Healthcare Ministry Submits 2014 Performance Report
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a meeting to review the 2014 performance report of the Ministry of Healthcare, including its compliance with the government’s action plan and priorities for 2014 and an account of the Ministry’s estimated performance. Reporting back the activities implemented in the period under review, Healthcare Minister Armen Mouradyan said 32 projects worth AMD60.4bn had been completed and a new procedure had been approved for the provision of... more »
Ministry of Diaspora 2014 Performance Report Reviewed
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued discussing public agency performance reports for 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. The Cabinet reviewed today the report delivered by Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan. The Minister advised that the three priorities set before the Ministry had been met in the year under review. In particular, the scope of Ministry-Diaspora joint... more »
Ministry of Agriculture Performance Report Submitted to Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired today a meeting to review the Ministry of Agriculture performance report for 2014, including compliance with the government’s 2014 action plan, priorities and assessed performance. Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan advised that the share of agriculture in the GDP increased last year. Gross agricultural output rose by 7.2%, while the share of processing companies accounted for 38.4 percent in Armenia’s gross industrial product.... more »
Transport and Communications Ministry Submits Performance Reports
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued discussing public agency performance reports for 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. Reports were delivered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It was noted that all 5 priority actions stipulated in the government’s action plan had been implemented in a timely manner: an action plan for 2014-2017 has been adopted for... more »
Cabinet Discusses 2014 Public Agency Performance Reports
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian government started discussing public agency performance reports for the year 2014, including their compliance with the government’s action plan for 2014, priorities and assessed performance. Reports were delivered by Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan and Head of General Department for Civil Aviation by the Government (GDCA) Artem Movsesyan. Before proceeding to the discussion, the Premier noted that the performance... more »
Expansion of GoA-USAID Cooperation Discussed
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Susan Fritz and USAID Armenia Office Head Karen Hilliard. Pleased with the ongoing cooperation between the Government of Armenia and the USAID, Hovik Abrahamyan hailed the reform assistance provided by the USAID, describing them as quite effective. Touching on the fight against corruption, Hovik Abrahamyan said a new prime minister-headed council had been set up to develop effective steps against corruption... more »
Offering each other a book has become a tradition on Hovhannes Tumanyan’s birthday
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister said that offering each other a book has become a tradition on February 19, which is great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan’s birthday. On this occasion, Hovik Abrahamyan presented the meeting participants with “Mandilion” novel by Vahan Hovhannisyan, stressing that they should spare the time to read the novel on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the... more »
PM Welcomes Newly Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills. Congratulating the Ambassador on appointment, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that his activities will help further strengthen the U.S-Armenia relations. The Premier said to be highly appreciative of U.S. Government’s continued assistance aimed at furthering democracy, building civil society, promoting reforms and economic development in our country. Ambassador Mills... more »
PM Welcomes Georgian Parliament Speaker
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation led by Georgian Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili who is paying an official visit to Armenia. The Prime Minister said that 2014 was a year of achievements in the Armenian-Georgian relations as it was marked with top-level visits. The Premier reminded with satisfaction that cooperation development and expansion-related instruments were signed during his official visit to Georgia late last year. The head of government went on to... more »
Construction Industry Development Prospects Discussed in Government
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a consultation on construction industry’s current situation and development prospects was held today in the Office of Government, attended by representatives of relevant ministries and construction companies. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of holding meetings in the given format, which is a good opportunity to identify and look at ways of tackling the problems existing in the field of construction.... more »
