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 »
PM Welcomes Diaspora Summer School 2015 Program Participants
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan hosted the participants of the Diaspora Summer School 2015 program in the Government’s conference hall. The school is aimed at preserving and strengthening national identity in Diaspora communities, raising the level of awareness of the Armenian language among young people, promoting mass media activities in support of self-organization in Diaspora communities. The meeting was attended by Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan. Welcoming the guests,... more »
National Council for Sustainable Development Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the National Council for Sustainable Development met today in the Office of Government. Before addressing the issues on the agenda, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted that this year the UN is summing up performance in the Millennium Development Goals. In his words, by nationalizing the Millennium Development Goals, Armenia actively engaged in their implementation and recorded significant progress. “The Rio + 20 Summit on... more »
