Armenia government program approved, awaits parliament backingOctober 19, 2016 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Program of the Armenian government was approved at an extraordinary Cabinet sitting on Tuesday, October 18. The draft government program was introduced by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms Vache Gabrielyan who said the challenges facing our country call for immediate reforms, achievable by involving and using the full potential of the state and Armenians all over the world. Gabrielyan stressed the need to implement effective reforms to provide safe, dignified and better living standards, as well as an opportunity to live in an equitable society. “To my mind, we can lift the bar we have set only by concentering our potential,” Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said. “Everyone shall be held accountable: the time will come to report back what we have done or have failed to achieve, and what is to be ruled out in practice,” he said. The meeting approved the government program, which will shortly be submitted to the National Assembly. Also, the government decided to ask for an extraordinary parliament session due on Thursday. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Moonk technoschool The beneficiary of "The Power of One Dram" in August was Aren Mehrabyan Foundation. Ucom, SunChild NGO bring renewable energy to Syunik's border regions Ucom and SunChild NGO have successfully completed a sustainable energy project in Shikahogh. Threats to neighbors' territorial integrity a “red line” for Iran Araghchi has described as a “red line” any threats to territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic’s neighbors or redrawing of boundaries. USAID to provide $130 mln in grant to Armenia USAID will allocate an additional $130 million to Armenia to improve the efficiency of public administration. |