Armenian government to reduce inspections by 98%July 30, 2015 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government decided Thursday, July 30, to limit all the inspections carried out by the relevant bodies by January 1, 2016, with the exception of tax and customs agencies’ control, Tert.am reports. The Minister-Chief of Government Staff, Davit Harutyunyan, introduced the draft decision to the government, stating that checklists will be filled in, limiting the activities of inspection authorities. Harutyunyan also said that inspection bodies currently apply around 170 checklists. 70% of them will be suspended and the inspections will reduce by 90% by the end of 2015. The limitations on inspections do not apply to state-owned enterprises and joint stock companies, state or community non-profit organizations, as they are not involved in the economic output process. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |