YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. Member of Parliament Gevorg Papoyan introduced a bill in parliament aimed at expanding employment opportunities for foreign nationals in Armenia.

Papoyan said the move is in line with the government’s efforts to improve the business environment in Armenia.

“Recently, numerous foreign companies and their staff have moved to Armenia,” the legislator said in parliament. “And it turned out, when these foreign companies open a representation here, then the foreign staff of these companies have work permit in Armenia. But if they open a branch, it means they don’t have a work permit. That clause of the law was odd. It turns out that there is a discriminatory approach,” Papoyan said.

He said that numerous foreign citizens are traveling to Armenia to work these days. He said it’s important to revise policies in this regard. He said the bill authored by him is aimed at enabling foreign nationals to work not only in representations of foreign companies, but also in branches.