Before discussing the agenda, the Government members commemorated Sumgait Massacre victims with a minute of silence.
“31 years ago a tide of violence against Armenians was launched in Sumgait, followed by massacres in Baku, Kirovabad and many other Armenian-populated settlements in Azerbaijan. The Massacre of Sumgait was an example of our compatriots being targeted on ethnic and racial grounds. Such cases have not been unique in our history, and I think we have drawn lessons from history,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
The Government approved an interest rate subsidy program for the procurement of agricultural raw materials in the agro-processing sector. It will ensure improved access to interest rate subsidies under targeted loans for fruit and vegetable producing farmers. In addition, the program will cover dairy processing businesses.
The Executive approved the progress report on implementation of the Government Program, which will be submitted to the National Assembly. The Report covers the main directions of government activities, preparation of snap parliamentary elections, external and internal security, anticorruption campaign, economic development, and Armenia-Diaspora relations.
The meeting endorsed the 2019-202...
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