Thursday, November 23 2023 17:21

ArmInfo. A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  the premier's press service reports.

The members of the Public Council on the Rights of Children and Youth  adjunct to the Human Rights Defender were present at the Cabinet  meeting. The Prime Minister noted that the participation of the  Council members in the Cabinet meeting is symbolic and is also  conditioned by the anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention  on the Rights of the Child, adopted on November 20, 1989. "The  Council consists of 21 members, 13 of which are present at today's  meeting. The Council is made up of children. I would like to  emphasize that UNICEF supports the formation and activity of the  Council, and the representative of UNICEF in Armenia, Christine  Weigand, is also present at the session. They will have full  participation in our session today. Dear children, I welcome you. As  we have agreed, during the discussion of each issue, you can ask  questions and make speeches on an equal basis with the  representatives and heads of the Government and other departments,"  said Nikol Pashinyan.

Moving on to the issues on the agenda, it was noted that the  ownership of the real estate at 3 Abovyan Street in Yerevan was  transferred to the Republic of Armenia. The Executive adopted a  decision on assigning the real estate located at 3 Abovyan Street,  Yerevan to the State Property Management Committee of the Ministry of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.

Referring to the adopted decision, Nikol Pashinyan noted that it is  about the AOKS building representing historical and cultural value  located on Abovyan Street in Yerevan, which was once illegally  privatized.  The Government adopted a decision by which it is planned  to allocate 2 billion AMD from the state budget to provide financial  support for the month of November to 40,000 people forcibly displaced  from Nagorno Karabakh since September 19, 2023. By the November 9  decision, the measure and the procedure for providing social support  to cover the primary consumer needs for those forcibly displaced from  Nagorno Karabakh were approved. Accordingly, it is planned to provide  them with social support for the months of November and December:  50,000 AMD per month to cover primary consumer needs.

According to another decision of the Government, provision of social  assistance for 6 months to more than 100,000 citizens forcibly  displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh is planned: 40,000 AMD per month to  rent temporary accommodation and 10,000 AMD to help with utility  costs.

The Government adopted a decision by which it is planned to direct 87  million 696 thousand AMD from the funds allocated to the Ministry of  Education, Science, Culture and Sport in 2023 to the design and  research costs of the "Academic City" project. Accordingly, the first  payment for the development of the city's master plan will be made.  As noted by Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Zhanna  Andreasyan, the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia  on October 26, 2023 approved the acquisition of the relevant works  from the consortium of the German "GMP International" architectural  firm and the "National University of Architecture and Construction of  Armenia" foundation through a one-person purchase procedure, on the  basis of which a contract had already been signed on October 30.  According to the Minister, it should be implemented in two stages and  through three tranches.

The Government adopted a decision, which plans to compensate the  tuition fee of the 1st semester of the 2023-2024 school year for the  students of the primary, secondary and higher educational  institutions of Nagorno Karabakh, who were forcibly displaced from  NK, in part or in full.