ArmInfo. The cars of the members of the Armenian government should be transferred to compressed gas, which will save tens of millions of drams. On February 28, Sergey Bagratyan, deputy of the National Assembly from "Bloc Tsarukyan" faction said to the members of the government.

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ArmInfo. On February 22, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan held a working lunch with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who is on an official visit to Armenia.

ArmInfo.Within the next month, a package of legislative changes in the field of medical and social expertise (ITU) will be submitted to the government court. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Smbat Saiyan on February 20 at a press conference.

ArmInfo. Armenia does not take practical steps to solve environmental problems. The Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan expressed opinion on February 15 during the government session.

ArmInfo. The current regulations in the field of medical and social expertise are unsatisfactory. This was stated by the head of government Karen Karapetyan on February 15 during the next meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country.

ArmInfo.Armenia plans to ratify the agreement with the European Union on a Comprehensive and Expanded Partnership as soon as possible. This was stated by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan during the meeting with Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia to Armenia Kai Kaarelson.

ArmInfo. As of 10.00 on the 12th of February there are difficult roads on the territory of Armenia.

ArmInfo. In 2018, interesting and effective work is expected in the regions of Armenia. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan stated this during a meeting in the Kotayk region of the republic.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan sent a telegram of condolences to the head of the Russian government Dmitry Medevedev in connection with the  destruction of the Saratov Airlines air company in the Ramenskoye region of the Moscow region of the An-148 airplane.

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a presentation-discussion was held on February 9, dedicated to the cooperation between the Armenian government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the participation of the United States Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills and USAID head in the Republic Deborah Grieser. As the press service of the government told ArmInfo, Karen Karapetyan noted the importance of the country's cooperation with USAID, which has been developing since 1992. At the same time, as the head of the Armenian government pointed out, today's event is a good occasion for exchanging views on what has already been done and in what direction cooperation between the sides should be developed. Ambassador Mills, in turn, noted that 70% of the US government's assistance to Armenia is carried out through USAID programs and mechanisms. Currently, the Agency in Armenia implements over 30 programs, within the framework of which assistance is provided to reforms in the priority areas for the government of the RA - economy, governance, the judiciary, fighting corruption, etc. Speaking about USAID programs in Armenia, Deborah Grieser noted that the main goal of the US Agency for International Development is to promote economic growth in Armenia, including through the formation of a favorable business and investment environment, enhancing the competitiveness of priority areas, and developing democracy and a culture of governance. Programs aimed at ensuring economic growth are mainly carried out in the energy, agriculture, IT, water resources, and joint work in the fields of democracy and state administration is aimed at implementing projects in the field of human rights, child protection, development of civil society, struggle with corruption. Deborah Grieser noted USAID's readiness to discuss with the Armenian government further cooperation programs taking into account the development priorities of the RA. At the end of the meeting, Karen Karapetyan expressed his gratitude to the American partners for the impressive experience of cooperation, thanks to which tangible results were recorded. According to the Prime Minister, important reforms are being implemented in Armenia at this stage, and deepening of interaction with USAID for the republic is of great importance. "We have open partnership relations with the US Embassy in Armenia and USAID, and we are extremely interested in this cooperation," the Armenian government head said, emphasizing that at this stage there are numerous tasks that need to be addressed. As Karen Karapetyan noted, the agenda will always be rich, but it is now the time "to implement interesting, fundamental reforms."

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan expressed concern at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on February 8 with an extremely low level of use of irrigated lands on the territory of the republic.

ArmInfo. "The level of teaching Russian in Armenian schools does not give rise to discontent, however, the lack of textbooks on Russian language in Armenian schools causes parents to be forced to carry children from the regions to Yerevan, where the problem with books is not so acute, or send them to relatives in Russia, which is absolutely unacceptable. " This was announced by the representative of the Russian community in the Parliament, Tatiana Mikaelyan, on February 6 in the National Assembly of Armenia. Mikaelyan noted the teaching of Russian language and literature in Armenia is given special attention. "But how to understand the fact that problems with other textbooks are being quickly resolved, and there are no textbooks on Russian," she said, adding that the Russian Embassy delivers books to Armenian schools, but they are not enough and publishers should help solve this issue, not laying all the responsibility on schools, which often do not have enough money even to buy new desks. Mikaelyan also drew the attention of the deputies to the problem with the training of specialists in the Russian language, the lack of which is acute in the republic. The deputy considered unacceptable the existence of such problems against the backdrop of the strategic relations between Armenia and Russia. "We should pay more attention to these issues and raise the level of teaching of the Russian language." Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan also drew attention to this issue, and I hope that in the near future he will receive his decision, "Mikaelyan said.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan, who is on a working visit to Almaty, received the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev on February 2, the RA government's press office reported.

ArmInfo. In the relations between Armenia and Belarus there is a great untapped potential for deepening bilateral relations.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government approved amendments to the law "On the structure of the government" at the meeting on February 1, which will be sent to the National Assembly of Armenia in the established order.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on January 30 received permanent coordinator of Armenian UN office, the head of Yerevan Office of UN Development program Bradley Busetto, who is completing his mission in Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Being in Davos, RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on January 25. According to the press service of the Armenian government, during the meeting Karen Karapetyan expressed gratitude to Mark Rutte for the consistent technical and financial assistance provided by the Netherlands to the country, including through the international financial structures - EBRD, World Bank, IMF, and the Dutch group, of which Armenia is a member. The RA Prime Minister told his Dutch counterpart about the reforms implemented in Armenia, presented macroeconomic indicators and trends aimed at ensuring economic growth. Karen Karapetyan stressed that the republic's membership in the EAEU, cooperation with the EU and good relations with Iran create good conditions for the entry of Dutch companies into regional markets. The interlocutors also discussed the possibilities of intensifying cooperation within the framework of the agreement signed last November with the EU on a comprehensive and expanded partnership. Karen Karapetyan to his interlocutor, the reforms implemented by the government of the RA in the sphere of agriculture. He stressed that in this sphere there are great opportunities for interaction. "We are extremely interested in applying the experience and knowledge of the Netherlands in the field of agriculture," said the head of the Armenian government. Mark Rutte, in turn, noted that the Netherlands for the production of agricultural products are the second state in the world, and they will be happy to share their experience, being ready to take concrete steps in this direction.

ArmInfo. The relations between Armenia and Lebanon have always been characterized as friendly, and the RA government is interested in their further deepening and expansion. On the sidelines of the World Forum in Davos, during the meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the head of the Armenian government Karen Karapetyan stated.