Tigran Avinyan visits construction sites in Yerevan
On July 2, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan paid a working visit to a number of construction sites in Yerevan. Within the framework of familiarization with the urban planning programs implemented in Yerevan and the ongoing works, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister visited the construction sites of Art Company, ML Mining and Ord Development. The companies are engaged in the construction of apartment buildings. Tigran Avinyan was briefed on the local town planning... more »
Tigran Avinyan receives second vaccination against coronavirus
On June 28, 2021, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received a second coronavirus vaccination at the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Healthcare. The Acting Deputy Prime Minister was vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Citizens who wish to be vaccinated can apply to any outpatient clinic, no matter where they are domiciled. They can get registered and vaccinated on order. Mobile stations are operating in Armenia to make vaccination as... more »
Tigran Avinyan Attends Integrated Public Services Office Opening Ceremony
On June 23, 2021, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan attended the launch of the Integrated Office of Public Services in Gyumri. The project was supported by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Haypost CJSC and the U.S. Agency for International Development. After cutting the red ribbon and announcing the official opening of the office, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister made a welcoming speech. He first congratulated Armenia for holding free, fair, transparent and... more »
Government set to establish specialized civil-administrative chambers
A cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The government approved a package of bills on amending the Judicial Code, the Code of Administrative Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure of the Republic of Armenia. The drafts are supposed to ensure the conduct of administrative proceedings in the Court of Cassation through a specialized administrative chamber, as well as to enable the Supreme Judicial Council to replenish the lists of... more »
Tigran Avinyan Chairs Discussion on Public Services Digitization Agenda
Chaired by Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, a meeting was held on June 11 to discuss possibilities for building the capacity of e-gov.am single platform for the provision of public services. In his opening remarks, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister noted that business processes related to the provision of public services and the relevant regulatory framework will be reviewed and simplified as part of the ongoing reform of public and community services, initiated by the... more »
Tigran Avinyan Receives Masdar Company Representatives
Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received a delegation from Masdar Company, which comprised Head of Bids Department Mohammed al-Shehhi and Manager at the Bids Department Vipul Goyal. The Acting Deputy Prime Minister felicitated the company on winning the tender for construction of the AYG-1 solar photovoltaic station. Masdar is a subsidiary of the UAE-based Mubadala Investment Company, with total assets of $220 billion, and one of the world’s leading companies in the... more »
Tigran Avinyan: Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Armenia
The potential of artificial intelligence in the 21st century Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the 21st century’s most powerful technologies, a key driving force behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution. According to one definition, artificial intelligence “is a computer system that is able to perform tasks that ordinarily require human intelligence”. AI is transforming the political and economic structures worldwide; it will soon drastically change our... more »
Tigran Avinyan Meets with Entrepreneurs
On May 29, 2021, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan took part in an Enterprise Armenia Foundation (EAF)-hosted tie-free meeting with business people, business support entities and entrepreneurs in Tsaghkadzor. A panel discussion was held during the first part of the event. Addressing the meeting with opening remarks, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister noted that the global pandemic has slowed down the global economy, where old economic models tend to lose their relevance, which... more »
Tigran Avinyan Receives President of Armenian Wounded Heroes Foundation
On May 26, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received Razmik Arzumanyan, President of the Armenian Wounded Heroes Foundation. Razmik Arzumanyan briefed the Acting Deputy Prime Minister on the Foundation’s ongoing activities, the scope of assistance rendered to the Armenian army in an effort to improve servicemen’s living conditions, facilitating the provision of first-aid services and making army service safer. Tigran Avinyan thanked Mr. Arzumanyan for years-long... more »
Arsen Torosyan: “The Government will make every effort to hold free, transparent and fair elections”
The Government hosted a meeting with the UN Office in Armenia and representatives of Armenia-accredited foreign diplomatic missions to discuss the preparations for the upcoming early parliamentary elections scheduled for June 20, 2021. According to Arsen Torosyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, all available resources will have to be used to hold the elections to the highest possible standards, in order to ensure democracy, transparency and credibility.... more »
