Prime Minister Welcomes IFAD Regional Director
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Khalida Bouzar, IFAD Director for the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia. The Prime Minister said to be highly appreciative of the 20-year-long cooperation with the IFAD, which resulted in 7 major projects for economic development of rural areas in Armenia. The Premier noted the importance of continuous implementation of joint programs aimed at introducing sustainable agriculture in rural areas, which is crucial in both... more »
IT Sector and Export Promotion Programs Approved
The Government held a regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The meeting approved the 2016 program and action plan on State support for Armenia’s export-oriented industrial policy strategy. The program is expected to promote the export of manufactured goods using instruments of State support through diversified exports and markets, better marketing of Armenian products on foreign markets, enhanced investment and economic activity in the provinces and... more »
PM Receives UAE Ambassador
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Armenia Jassim Mohamed Al Qasemi. Pleased with the dynamics of relations between Armenia and the UAE, the Premier praised the efforts made by the Ambassador in this direction. Stressing the availability of vast opportunities for the development of bilateral cooperation, the head of the Armenian government deemed it promising to implement joint programs in... more »
Economic Entities Discuss Industry Development Agenda with Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a group of domestic household and food product manufacturers and exporters at their request. The meeting was attended by the ministers in charge of the economic bloc. The manufacturers expressed their concerns about the negative impact of energy prices on competitiveness and employment. Given the global dynamics of energy prices, the domestic producers asked the Premier to turn to the Russian Federation, the strategic partner of the Republic of... more »
PM Chairs Meeting on Marz Programs
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a consultative meeting was held in the Office of Government, attended by Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of Economy Karen Cheshmarityan, Minister of Healthcare Armen Muradyan, Minister of Urban Development Narek Sargsyan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Samvel Galstyan, marz governors and representatives of government agencies. The meeting first looked into the aggravated situation with... more »
Prime Minister Visits Synopsys Armenia Company
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited Synopsis Armenia. The Premier toured the training and production departments of the Armenian IT industry’s leading enterprise to inspect the ongoing and future projects aimed at developing new initiatives. In particular, Academic Department Head Vazgen Melikyan briefed the Prime Minister on the ongoing industry-university cooperation-based educational programs. Implemented in collaboration with Armenia’s Polytechnic University, the... more »
Epidemiological Situation Reported at Government Meeting
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. As instructed by the Prime Minister, before proceeding to the agenda, Healthcare Minister Armen Muradyan delivered a report on the epidemiological situation in the country. “Overall, over 20,000 patients have called at outpatient clinics, of which 7000 due to acute respiratory infections. Hospitals nationwide have been providing round-the-clock services on these days. Some 948 patients are... more »
Export Promotion-Targeted Steps Discussed
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a consultative meeting, which was held in the Office of Government to discuss ways of promoting the export of local products. A series of recommendations were voiced regarding the yet to be established Export Promotion Council’s priorities, mechanisms and instruments. During the exchange of opinions that followed, the meeting reviewed issues related to the Council’s terms of reference and operational priorities. Summing up the... more »
Prime Minister Receives Russian Minister of Transport
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received today Russian co-chair of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov. Discussed were issues related to bilateral economic cooperation. In this regard, the parties hailed the activities of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. Stating that the recommendations of the 16th session of the Commission had been complied with successfully, the... more »
Armen Muradyan reports to Prime Minister Abrahamyan that epidemiological situation is under control
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a consultative meeting in the Office of Government, during which Healthcare Minister Armen Muradyan reported back the epidemiological situation in the country. The Minister advised that the health system worked in emergency regime, and will continue to act in the same way over the coming days. Over 350 cases of acute respiratory diseases, including 67 incidences of pneumonia, were reported in the same period, with over 800 emergency calls recorded... more »
