The Government continues to implement subsidy programs: more than 1 billion drams allocated to regional administrations
Today, the regular sCabinet meeting took place, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan. By the decision of the government, 1,582,206 thousand drams will be allocated to the staffs of regional administrations for the implementation of subsidy programs. As noted by the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan, the decision proposes to co-finance 26 subsidy programs in 24 communities. The Government... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan participates in high-level discussion on Fighting Disinformation
On October 8, the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan participated in a high-level roundtable discussion on “Fighting Disinformation” held within the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Spain. During the panel discussion, high-ranking state officials from Armenia, Canada, Lithuania, Ukraine, Spain, representatives of civil society, the journalistic community and international organizations discussed the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan holds meetings within the framework of the Open Government Partnership Initiative conference
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan participated in the session of the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Initiative. The Government of the Republic of Armenia officially became a member of the Steering Committee this year. The Committee is a body for developing open government policies and is composed of 11 governments and 11 civil society representatives. Arayik Harutyunyan and representatives of the state system of the Republic of Armenia... more »
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan participates in the Open Government Partnership Initiative Conference
On October 7, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan participated in the Open Government Partnership Initiative (OGP) Global Conference, held in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Kingdom of Spain. The conference was attended by Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Pedro Sánchez. The conference brought together high-ranking representatives of governments of different countries, authoritative international organizations, as well as civil society leaders. The aim of the event is to... more »
The funding for the "Refund of Interest Paid on Mortgage Loans" measure will be increased by about 12.6 billion drams
Today, the regular Cabinet meeting took place, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. The Government made a decision due to the need to properly implement the expenses for the "12001 Refund of Interest Paid on Mortgage Loans" measure of the "1239 Refund of Interest Paid on Mortgage Loans" program, envisaged by the 2025 state budget. The decision proposes to increase the expenses of the "12001 Refund of Interest Paid on Mortgage Loans" measure of the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan participates in the cancellation of a new stamp collection dedicated to the theme "Famous Armenians: 100th Birth Anniversary of Henrik Malyan"
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan participated in the cancellation of a new stamp collection dedicated to the theme "Famous Armenians: 100th Birth Anniversary of Henrik Malyan". The event was also attended by public and cultural figures, as well as fans of the great director's art. The cancellation of the souvenir sheet was carried out by the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Deputy Minister of High-Technological Industry Gevorg... more »
Tigran Khachatryan participates in the event organized on the occasion of the National Day of the People's Republic of China
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan participated in the event organized on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, Tigran Khachatryan congratulated China on the occasion of the National Day, wishing peace and prosperity to the friendly people of China. “Armenia greatly values the existing cooperation and high-level political dialogue with friendly China, based on the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan holds meetings with officials responsible for organizing the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The delegation led by Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister, President of the National Committee of the Francophonie Games, held meetings in Paris with officials responsible for protocol and international issues, transportation and mobility, as well as security issues of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The meetings are taking place in order to present the experience of the Paris 2024 Games and International Major Sports Events (GESI) within the framework of... more »
The Government approves the bill of the Republic of Armenia “On the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026”
Today, the regular Cabinet meeting took place, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan. The Government approved the billof the Republic of Armenia “On the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026”. The legislative initiative of the Government of the Republic of Armenia will be submitted to the National Assembly in accordance with the established procedure. As noted by the Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan, the gross... more »
Armenia and France to cooperate in holding the Francophonie Games at a high level
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan met in Paris with members of a working group consisting of representatives of various French departments, headed by the Interdepartmental Delegate for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Pierre-Antoine Molina. This meeting marked the start of France-Armenia exchanges aimed at presenting the experience of the Paris 2024 Games and International Major Sports Events (GESI). The experience of the French side will be taken into account in the... more »