Hovik Abrahamyan Meets With Applicants Taking Common Entrance Exam In Artashat
Hovik Abrahamyan visited School No. 1 in Artashat, where a common entrance exam was being held in Mathematics. Assisted by the applicants themselves, the closed envelopes featuring the tests were disclosed in the presence of the Prime Minister. Then the Prime Minister inspected the examination procedure, talked to the applicants, wishing them good luck and every success. The head of government asked those responsible to do everything to provide for a just and fair examination.... more »
Hovik Abrahamyan Resumes Pension Reform Discussion With Parliamentary Forces
The Prime Minister held another discussion on the funded pension law with the representatives of the parliamentary factions of the Republican Party of Armenia, the Prosperous Armenia Party, the Rule of Law Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. The participants voiced their proposals and comments on the proposed amendments to the law. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of making mutually acceptable decisions and expressed readiness to continue the discussion of... more »
Minister of Transport and Communication off to Upper Lars on Prime Minister’s Instructions
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan instructed Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Beglaryan to travel to the Republic of Georgia to get a first-hand view of the situation at the Upper Lars border checkpoint and follow up with his Georgian counterpart the rehabilitation effort underway at the damaged road section.
PM, MPs Discuss Funded Pension Law Amendments
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan called a consultative meeting on Funded Pension law, which was attended by representatives from the parliamentary factions of the Republican Party of Armenia, the Prosperous Armenia Party, the Rule of Law Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. The meeting looked into the proposed amendments to the Funded Pension law to bring the latter into conformity with the Constitutional Court’s ruling of April 2, 2014. The MPs in attendance... more »
Hovik Abrahamyan, Swedish Trade Minister Discuss Ways To Boost Bilateral Economic Ties
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation led by Swedish Minister for Trade and Nordic Cooperation Ewa Björling. Appreciative of Sweden’s sustained focus on our country and the region as a whole, Hovik Abrahamyan stressed the need to further develop and expand the Armenian-Swedish cooperation. “Armenia’s government will do everything to activate and deepen the relations between our two countries. In this respect, we prioritize the opening of... more »
Amendments to Republic of Armenia Law on Administrative Offences Discussed with Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan called today a consultative meeting to discuss the question of fines applicable for breach of traffic rules. In particular, the task force established to submit recommendations for revision of fines set for frequent violations of traffic rules reported on the proposed amendments to the law on administrative offences. The task force provided some statistics concerning the number and incidences of frequent violations of traffic rules, the amount of fines... more »
Hovik Abrahamyan, Katherine Leach Discuss Armenian-British Cooperation Prospects
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mrs. Katherine Jane Leach. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minister noted that Armenia is interested in developing multifaceted relations with Great Britain. The Premier said that economic exchanges need to be overhauled in tune with the high-level political dialogue. Stating that there is a lot of untapped... more »
By Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan’s decision, Artashes Nazaryan was appointed Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. *** Artashes Nazaryan Date and Place of Birth June 28, 1947, Tbilisi, Georgia Education 1965- 1970, Armenian State Institute of Physical Education, specialization in Physical Culture and Sport Work Experience 1968 – 1970, Yerevan Veterinary Institute, Physical Education Chair, lecturer, coach of... more »
Prime Minister Welcomes Karl Lamers
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received member of Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany, former NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Karl Lamers. Pleased with the current pace of Armenian-German relations, the Premier highlighted the need to build on and further strengthen bilateral cooperation. Stressing that Germany is Armenia’s number one trade partner among the EU States, Hovik Abrahamyan highly appreciated the fact that the German government has provided Armenia about... more »
PM Pays Tribute to Memory of Andranik Margaryan
On the birthday of former Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan of blessed memory, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited today Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan. The country’s top leadership and Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan laid flowers on Andranik Margaryan’s grave, paying tribute to the memory of the outstanding political figure and statesman. A requiem service was administered on the part of the Armenian Apostolic Church clerics.
