RA, NKR Prime Ministers Meet in Stepanakert
As part of his working visit to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan held a face to face meeting with NKR Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, followed by an enlarged meeting of the two government delegations. Welcoming the government delegation of the Republic of Armenia, Arayik Harutyunyan thanked the President, the Prime Minister, the members of the Armenian Government and the people of Armenia for visiting the NKR in this crucial for Artsakh period, as well... more »
PM Hovik Abrahamyan-Led Official Delegation Leaves for Artsakh
Headed by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, an official RA delegation left today for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to attend the events dedicated to the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, NKR Defense Army Day and Shushi Liberation Day.
RA National Sustainable Development Council Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a regular meeting of Armenia’s National Sustainable Development Council (NSDC) was held in the Office of Government. Under the first agenda item, NSDC Secretary, President of “For Sustainable Human Development” NGO Karine Danielyan introduced a concept referred to as “Sustainable development agenda up to 2030,” which has been developed as part of Armenia’s national strategy for implementation of the UN Rio +... more »
PM Holds Farewell Meeting with Outgoing India Ambassador
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Armenia Suresh Babu who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country. Thanking the Ambassador for his tenure-long valuable contribution to the strengthening of the Armenian-Indian friendly relations, the Prime Minister wished him every success in his future activities. Noting that political relations between our two countries are marked with high-level mutual trust and... more »
Government Holds Regular Meeting
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government adopted a decision to improve welfare standards for Great Patriotic War veterans by providing them with sanatoria and health resort facilities, as well as to hold events dedicated to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident 30th anniversary. Resort treatment vouchers will be issued for 50 veterans of Great Patriotic War. The Government established a procedure to follow in providing... more »
PM Visits Lori and Tavush Marzes
On May 4, 2016, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan paid a working visit to Lori and Tavush Marzes of Armenia. The Premier first called at Debed community where Hovik Abrahamyan got familiarized with the construction of SMART Center. The pm was told that the Children of Armenia foundation will invest over 3 million U.S. dollars in the construction of the IT Center. The Center is meant to help develop innovation infrastructure in the province, state-of-the-art technology to be used in... more »
Energy Sector Development Agenda Discussed in Government
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a consultative meeting in the Office of Government. Attended by the representatives of relevant government agencies, the meeting discussed energy sector development prospects and challenges. The agenda featured issues related to the development of the energy system and the financial strengthening of State-run enterprises in the energy sector.
PM Introduces Newly Appointed JACES Head
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan introduced today newly appointed acting head of JACES Armen Harutyunyan to the staff of the Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The Prime Minister thanked former chief judicial acts enforcer Mihran Poghosyan for joint work and the reforms implemented during his term in office. Hovik Abrahamyan noted that in the face of the JACES, we have a public agency, which effectively complies with the... more »
Killed Servicemen’s Families Receive State Support
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Before proceeding to the discussion of the agenda, the Prime Minister said, “You may remember that following the military operations, which unfolded at the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan on April 1-5, 2016, we instructed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan to study the welfare status of families of perished soldiers. I am now asking Mr Asatryan to... more »
PM Chairs ITDSC Meeting
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a regular meeting of the IT Development Support Council. The Council first referred to the problems associated with the newly graduated specialists’ practical work in IT companies, and the proposal to amend the relevant article of the Labor Code. During the exchange of views that followed, the speakers came up with a number of proposals and recommendations. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan proposed to hold further discussions on the basis of... more »