
Before discussing the agenda items, the Acting Prime Minister said: “You know that we are preparing for snap parliamentary elections and the political situation has a clear impact on work and moods. I hope that during this time the government will not change the logic of its work; on the contrary, our work has to become more intensive and effective because we have entered the pre-electoral stage. But, on the other hand, this time should be used effectively to organize activities and reach a level of greater efficiency. Also, whereas the public administration system is not supposed to get involved in the pre-election process, this seems to be the right moment to work in calm conditions. I hope that those in our government and the public administration system, who are not politicized and should not be politicized, will avail themselves of this opportunity to do constructive work.”
The Government amended a previous decision on the customs duty exemptions granted to Armenia Wine Ltd, Arman and Partners LLC. Note that Armenia Wine is going to expand its investment portfolio. The cost of new equipment and raw materials makes 3.4 billion drams. The project will provide 144 new jobs with an average salary of 204 thousand drams. The company has actually invested 4 billion 737 million drams.
Commenting on development opportunities in the spheres of winemaking and brandy production, Nikol Pashinyan said the Government should do everything in its power to help the local producers enter new sales markets.
“During the Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, our guests were impressed by the quality of Armenian wines and brandies, which was important and good news for me. There were many heads of such states as are considered to be leaders on the global wine and brandy market. It was a pleasure for me to hear the French President and the First Lady praise Armenian wine and brandy,” the Acting Prime Minister said, noting that this means that we have managed to meet specific international standards in this field. He stressed that the Government should take all necessary measures to wind up the existing production capacities.
“I think the biggest obstacle to this is the rate of production, and we should support our winemakers and brandy producers to boost the output level through new investment programs. On the othe...
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