Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday held another hearing on public agencies’ performance reports, at which Acting Chairman of the Urban Development Committee Armen Ghularyan reported progress in the strategies envisaged by the program of the Government of Armenia and the five-year action plan, as well as on the real changes that have taken place in the given field along with visible, measurable or tangible results

Pashinyan was provided detailed information on Armenia’s urban development strategy, including the strategic programs aimed at ensuring harmonious territorial development and the main policy directions to regulate and ensure the implementation of activities in the field of urban development, his office reported.

The prime minister stressed the importance of implementing the urban development reform in parallel with the reforms underway in the system of public administration. He highlighted the need to make continued efforts towards simplifying the process of issuing construction permits, optimizing the permit issuance deadlines and improving the quality of services.

Nikol Pashinyan gave specific instructions to responsible government officials, urging them to meet the deadlines set for construction of educational, recreational, cultural, sports and other facilities.