Government Holds Regular Meeting
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government adopted a decision to improve welfare standards for Great Patriotic War veterans by providing them with sanatoria and health resort facilities, as well as to hold events dedicated to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident 30th anniversary. Resort treatment vouchers will be issued for 50 veterans of Great Patriotic War. The Government established a procedure to follow in providing... more »
PM Visits Lori and Tavush Marzes
On May 4, 2016, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan paid a working visit to Lori and Tavush Marzes of Armenia. The Premier first called at Debed community where Hovik Abrahamyan got familiarized with the construction of SMART Center. The pm was told that the Children of Armenia foundation will invest over 3 million U.S. dollars in the construction of the IT Center. The Center is meant to help develop innovation infrastructure in the province, state-of-the-art technology to be used in... more »
Energy Sector Development Agenda Discussed in Government
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a consultative meeting in the Office of Government. Attended by the representatives of relevant government agencies, the meeting discussed energy sector development prospects and challenges. The agenda featured issues related to the development of the energy system and the financial strengthening of State-run enterprises in the energy sector.
PM Introduces Newly Appointed JACES Head
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan introduced today newly appointed acting head of JACES Armen Harutyunyan to the staff of the Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The Prime Minister thanked former chief judicial acts enforcer Mihran Poghosyan for joint work and the reforms implemented during his term in office. Hovik Abrahamyan noted that in the face of the JACES, we have a public agency, which effectively complies with the... more »
Killed Servicemen’s Families Receive State Support
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Before proceeding to the discussion of the agenda, the Prime Minister said, “You may remember that following the military operations, which unfolded at the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan on April 1-5, 2016, we instructed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan to study the welfare status of families of perished soldiers. I am now asking Mr Asatryan to... more »
PM Chairs ITDSC Meeting
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a regular meeting of the IT Development Support Council. The Council first referred to the problems associated with the newly graduated specialists’ practical work in IT companies, and the proposal to amend the relevant article of the Labor Code. During the exchange of views that followed, the speakers came up with a number of proposals and recommendations. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan proposed to hold further discussions on the basis of... more »
PM Awards Chernobyl NPP Accident Campaign Participants
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan awarded a group of Armenian citizens who have participated in the elimination of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident consequences. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister stated in part, “We are commemorating today the 30th anniversary of one of the world’s largest man-made disasters that hit the Chernobyl nuclear-power plant. Thousands of people participated in the campaign of elimination of consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power... more »
PM Receives Lebanese Minister of Labor
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Lebanese Labor Minister Sejaan El Azzi. Highly appreciative of Lebanese Government’s position on the Armenian Genocide recognition process, Prime Minister Abrahamyan expressed gratitude for Lebanon’s high-level participation in the “Against the Crime of Genocide” global forum and Armenian Genocide 101th anniversary commemorations in Yerevan. Noting that this is another evidence of the age-old friendship between our two... more »
PM Pays Tribute to Armenian Genocide Victims
As part of the Armenian Genocide 101st anniversary commemorations, early today Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex in company of Cabinet members to pay tribute to Genocide victims. The Premier laid a wreath and dipped flowers at the Eternal Flame. Talking to journalists, the Head of Government said Armenia will continue to strive for the reinstatement of truth and justice in the matter of the Armenian Genocide. “It is first of all up to... more »
PM Receives Kaghtsrashen Community Winegrowers
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation of winegrowers from Kaghtsrashen community of Ararat Marz who had been staging a protest action in front of the Government Building. The Prime Minister listened to the farmers’ concerns which bore on continued deferment of payments for grapes harvested by Vinar Company. Following the discussion, the Director of Vinar Co assured that he would honor the financial obligations assumed before the winegrowers as shortly as possible.... more »
