Politics
The Prime Minister received the Vice President of WB Europe and Central Asia region
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the World Bank Europe and Central Asia region.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated the cooperation between the RA government and the World Bank in various directions, including the effective implementation of the reforms implemented in Armenia. In particular, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the importance of joint projects implemented in infrastructure development, energy, transport, and education and ensured their continuity.
Antonella Bassani also expressed her satisfaction with the cooperation with the RA government. She noted that the development of the partnership strategy with Armenia is in the final stage, considering our country's priorities.
The interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the results of the jointly implemented educational pilot program in Tavush marz and expressed hope that it will also be implemented in other marz.
Issues related to further cooperation in the directions mentioned above, humanitarian problems of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh, the "Crossroads of Peace" project presented by the RA government, and its principles were also discussed. The parties emphasized the importance of unblocking the regional infrastructure by the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, equality, and reciprocity, expressing confidence that it will contribute to developing trade and economic ties.
