A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
Before proceeding to the agenda, he referred to the recently circulated opinion that the government has changed its policy concerning local self-government authorities. Though a series of legislative initiatives and decisions passed by the government point to the fact that a policy line aimed...
“Today the government passed another decree to provide economic incentives, build up capacity and support export-oriented programs,” Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan told the press conference which followed the cabinet sitting. The decree provides that Ararat Group Ltd will be granted extension of the deadlines of Temporary Import customs mode until the year 2015...
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Head of RF Government Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation yesterday during which they discussed issues relating to current economic situation and bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
On 20 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met head of the General Staff of the Republic of Armenia’s Armed forces colonel-general Yuri Khachaturov.
Issues related to army building and cooperation between the two Armenian states in this sphere were discussed during the meeting.
Artsakh Republic defense minister Movses Hakobyan partook at the meeting.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan traveled to Berdashen community of Shirak Marz to get acquainted with the course of construction of a guest house and office buildings at Arpi Lich national park. The head of government took the opportunity to meet with the inhabitants of Berdashen community.
The eco-region nature protection program in South Caucasus – creation of...
Question – Will the Georgian parliament’s decision not to extend the agreement for the Russian military cargo and personnel transit affect the combat readiness and military cargo supplies of the ARM armed forces?
Answer – I refrain from making comment on the Georgian parliament’s decision. As for the military cargo supply geography, I would like to note that this...
Today students, university professors, authorities, diplomats and journalists learned about the use of the Chinese Language at the UN during the first ever observation of the Chinese Language Day.
The event was organized by the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI) jointly with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the Confucius Institute Educational-Cultural...
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
Armenian-Americans are offended that Pres. Obama is going to launch his reelection campaign in Los Angeles this week, on the eve of April 24, having failed to honor his solemn promise to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide.
A special Task Force has been set up to organize a communitywide protest to remind the President...
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the delegation headed by the member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Baroness Caroline Cox.
The President of Armenia stressed the importance of the visit of the British parliamentarians to our country, underscoring that members of the Parliament play an essential role in the strengthening...
Dear Mr. President,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Let me, on behalf of the RA government, greet the participants of the first Armenian-Russian interregional conference and say words of gratitude to those, who are involved in all the aspects of organization of this truly remarkable event.
Today’s conference, which is attended by 300 representatives of RF 17 Regions, is one of...
Today ARM Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan Received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Armenia Gabor Shagi. They discussed issues concerning the Armenian-Hungarian military cooperation.
Dear Friends,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I welcome the participants of the first Armenian-Russian interregional cooperation conference.
This large-scale event, which has brought together the leaders of central and regional state governance structures of the two countries, representatives of business communities and the general public, is being conducted in Armenia for the first...
Today, at the K. Demirjian Sport and Concert Complex President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the first plenary session of the Armenian-Russian conference entitled “Towards new achievements in the interregional cooperation of the Armenian-Russian partnership”. The Conference is attended by the Head of the RF Presidential Administration Sergei Naryshkin, Head of the...
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan partook in the official opening of the Armenian-Russian Inter-regional Exhibition of Industrial Innovations held at the Karen Demirchyan sport-concert complex. It takes place within the framework of the “To New Economic Prospects in the Armenian-Russian Allied Relations” Armenian-Russian inter-regional first conference. More than 100...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met today the Minister of transport of RF, co-chair of Inter-Governmental Committee on Armenian-Russian Economic Cooperation Igor Levitin. Welcoming the guests, RA Prime Minister Sargsyan said,” Our meetings always allow us to coordinate our actions, identify the issues, the solution of which needs to be promoted, as well as to record our...
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Minister of Defense of Georgia Bacho Akhalaya, who is in Armenia on official visit.
The President stressed the importance of active contacts between the two states and high-level reciprocal visits. He mentioned visits by the Georgian President, Prime Minister and other high-level officials to Armenia several months ago, which...
The PACE report on Armenia will be presented at the autumn session, Head of the Armenian delegation to PACE David Harutyunyan told journalists Monday.
He is not at all surprised at the report.
“That was expected,” Harutyunyan said.
After talking to the PACE rappoteurs` on Armenia he realized that they are content with certain reforms in the country, whereas...