Prime Minister: “Government agencies’ performance will be evaluated based on investment indicators”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a consultative meeting, which focused on the mechanisms and indicators for evaluation of the activities of ministries, government agencies and Marz governors. The Prime Minister emphasized that a key assessment indicator will be the amount of investment, both internal and external. “You have to submit by this yearend concrete proposals regarding the criteria to assess your performance, which shall specify the annual investment program,”... more »
PM: “ICT can be the locomotive that will change the economy, the environment and culture.”
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, another discussion on the development of information and communication technology (ICT) was held in the Office of Government. The Prime Minister was given details of the proposals on short and long term development of the ICT sector and the status of the projects under development. He was informed that discussions are underway within the joint working group of stakeholders’ representatives. Karen Karapetyan stressed the need to push... more »
Prime Minister: “The Center of Strategic Initiatives is the platform where our vision is to be formed”
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister instructed the heads of ministries and government agencies to summarize and complete by the end of this year all the assignments issued at the preceding Cabinet meetings. The Premier also urged them to summarize and submit performance reports for 2016, as well as to review the action plans and priorities for 2017. Minister of Territorial Administration... more »
RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan Meets with IRI President Hassan Rouhani
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani who is paying an official visit to the Republic of Armenia. “I am very glad to meet with you and be the guest of the friendly Armenian people,” Hassan Rouhani said, adding that a number of agreements and arrangements had been made following his talks with RA President Serzh Sargsyan. Hassan Rouhani expressed the hope that all of the mutually agreed projects would be implemented in... more »
“Funds will go to those projects producing maximum effect with minimal cost” - PM discusses development prospects with community leaders in Vayots-Dzor and Ararat Marzes
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan paid a regular working visit to Vayots-Dzor and Ararat Marzes of Armenia, where he discussed development prospects with the community heads. During a meeting in Yeghegnadzor, Karen Karapetyan said that several initiatives and programs come under consideration following each visit to the provinces, which are then discussed in the Government and get appropriate feedback. Karen Karapetyan advised that the Ministry of Territorial Administration shall make out a... more »
PM, major foreign investors in the Republic of Armenia discuss ways of increasing the level of investments in Armenia’s economy
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received today the representatives of companies engaged in major foreign direct investment in the Republic of Armenia The Prime Minister said that the Government is keen to see increased investment in the economy of our country and stands ready to discuss joint efforts towards achieving progress in this direction. The Head of Government was briefed on the problems associated with the activities of companies that invest in a variety of areas: information... more »
Government Holds Extraordinary Meeting
An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. As the first issue on the agenda, the Government approved the draft law “On amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On State Duty” to bring it into conformity with the provisions of Paragraph 14 of Article 444 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia. As the second issue on the agenda, the Government decided to ask the President of the National Assembly of the... more »
PM Discusses Operational Issues with 10 Major Importers’ Representatives
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received the representatives of 10 major Armenian importers in the Office of Government. The Premier took note of the problems faced by economic entities and the steps the Government should take to create favorable conditions for their activities. The guests noted that paperwork, including customs clearance, has been considerably simplified recently. The logistics-related bottlenecks due to adverse weather conditions at the Upper Lars border checkpoint were... more »
Prime Minister: “We need to create a smart system to improve the transport system; no other option is left”
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the North-South Road Corridor, Sustainable Urban Development Investment and Northern Corridor Modernization Programs Governing Council held a regular meeting in the Office of Government. The Prime Minister first asked about the situation at the Upper Lars border checkpoint. Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan reported that the motorway was open for passenger cars, and that the Georgian side was... more »
Prime Minister Receives Chinese GSAFETY Company Delegation
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received a delegation representing the Institute of Public Security Studies at Tsinghua University of China and Chinese GSAFETY Company, headed by GSAFETY management board member Xue Hailong. The sides discussed prospects of cooperation in terms of security systems in the transport sector. In particular, they touched upon the development of the Smart Town project and the possibility for implementing it in one of Armenia’s cities. Xue Hailong... more »
