while the other was rejected.
Prime Minister Chairs Consultation on Draft of Tax Code
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a consultative meeting on the new draft Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia was held in the Office of Government, attended by the heads of the agencies concerned and stakeholders’ representatives. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister noted that the draft Tax Code has been discussed on different platforms and in different formats. Referring to the parliamentary debate on the draft Tax Code, the Premier said that all the recommendations... more »
