Tigran Avinyan Meets with Georgian Economy and Sustainable Development Minister
On October 22, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan met with Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava. Tigran Avinyan noted that the two countries have a great deal of untapped economic potential and they should replenish bilateral trade and economic exchanges with new and ambitious projects. In this context, the Deputy Premier stressed the importance of planned summer session of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission to be... more »
Armenian, Georgian Deputy Premiers Hold Talks
On October 22, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan had a meeting with Georgian Deputy Premier, Minister of Infrastructure and Territorial Development Maya Tskitishvili. The sides shared the view that direct contacts help address the Armenian-Georgian cooperation agenda in more detail, as well as look for ways of enhancing and deepening partnership in new spheres of mutual interest. Avinyan and Tskitishvili discussed various issues relating to transportation and infrastructure... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with Asian Development Bank Vice President
October 22, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Shixin Chen on the margins of the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi. Pleased with he ongoing mutual trust-driven effective cooperation, Tigran Avinyan noted that with a package of implemented programs worth over USD 1.5 billion, ADB is among Armenia’s important development partners. He noted that the Bank’s assistance is more tangible in terms of developing and modernizing our... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with Georgian Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze
On October 22, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan met with Georgian Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze. The meeting was attended by Georgian MPs Ruslan Poghosyan and Samvel Manukyan. The parties emphasized the importance of high-level mutual visits and meetings for the consistent promotion of the Armenian-Georgian relations. They expressed satisfaction with the positive dynamics in the development of political, trade and economic ties between the two countries. Tigran Avinyan and... more »
Tigran Avinyan Attends Silk Road Conference
On October 22, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan participated in the Silk Road Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. Following the opening ceremony and the Georgian Prime Minister’s opening remarks, a high-level discussion was held, with speakers including Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Maya Tskitishvili, Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Elyor Ganiyev, the Chinese government's special envoy for Eurasia, Li Hui and Vice President of the... more »
Mher Grigoryan Meets with Senior World Bank Executives
During his visit to the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan met with World Bank (WB) Group Executive Director Cohen Davids, and WB Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller. The meetings focused on the Country Partnership Framework paper and the ongoing joint projects. Thankful for the assistance rendered to our country, Mher Grigoryan hailed the Bank’s solid track-record and long experience which might be of great service to Armenia on the way to... more »
Armenian Delegation Meets with IMF Regional Director
On October 20, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadyan met with IMF Regional Director for the Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour in Washington. With reference to the program, which the IMF approved in May this year, the interlocutors highlighted the steps to take as part of the reforms specified in the program. Appreciating the reforms underway in Armenia, Jihad Azour singled out the achievements in the fight against corruption and in the... more »
Mher Grigoryan meets with IMF Dutch-Belgian Sub-Group Executive Director
On October 18, on the margins of the 2019 Autumn Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadyan met with IMF Dutch Sub-Group Executive Director Anthony De Lannoy and IMF Executive Director Richard Doornbosch in Washington. The parties hailed the program approved by the IMF Executive Board in May of this year. The Deputy Prime Minister thanked the IMF for... more »
Government Hosts Meeting on Armenia’s Innovational Development
On October 17, 2019, a meeting on donor coordination was held in the Office of Government, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The meeting explored the ways in which science and innovation could influence the development of Armenia’s economy. The meeting was attended by representatives of government agencies, embassies, international organizations, the Science and Technology Foundation of Armenia (FAST) and private companies. Tigran Avinyan emphasized that the... more »
Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Program Discussed in Government
On October 17, the Government hosted a meeting on the World Bank-supported Local Economy and Infrastructure Development program, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. During the meeting, the Committee on Tourism of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia and the Territorial Development Fund of Armenia presented the progress of the program. Issues related to the tourist zone of Garni, the creation of the museum of the historical capital of Armenia - Dvin and the... more »
