Today ARM Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan received the military attachés who are accredited in the Republic of Armenia. The Minister introduced the 2011 primary issues of the Ministry of Defence approved by the ARM Government. He also talked about the present defence policy, defence reforms, and answered their questions.
Talking about the constant warlike announcements...
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the sitting of the Yerevan State University Council (YSU). On the agenda of the newly formed Council’s were elections of the Chairperson and Secretary of the Council.
Members of the Council presented President Sargsyan’s candidature for the position of the Chairperson of the YSU Council. After voting, President Serzh...
On the occasion of the creation of the RA Armed Forces, President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by the highest echelon of the country’s leadership, visited today Erablur Military Pantheon and paid tribute to the memory of our nation’s sons who sacrificed their lives for independence of the Motherland.
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan held a farewell meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia Todor Staykov, who is concluding his diplomatic mission in our country.
The President expressed gratitude to the Bulgarian Ambassador for his efforts aimed at strengthening friendship and relations between our countries and...
On 26 January President Bako Sahakyan held a meeting with representatives of the republic’s Trade Union Federation.
President of the federation Ara Khahramanyan, heads of regional branches and representatives responsible for different fields delivered reports about the activities carried out in 2010, problems the structure faces and activities to be realized.
The...
Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan addressed a condolence message to the Head of RF Government Vladimir Putin which reads as follows:
“Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich,
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I express sincere condolences in connection with the act of terrorism that killed dozens of civilians at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport....
Moscow will host today the tripartite meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian FMs Edward Nalbandyan, Elmar Mammadyarov and Sergey Lavrov. Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan declared earlier that the initiative if the meeting belongs to the Russian FM. The highlights of the meeting are going to be issues related to Karabakh conflict.
The Foreign Ministers have last had...
The issues of the cooperation expansion and the mutually beneficial programs’ implementation between Yerevan and the cities of China were discussed between the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Armenia Tian Chanchun.
Before proceeding to the discussion...
President Serzh Sargsyan held today a private meeting with the President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili who is in Armenia on a working visit. The meeting of the two Presidents was followed by the negotiations with the participation of the delegations. The parties discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the Armenian-Georgian cooperation in different areas. It was...
Today, the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili arrived to Armenia on a working visit.
The Presidential delegation comprises the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze, the Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri, and other officials.
Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Mikheil Saakashvili visited the scientific and production center of Synopsys Armenia company...
The President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili will be arriving to Armenia on a working visit on January 22. In the framework of the visit, Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Mikhail Sahakashvili will hold private talks, which will be followed by the negotiations with the participation of the official delegations.
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received Thomas Hammarberg, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.
Stressing the importance of our country’s cooperation with the European structures, the President of Armenia noted in particular that the Council of Europe has a special place in the areas of human rights, strengthening of democracy, and rule of law.
“We...
On January 20, 2010 RA Prosecutor General A. Hovsepyan had a meeting with the delegation headed by Thomas Hammarberg the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly. The employees of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office and the RA Special Investigation Service as well as representatives of international organizations participated...
On 21 January President Bako Sahakyan received Russian philanthropist of Armenian origin Edgar Aramyan who has arrived in Artsakh the other day.
The Head of the State expressed gratitude to the philanthropist for presenting service cars to the Defense Army considering it a patriotic undertaking. Bako Sahakyan expressed hope that the cooperation would be of a continuous...
Recently, Azerbaijan has intensified its attempts to cast doubt on the expediency of visiting the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) by foreign citizens.
The NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs states another destructive initiative of official Baku. The Azerbaijani leadership’s attempts to interfere with the processes concerning the interests of the neighboring Nagorno Karabakh...
In accordance with the decree of the mayor of Yerevan N K-16 dated 20.01.2011, Vahe Stepanyan was appointed Staff Secretary of the City Hall of Yerevan.
In accordance with the decree of the mayor of Yerevan N K-17 of the same day, Miakael Hasratyan was appointed Chief architect of Yerevan.