Armenia government creating strategic initiatives centerDecember 1, 2016 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A strategic initiatives center will be created with a public-private partnership format, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan told a Cabinet session on Thursday, December 1. According to the premier, the center will be tasked to develop long-term strategies, as well as packages for short-term and long-term reforms in different directions through close cooperation with the private sector. "We have used that platform on a number of occasions for various discussions, the center will be created to start operations by yearend," Karapetyan said. President Serzh Sargsyan said on November 26 that in the event that Armenia's ruling Republican Party (RPA) wins the parliamentary election in 2017, Karapetyan will continue heading the government. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |