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PM stresses the need to initiate legislative changes aimed at criminalizing the offense of deliberate evasion of taxes, duties or other mandatory payments02.02.2017

PM stresses the need to initiate legislative changes aimed at criminalizing the offense of deliberate evasion of taxes, duties or other mandatory payments

A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister gave a number of instructions. The Premier’s first recommendation concerned the measures aimed at encouraging and developing entrepreneurship. According to the Head of Government, the provision of favorable conditions aimed at improving the business environment by public authorities and the launch of such measures as may ensure unimpeded... more →

Football player, USSR sport master Nikolay Ghazaryan is awarded with Yereva Mayor's Gold Medal01.02.2017

Football player, USSR sport master Nikolay Ghazaryan is awarded with Yereva Mayor's Gold Medal

On the event of 70th birthday anniversary, for significant contribution to the development of Armenian football Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan awarded the football player, USSR sport master Nikolay Ghazaryan with Yerevan Mayor's Gold Medal. Congratulating Nikolay Ghazaryan on the jubilee Mayor Taron Margaryan wished him strong health, happiness and welfare.  more →

31.01.2017

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe is Ready to Develop Armenian-Japanese Relations

On January 30, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe received the parliamentary official delegation led by the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan. In the course of the meeting the Prime Minister has documented with satisfaction that during the last years the Armenian-Japanese parliamentary cooperation has turned into an important phase of development, which has its positive impact on the cooperation of the two countries. The RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan thanked the Prime Minister for the... more →

PM Chairs Discussion on Procedure for Payment of Royalties by Mining Enterprises30.01.2017

PM Chairs Discussion on Procedure for Payment of Royalties by Mining Enterprises

Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and attended, by the heads of the agencies concerned a consultation was held in the Office of Government to discuss the Tax Code-established procedure for payment of royalties by mining companies. Responding to the concerns expressed by business entities and based on the current market conditions, the Government decided to comply with the proposals voiced during the meeting and envisage seamless changes to the Tax Code, which is to be effective... more →

Speaker of House of Representatives of National Diet of Japan Receives RA NA Speaker30.01.2017

Speaker of House of Representatives of National Diet of Japan Receives RA NA Speaker

On January 30, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Diet of Japan Tadamori Oshima received the delegation led by the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan being on an official visit in Japan. Welcoming the RA NA Delegation, the Speaker of House of Representatives of National Diet of Japan Tadamori Oshima thanked the Armenian delegates for the visit to Japan and assured that by the visit of the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan a start is given to a new phase of the development... more →

Further Development of Armenian-Kuwaiti Economic Relations in Focus27.01.2017

Further Development of Armenian-Kuwaiti Economic Relations in Focus

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Armenia Nawaf Alenezi. Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming his diplomatic mission, the Prime Minister expressed his government’s willingness to further develop and strengthen bilateral relations. Highly appreciative of the ongoing cooperation between Armenia and Kuwait, Karen Karapepyan highlighted the potential for deepening and... more →