President Serzh Sargsyan received today directors of the British Arc Publications Tony Ward and Angela Jarman as well as the Armenian writer and public figure Ramik Davoyan. The Arc Publications is planning to translate and publish his works.
President Sargsyan said that he values activities of the renowned British publishing house and its leadership, who are devotees...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan eceived today a delegation led by UAE business women council head Sheikh Hind Al-Qassemi.
Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister emphasized that the delegation’s visit is a good opportunity to discuss questions of economic cooperation between Armenia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as to exchange know-how in respect of involving...
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear accident in history, we remember the heroism of the fire-fighters and other emergency workers; the plight of millions of people who were uprooted from the contaminated regions and those who are still living in the affected areas of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Their sacrifices must never...
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting at the administrative office of the Vellex Group companies, which was attended by the managers and owners of the mining companies operating in Armenia. Before the meeting, the President was briefed on the investment programs of the Vellex Group companies and results of the activities of the companies comprising the Group...
President Serzh Sargsyan visited today the “Polimer Trub” Ltd newly constructed industrial complex located in Merdzavan village of Armavir marz. After the official inaugural ceremony, the President of Armenia toured the industrial units, familiarized with the company’s development programs which include the expansion and production of new items.
The idea to build...
On 26 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan convoked a working consultation dedicated to the issues of socioeconomic development of the republic’s regions during the first quarter of the current year.
At the consultation the heads of regional administrations informed about the activities carried out in this period.
The President noted the importance...
Despite Armenian-Americans’ persistent admonishment of Pres. Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide in his annual April 24 statement, he has continued to do so for three years in a row.
Apparently, henchmen of the denialist Turkish regime and their American cohorts have been able to compel the President...
Reversing its own decision announced earlier this month, the Yerevan municipality said it has accepted the HAK’s written application to stage the demonstration in the city’s Liberty Square.
The municipality had rejected numerous such applications filed since the March 2008 break-up of anti-government protests staged there by HAK leader and former President Levon Ter-Petrosian....
The message states,
“Dear Compatriots,
Twenty-five years ago, in one corner of the then huge united country, in Ukraine, next to Chernobyl town a greatest disaster in the global energy history took place. Many of Armenia’s courageous sons immediately responded to the tragedy and arrived to the disaster zone, making their contribution to the relief works.
Today, we...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan joined today Jaime Mayor Oreja, European People’s Party Group deputy chairman in the European Parliament, to attend a seminar in Yerevan entitled “The role of values in transition societies.” The seminar was also attended by Head of EU delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Raul Lutzenberger, Armenian MPs, RPA members and experts.
Addressing...
Kneeling on the ground in the city’s central Taksim Square, they silently lit candles and held red carnations to the accompaniment of Armenian melancholy music played through loudspeakers. They then laid the flowers on a big banner that said “This pain is our pain.”
Speakers at the rally organized by Turkish intellectuals and human rights campaigners read out the...