First six months’ results are encouraging
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. At the beginning of the meeting, informing that the National Statistical Service has published the results of economic activity for the first six months of 2015, the Prime Minister gave the floor to Vice Prime Minister Vache Gubrielyan. Vache Gabrielyan: Mr. Prime Minister, the summary published by the National Statistical Service indicates that the rate of economic activity in the first six months... more »
PM Instructs WUC Directors to Ensure Adequate Water Supply
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired today a consultative meeting on 2015 irrigation campaign. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reform Vache Gabrielyan, Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan, Chairman of State Water Committee by Ministry of Agriculture Aram Harutyunyan, the directors water user companies of the State Water Committee by the Ministry of Agriculture, other officials . Chairman of State Water Committee... more »
PM Holds Farewell Meeting with UNICEF Office Representative
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office Representative Henriette Ahrens, who is completing her mission in our country. Highly appreciative of Ms. Ahrens’s activities, the Premier thanked her for fruitful cooperation. Pleased with the ongoing joint programs, the Head of Government expressed satisfaction with the fact that the 2016-2020 UNICEF Program of Activities in Armenia was approved in the month of June. The Prime Minister stressed... more »
Government Discusses Aviation Development Agenda
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a meeting, which discussed progress and prospects of Armenia’s aviation sector reforms. The meeting was attended by representatives from Armenia offices of international donor organizations - USAID, World Bank, International Monetary Fund - as well as Armenia Development Initiatives (IDeA) charitable foundation and government agencies. The meeting discussed a wide range of issues related to the Government’s “open skies”... more »
PM Holds Farewell Meeting with Outgoing Ambassador of Belarus
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Stepan Sukhorenko who is wrapping up his diplomatic mission in our country. Highly appreciative of Ambassador Sukhorenko’s tenure-long efforts aimed at expanding and strengthening the Armenian-Belarusian relations, Prime Minister Abrahamyan thanked him for fruitful cooperation. The Premier said Armenia is keen to deepen bilateral relations and... more »
Firdusi-33 Residents’ Problems Addressed
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a group of citizens expropriated as a result of development activities in Firdusi-33 residential district of Yerevan. The meeting was attended by Minister of Urban Development Narek Sargsyan and Glendale Hills construction company representatives who reported back progress in the processing of compensations due to the affected households in the form of money or apartment. It was reported that the required certificates had already been handed... more »
PM Welcomes Newly Appointed German Ambassador
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Bernhard Matthias Kiesler. Congratulating the Ambassador on the appointment, the Prime Minister wished him fruitful and productive work. Hovik Abrahamyan expressed confidence that Ambassador Kiesler’s activities will help deepen and strengthen political and economic relations between Armenia and Germany. Noting that... more »
PM Pays Working Visit to Shirak Marz
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan traveled today to Shirak Marz of Armenia on a working visit. The Premier first visited the newly-built Institute of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology after A. Nazarov by NAS in the city of Gyumri, the construction of which was funded by the Government. Construction work lasted from 2006 to 2015. The project’s total cost amounted to 890 million drams. Hovik Abrahamyan toured the building getting acquainted with the results of the work performed... more »
PM Hovik Abrahamyan Holds Phone Conversation with IRI First Vice President
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan held today a telephone conversation with First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Es’haq Jahangiri. The interlocutors discussed issues related to Armenian-Iranian cooperation. Reference was made to the joint projects aimed at developing bilateral trade and economic relations. In this context, both sides stressed the importance of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission as a medium for strengthening interaction between the two... more »
New 5-Year GoA-UN Cooperation Instrument Signed
On July 31, the UN-Armenia Development Support Program for 2016-2020 was signed in the Office of Government. The document was by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian for the Republic of Armenia and UN Resident Coordinator Bradley Busetto for the United Nations. During the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted with satisfaction that Armenia has made significant progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals by providing for universal secondary education, reducing... more »
