US Vice President J.D. Vance arrives in Armenia
US Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived in the Republic of Armenia on a two-day official visit. The delegation led by the US Vice President was welcomed at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport by the President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan and the Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan. From the airport, J.D. Vance traveled to the Presidential Palace, where he will meet with the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
Arayik Harutyunyan attends the events held within the framework of the “Aparan Winter-2026” sports and cultural festival
Chief of the Prime Minister’s Staff Arayik Harutyunyan attended the events held within the framework of the “Aparan Winter-2026” sports and cultural festival, which took place on the Khachasar section of the Aparan-Lusagyugh road. Competitive and amateur games were held within the framework of the annual festival, and participants performed sports and cultural demonstrations. This year, the Aparan Municipality organized rafting, skiing and other winter tournaments.... more »
Deputy PM Tigran Khachatryan receives Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan today received a delegation led by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty. Welcoming the Commissioner, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan highly appreciated the cooperation established with the Council of Europe in promoting the reform agenda of the Republic of Armenia aimed at transparent and accountable governance. In this context, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the 2023-2026 Action... more »
The maximum value of residential real estate acquired by officer servicemen through mortgage loan, the conditions of state support have been defined
Today, the regular Cabinet meeting took place, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. The Government has established a targeted mortgage loan program and the conditions of mortgage loan for the purpose of obtaining the right to purchase an apartment or a residential house or an apartment or a residential house under construction from a multi-apartment or subdivided building with state support by officer servicemen who have graduated from a military educational... more »
Regular discussion on the practice of initiating criminal proceedings based on tax administration takes place
Today, the regular discussion was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan with the participation of representatives of concerned state departments and unions representing the private sector on the practice of initiating criminal proceedings based on tax administration. A detailed discussion took place on the main problems identified in this direction and possible solutions to address them. In particular, the concerned departments presented possible actions... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan discusses the agenda of Armenia-EU relations with the EU delegation
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan met with the delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the European External Action Service of the European Union Olof Skoog. During the meeting, the progress of Armenia-EU relations, the agenda of the recently launched strategic dialogue on political and security issues, as well as the opportunities for further deepening bilateral cooperation were discussed. The parties positively assessed the dynamics... more »
The regular session of the interdepartmental working group for addressing water sector issues took place
Today, the regular session of the interdepartmental working group established by the decision of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia N690-A dated 22.07.2024 to develop a strategy for the water sector, address problems recorded in the sector, and develop a program of actions arising from them was held under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. During the session, the need to build biological treatment plants in the Republic of Armenia using advanced and... more »
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan met with the UN Electoral Needs Assessment Mission. During the meeting, the general political, legal, institutional, technical, human rights and security environment of the electoral processes in Armenia were discussed, as well as the current challenges related to the organization and implementation of the electoral processes and the main directions of reforms. The sides exchanged ideas on strengthening public trust in the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan receives students from Public Administration Acdemy
Chief of the Prime Minister’s Staff Arayik Harutyunyan received a group of students from the Public Administration Academy at the Government. Welcoming those present, Arayik Harutyunyan presented the structure and activities of the state system. The Chief of the Prime Minister’s Staff emphasized the need to receive quality education and urged students to join the state administration system in the future. During the meeting, Arayik Harutyunyan answered questions of... more »
Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal completely rejects all claims in Karapetyans’ mediation in ENA case, finding that their requested security measures are unfounded
On December 24, 2025, the Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal completely rejected the motion filed by Liormand Holdings Limited, Samvel Karapetyan, Eteri Karapetyan, Sargis Karapetyan and Karen Karapetyan (hereinafter referred to as the “Claimants”). The petition, among other things, requested the Arbitration Tribunal to confirm the fact of non-compliance by the Republic of Armenia with the Emergency Arbitrator’s award No. EA 2025/121 dated 22.07.2025, to restore the license... more »
