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 »
Conflict of interest and anti-corruption mechanisms in the field of public procurement will be improved
Today, the regular Cabinet meeting was held, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. The bills of the Republic of Armenia “On Amendments and Addenda to the Law “On Procurement”, “On Amendments and Addenda to the Law “On the Corruption Prevention Commission” and “On Amendments to the Administrative Procedure Code” were approved by the Executive. As a result of the adoption of the bills, conflict of interest and anti-corruption... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan receives German Ambassador
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received Claudia Busch, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia. The meeting was also attended by Madeleine Rauschenberger, Director of the Armenian Office of the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and Zara Chatinyan, Representative of the Armenian Office of the German Development Bank (KfW). Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated the current dynamics of... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan chairs the session of the Public Administration Academy Management Board
Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of the Staff of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Public Administration Academy Management Board, chaired the session of the Management Board of the Academy. Rector Khachatur Ghazeyan presented the members of the collegial management body of the academy with a report on the activities of the previous year, touching upon all departments. The Rector emphasized that the number of master's and PhD students at the academy has grown... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan meets with Mark Clayton, Deputy Director and Head of the Central Asia and Eastern Neighbourhood Department at the UK FCDO
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan met with Mark Clayton, Deputy Director and Head of the Central Asia and Eastern Neighbourhood Department at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Arayik Harutyunyan welcomed Mark Clayton’s visit to Armenia and noted with satisfaction that in recent years, Armenia-UK bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest has been consistently developing and deepening. Mark Clayton, in turn, emphasized the... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan meets with the representative of the International Organization of Francophonie and the Director of the International Games Committee
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan met with Eric Poppe, the representative of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) for Central and Eastern Europe, and Vivien Lubczanski, the Director of the International Games Committee of Francophonie. The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister welcomed Eric Poppe and Vivien Lubczanski to Armenia and expressed confidence that their visit will contribute to joint efforts to prepare for the upcoming games. Arayik... more »
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan holds farewell meeting with the US Ambassador
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Kristina Kvien, who is completing her diplomatic mission in our country. At the beginning of the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador on behalf of himself and the Government for the work carried out during her tenure and her contribution to the consistent development of Armenia-US relations. Mher Grigoryan wished the Ambassador further success, emphasizing... more »
Arayik Harutyunyan receives group of students from High School No. 112 at the Government
Chief of the Prime Minister's Staff Arayik Harutyunyan received a group of students from Yerevan High School No. 112 at the Government. Arayik Harutyunyan welcomed the guests, presented the structure and activities of the state system, the role of the Prime Minister's Staff in implementing policies and strategies, spoke about the importance of education and called on students to receive appropriate professional education and join the ranks of the state system. During the meeting with... more »
