Government discussed issues related to Sevan National Park activities and compliance with Prime Minister’s instructions
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a working consultation on the reform of Sevan National Park was held in the Office of Government. Nature Protection Minister Artsvik Minasyan and Sevan National Park SNCO Director Vahe Gulanyan reported progress in the ongoing activities and the implementation of Premier’s instructions. It is envisaged to collect 287.6 million drams in 2017, 108 million more than in 2016. AMD138.4 million has already been collected in land lease... more »
Government discusses legislative amendments on gas filling stations
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a consultation to discuss a package of legislative amendments aimed at solving the problems arising from the operations of gas filling stations and gas cylinders and a procedure for conducting technical inspections of motor vehicles. The package suggests licensing in Armenia the installation of gas tanks on motor vehicles operating on compressed natural, liquefied petroleum gas and the scheduled pressure testing of cylinders. This will first and... more »
Prime Minister receives Chairperson of Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Chairperson of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mrs. Gudrun Mosler-Törnström. The Head of Government noted the importance of Gudrun Mosler-Törnström’s visit and her participation in the event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s local authorities. The Prime Minister noted that Armenia highly appreciates the ongoing cooperation with the Council of Europe and is actively... more »
Prime Minister holds consultation on forestry reform
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a follow-up consultation on forestry reform. The meeting focused on issues relating to structural transformations in ArmForest SNCO (optimization, self-sufficiency and accountability, specification of responsibilities). The Prime Minister noted that following the structural reform, ArmForest should have a logical configuration in order to become a more efficient entity. The Head of Government told the responsible persons to further discuss all the... more »
Karen Karapetyan receives protest action staging students
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received representatives of the students who had been protesting against the proposed bill “On Military Service and Servicemen’s Status” outside the House of Government. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan also attended the meeting. “We wanted to hold today’s meeting, considering that every one of you has a sense of duty and responsibility before the country. I am... more »
Prime Minister receives Georgian Competitiveness Agency Chairman
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Chairman of Competitiveness Agency of Georgia Nodar Khaduri. The Premier noted that the Armenian-Georgian friendly relations can be described as high-level and dynamically developing partnership, and therefore, continued joint efforts need to be made in order to expand the ongoing multifaceted cooperation, including the development of trade and economic ties. Karen Karapetyan welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the RA... more »
The Administrative Court’s workload may create serious risks - PM issues relevant instructions
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Prior to discussing the agenda items, the Prime Minister instructed those responsible to improve the quality of appeals by administrative procedures. “Unlike the judicial appeal, the appealing of administrative acts by administrative procedure is free of charge and takes a relatively short period of time to complete. However, our surveys have shown that administrative acts are mostly appealed in judicial... more »
PM briefed on progress in Meghri free economic zone development activities
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan called a consultative meeting to discuss issues related to the establishment of the free economic zone in Meghri. RA Minister of Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan reported progress in ongoing activities, focusing on the efforts underway on the spot. Highlighting the project’s importance for Armenia’s economic development, Prime Minister Karapetyan instructed to keep the spotlight on the construction of the free economic... more »
Prime Minister: “We have set a goal to increase farming productivity in Armenia and we have all the necessary prerequisites for it”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan attended the opening of ArmAgroForum conference. Welcoming the attendees, the Head of Government pointed out that agriculture is one of the most important branches of our economy, which provides employment, promotes income generation and enhancement of living standards in rural areas, export growth and macroeconomic stability. “We have set a goal to increase agricultural productivity in Armenia and we have all the necessary prerequisites for it... more »
Waste management reform discussed with Prime Minister
Today, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a consultation on waste management reform in Armenia. The meeting specifically discussed the proposals for improving the legislative framework applicable to garbage disposal and sanitation as developed by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development. Minister of Territorial Administration and Development David Lokyan said the primary objective behind the proposed amendments is to improve the quality of garbage collection and... more »
