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Statement by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan during Presentation of 2016 State Budget Bill at Joint Session of National Assembly Standing Commissions02.11.2015

Statement by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan during Presentation of 2016 State Budget Bill at Joint Session of National Assembly Standing Commissions

 Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan made a statement during presentation of 2016 State budget bill at the joint session of National Assembly standing commissions. Addressing the audience, the Prime Minister said: “The 2016 budget bill is first and foremost based on the postulates of realism and stability. As I said earlier, all the commitments assumed in line with our estimates must be met, regardless of economic developments. Armenia’s 2016 budget has a clear-cut social bias.... more →

Members of RPA Shirak territorial youth organization got familiarized with the draft of constitutional reforms31.10.2015

Members of RPA Shirak territorial youth organization got familiarized with the draft of constitutional reforms

 On 31 October at RPA Shirak regional office a seminar on constitutional reforms was held. The seminar was attended by representatives of all regional organizations of RPA Shirak territorial organization, as well as members of the youth council of RPA Shirak territorial organization and ordinary party members. The aim of the project was to represent the draft of constitutional reforms, explanations and comments to the members of youth councils of RPA Shirak territorial organization. It... more →

Seminar “Let’s recognize ourselves” organized by RPA Youth Organization and “Student Center of Non-State Higher Educational Institutions” NGO31.10.2015

Seminar “Let’s recognize ourselves” organized by RPA Youth Organization and “Student Center of Non-State Higher Educational Institutions” NGO

 On 30 October at the Armenian Youth Foundation a seminar “Let’s recognize ourselves” was held by RPA Youth Organization and “Student Center of Non-State Higher Educational Institutions” NGO. It was conducted by the philosopher-pedagogue Arthur Karapetyan. About 50 young people participated in the seminar. The program aims to represent young people ways of development and presentation of skills, as well as providing effective ways of mastering knowledge.... more →

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan Meets with Tajikistan Premier30.10.2015

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan Meets with Tajikistan Premier

 On October 30, on the margins of the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan met with Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe. During the meeting, the two prime ministers discussed a number of issues of mutual interest. They stressed the need for closer cooperation in economic, humanitarian and other spheres, as well as in the framework of international organizations. Coming to trade and economic relations, the parties... more →

Awarding Ceremony in the National Assembly30.10.2015

Awarding Ceremony in the National Assembly

 On October 30 by the order of the Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations Valentina Matvienko the RA NA deputies Artak Davtyan and Khosrov Harutyunyan were awarded “For Parliamentary Cooperation” medal, and the RA NA deputies Aleksan Petrosyan and Araik Hovhannisyan were awarded “IPA CIS - 20 Years” jubilee medal. The RA NA deputy Hayk Babukhanyan and the Editor-in-Chief of Golos Armenii (Voice of Armenia) newspaper Flora... more →

Armenia Improves Position in World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 Report29.10.2015

Armenia Improves Position in World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 Report

 A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister referred to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 report. The World Bank has published the Doing Business 2016 report, stating a 3-point improvement in Armenia’s position, which was promoted to the 35th position among 189 countries. Armenia was included in the list of countries that have succeeded three or more reforms in the past... more →