Armenian civil servants bused to government gathering

Armenian civil servants were transported by buses and minibuses to the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex on Saturday for a large government-organized assembly convened by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, News.am reported.

The conference, titled “Meeting of Representatives of State Bodies”, was scheduled to begin at midday, with participants instructed to arrive early for registration, according to Hraparak. The event was set to open with the Armenian tricolor and the national anthem, followed by Pashinyan’s keynote address on "The Formula for the State’s Continuity".

A written question-and-answer session via a QR system and a musical intermission were to follow. Ministers Gevorg Papoyan, Srbuhi Ghalean, Zhanna Andreasyan and the country’s deputy prime ministers were expected to speak in a second session focused on the effectiveness of public administration as a driver of economic development.