The Government approves the monitoring program for the presence of residual substances and genetically modified organisms in food of plant origin
The regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. According to the agreement reached between the "Simonyan" educational foundation and the head of the Armavir community, it is planned to create a Tumo center in the Armavir community within the framework of the "Tumo Centers of Creative Technologies" charity program, which will give 12-18 year-old children and other persons defined by the fund's charter free access to... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan chairs the regular session of the SME Development Council
Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan, today, July 24, the regular meeting of the Small and Medium Business Development Council of the Republic of Armenia took place. Before discussing the issues on the agenda, a brief reference was made to the implementation of the decisions made during the previous sessions, the Deputy Prime Minister gave appropriate instructions in separate directions. During the session, a number of important issues for improving the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan receives Jérôme Leyraud, IFES Country Director for Armenia
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan received Jérôme Leyraud, IFES (International Foundation for Electoral Systems) Country Director for Armenia. Issues related to reforms of electoral processes, financial transparency of parties, capacity development of structures specializing in cyber security, civic education were discussed. At the end of the meeting, the parties confirmed their readiness to continue joint work in the direction of the... more »
We reaffirm the proposal to establish a joint investigation mechanism for ceasefire violations
In recent days, the official sources of Azerbaijan have resumed publications about the violation of the ceasefire regime by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia has denied this information. Despite this, Azerbaijani sources continue making similar publications, seasoning them with geopolitical accents. The Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia reaffirms its proposal to... more »
In collaboration with the British Museum, "Mother Deity: From Anahit to Mariam" temporary exhibition will be presented at the History Museum of Armenia
The regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. The Government made a decision to replace the words "The Expert Center for Medicines and Medical Technologies named after Academician Emil Gabrielyan" CJSC with the words "The Expert Center for Medicines and Medical Technologies" State Non-Commercial Organization in the 1st article of the November 24, 2022 decision N1795 of the Government on establishing an expert... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan chairs the session of the Council on National Minorities
The regular session of the National Minorities Council was held in the government chaired by the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan. At the beginning of the session, the agenda of the session was presented. During the meeting, the preliminary program of events related to the holiday of national minorities was discussed. Issues related to the financing of newspapers published by non-governmental organizations of national minorities were referred to.
Arayik Harutyunyan receives USAID Mission Director John Allelo
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan received USAID Mission Director for Armenia John Allelo. At the meeting, the visit of USAID Administrator Samantha Power to Armenia, the framework of the Armenia-US strategic partnership, the development of democratic processes, housing security and employment programs for the forcibly displaced population of Nagorno Karabakh, peace in the region, economic cooperation and the implementation of reforms being carried out by the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan meets with the delegation led by the president of the "International Collegiate Programming Contest" Foundation
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan received the delegation led by the president of the "International Collegiate Programming Contest" Foundation. Arayik Harutyunyan noted that Yerevan State University has joined the International Programming Olympiad since 2001 and recorded an exceptional result in the "ICPC World Finals" held in Luxor, Egypt in 2023, which was the best result in the history of Armenia's participation in the competition. Arayik... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan receives the US Under Secretary of State
Today, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received the delegation led by US Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya. US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Kristina Kvien was also present at the meeting. Welcoming the visit of the Under Secretary of State to Armenia, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan emphasized the importance of the continuous progress of Armenia-US bilateral relations based on democratic values and jointly defined priorities. During the... more »
Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia receive the head of the Europe and Eurasia Bureau of the US International Development Agency
Deputy Prime Ministers Mher Grigoryan and Tigran Khachatryan received the delegation led by Erin Mckee, Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (E&E) at USAID. At the beginning of the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan presented the implementation process of the "Crossroads of Peace" initiative, referring to its political, transport, energy and other components. The technical and economic feasibility analysis of the "Crossroads of... more »
