Armenia PM eyes 5 million population and zero poverty by 2050September 21, 2020 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has unveiled the strategy for the transformation of Armenia until 2050, suggesting that the country should have a population of at least 5 million and 1.5 million new jobs should be created by then. In a presentation he gave on Monday, September 21 – the 29th anniversary of Armenia's independence – Pashinyan said the country has to increase the average salary by seven times, and the gross domestic product by twenty times by 2050, as well as fight poverty for good. According to the Prime Minister, life expectancy should increase to 90 years, while a healthy lifestyle should become a national characteristic feature. Armenia should also have a most efficient army and become one of the 10 countries of the world with the most effective intelligence service, he said. "Armenia's transformation strategy is very important for us to understand what we want to achieve, where we are going, how we imagine our homeland in 2050," Pashinyan said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |