Tuesday, May 19 2020 13:38

ArmInfo. The public sector of Armenia in the context of the coronavirus pandemic works according to the hybrid method, combining work in the office and remotely, thus, the quarantine has been completely canceled in the country. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this on May 19 at a  meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Noting that the abolition of quarantine led to a slight increase in  the number of people infected with coronavirus, he emphasized that  strict health safety rules had been introduced in the country when  carrying out economic and other activities, which were mandatory for  all citizens. At the same time, the Armenian Prime Minister expressed  his conviction that the effectiveness of the implementation of the  introduced rules as a whole will depend on the responsibility of  citizens.

"During the strict quarantine period, we managed to take measures to  increase the throughput of the healthcare system. Over the next two  weeks we will conduct permanent monitoring of the situation,"  Pashinyan said, while expressing the hope that there will be no need  to return to strict quarantine. The prime minister added that all  conditions will be created for the effective functioning of the  economy in the conditions of a pandemic.

Talking about the programs adopted by the Armenian government to  mitigate the socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus,  Pashinyan noted that the measures taken are also aimed at speeding  the economy out of the state of shutdown and developing in the  post-pandemic period.

"We also managed to organize effective control in the retail sector,  to eliminate a possible shortage of goods and prevent a significant  increase in consumer prices. Thanks to the Central Bank's operational  measures, we were able to stop sharp fluctuations in the country's  financial market and ensure a stable exchange rate of the national  currency," he said.

At the same time, the Prime Minister of Armenia once again pointed  out the need to develop cooperation within the EAEU, strengthen the  union and improve the fundamental institutions of integration, having  proved their viability during the crisis, and be ready to take  advantage of all the economic opportunities that will obviously  appear in the post-crisis period.

"In this context, the strategic development of Eurasian integration  until 2025 is of particular importance.  We are convinced that the  areas of cooperation indicated in this document will enhance the  attractiveness of the integration union, increase its competitiveness  and scientific and production potential," said the Prime Minister of  Armenia.

At the same time, he expressed his conviction that in the conditions  of global economic challenges facing all countries today, formation  of a common gas market is of urgent need for Armenia. "A single  energy market with non-discriminatory principles of operation should  become one of the foundations of our integration. Without it,  qualitative progress in integration processes is impossible, it is  impossible to ensure equal conditions for economic activity for all  members of the union," he said, expressing the conviction that this  principle should be included in the development strategy of the  integration association until 2025, taking into account the natural  monopoly by the entity during gas transportation and transit.

The Prime Minister of Armenia also believes that the Union should  strive to achieve this goal in stages, which will create favorable  conditions for deeper integration within the EAEU.

In conclusion, Pashinyan congratulated everyone on the 75th  anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, assuring that  everything necessary was done in Armenia so that the heroism of the  peoples would not be forgotten.