Government Suggests Holding Extraordinary National Assembly Sitting
An extraordinary Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. In accordance with article 70 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the Government asked the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to convene an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 3, 2015, at 12:00 to discuss a set of amendments to the following laws and regulations: Law On Profit Tax, Law On Turnover Tax, Law On... more »
Border Communities Kept in Spotlight
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government decided to allocate about 6.5 million drams to Tavush Marz administration in the first quarter of 2015 to provide State assistance to the residents of those houses and buildings damaged by the shelling of January 5-12, 2015. “Dear colleagues, we are hereby indemnifying 134 households from Berkaber, Baghanis, Barekamavan, Kothi, Chinari and Paravakar villages for the loss of property.... more »
North-South Road Corridor, Sustainable Urban Development Investment Programs GC Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the governing council of the North-South Road Corridor and Sustainable Urban Development Investment Programs met today in the Office of Government. The Council discussed and approved the results of the competition held to select a consultant for Construction Supervision of Tranche 3 and Feasibility Study, Preliminary Design and about 60 km Detailed Design of Tranche 4, as well as the 2015 maintenance cost estimate of North-South Road Corridor... more »
Healthcare Ministry Submits 2014 Performance Report
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a meeting to review the 2014 performance report of the Ministry of Healthcare, including its compliance with the government’s action plan and priorities for 2014 and an account of the Ministry’s estimated performance. Reporting back the activities implemented in the period under review, Healthcare Minister Armen Mouradyan said 32 projects worth AMD60.4bn had been completed and a new procedure had been approved for the provision of... more »
Ministry of Diaspora 2014 Performance Report Reviewed
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued discussing public agency performance reports for 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. The Cabinet reviewed today the report delivered by Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan. The Minister advised that the three priorities set before the Ministry had been met in the year under review. In particular, the scope of Ministry-Diaspora joint... more »
Ministry of Agriculture Performance Report Submitted to Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired today a meeting to review the Ministry of Agriculture performance report for 2014, including compliance with the government’s 2014 action plan, priorities and assessed performance. Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan advised that the share of agriculture in the GDP increased last year. Gross agricultural output rose by 7.2%, while the share of processing companies accounted for 38.4 percent in Armenia’s gross industrial product.... more »
Transport and Communications Ministry Submits Performance Reports
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued discussing public agency performance reports for 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. Reports were delivered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It was noted that all 5 priority actions stipulated in the government’s action plan had been implemented in a timely manner: an action plan for 2014-2017 has been adopted for... more »
Cabinet Discusses 2014 Public Agency Performance Reports
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian government started discussing public agency performance reports for the year 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. Reports were delivered by Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan and Head of General Department for Civil Aviation by the Government (GDCA) Artem Movsesyan. Before proceeding to the discussion, the Premier noted that the performance... more »
Expansion of GoA-USAID Cooperation Discussed
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Susan Fritz and USAID Armenia Office Head Karen Hilliard. Pleased with the ongoing cooperation between the Government of Armenia and the USAID, Hovik Abrahamyan hailed the reform assistance provided by the USAID, describing them as quite effective. Touching on the fight against corruption, Hovik Abrahamyan said a new prime minister-headed council had been set up to develop effective steps against corruption... more »
Offering each other a book has become a tradition on Hovhannes Tumanyan’s birthday
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister said that offering each other a book has become a tradition on February 19, which is great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan’s birthday. On this occasion, Hovik Abrahamyan presented the meeting participants with “Mandilion” novel by Vahan Hovhannisyan, stressing that they should spare the time to read the novel on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the... more »
