The question is for the two Presidents: How would you comment on the proclamations of Azerbaijan’s State Aviation Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other structures that they will destroy any aircraft which will attempt to land at the airport of Stepanakert. Incidentally, the proclamations have been made regarding the resumption of Yerevan-Stepanakert...
Leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian ended hunger strike, he told the journalists on Wednesday.
Hovannisian went on hunger strike on March 14 in Liberty Square of Yerevan where he was later visited by top officials, public and political figures.
At the invitation of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Serzh Sargsyan arrived today on a working visit to Tehran.
In the framework of the visit, the President of Armenia met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. First, Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the President of IRI and the people of Iran on the occasion of Novruz and on behalf...
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received delegation of the Russia-Armenia friendship group of the RF State Duma and representatives of the Young Guards movement of the United Russia political party. They have arrived to Armenia to attend the Armenia-Russia football match.
In strengthening relations between the two countries, the President stressed the importance of interparliamentary...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting to discuss the 2011 barley crop development program. In attendance were Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Development Armen Gevorgyan and marz governors.
According to Tigran Sargsyan, 2000 tons of seeds will be imported not only to develop domestic seed production, but also to tackle a number of other...
On the sidelines of his visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan delivered a statement at the External Relations Committee of the European Parliament after which he answered the journalists’ questions.
Below you will find the Prime Minister’s answers and the questions which may be grouped in 3 main areas:
“The first group of the questions relate...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev a copy of a treaty on friendship and fraternity between the two states and a stamp issued by Turkish authorities to mark 90 anniversary of the document.
He recalled that on March 16, 1921 Soviet Russia recognized the Republic of Turkey and gave security guarantees of the joint borders.
“The...
Generals and Officers,
The reports that have been presented to us prove that reforms in the Police are underway. There is a goal, a precise course and necessary steps are being taken. I would like to invite your attention to the pace of the reforms, swiftness of reform implementation and, eventually, the outcome of the reforms. Sufficient amount of works has already been...
A briefing by Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan was held today in the press center of the government, entitled “E-governance: innovations in the system of e-governance.”
E-governance was said to be high not only on the government’s agenda, but also on President Serzh Sargsyan’s electoral program. It seeks to enhance the transparency of government activities...
Today, in Tsakhkadzor President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the “Programs and problems for agriculture development in Armenia in 2011” forum, which was also attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, National Assembly, Public Council, Armenian State Agriculture University, officials responsible for agriculture in the territorial administrations,...
I have invited you today so that we together adjust our objectives. It is not about reviewing our previous programs or indices set by the budget. The work is underway to meet these goals; we should make that work more efficient and display a more principled approach. I am talking about setting new priorities under current conditions, necessitated by the external negative...
The Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents adopted a joint statement on the result of their meeting in Sochi.
The leader discussed the implementation of the trilateral agreement adopted at their meeting in Astrakhan, October 27, 2010. Specifically, the President agreed to complete the POW exchange process as soon as possible, says the statement.
The document underlines...
An official meeting of Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents was followed by an informal one, the NEWS.am correspondent reported from Sochi.
The leaders had a cup of tea in a café at the foot of one of ski slopes of Krasnaya Polyana resort located near the city of Sochi. Then the presidents went up the Psekhako Ridge by an aerial tramway.
RA Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian partook today in the OSCE Standing Committee session in Vienna and made a speech on the organization’s agenda items, reforms in Armenia and the process of regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh issue. An official from the press, information and PR department of the RA foreign affairs ministry told that speaking on the OSCE’s role,...
Dear Fellow citizens,
This year, the Republic of Armenia is officially celebrating for the sixth time the Mother Tongue Day. This celebration became yet another opportunity to promote the preservation of our language and reflect on the problems of its development.
Strength of any country is defined by its roots, language, faith and culture – values which are real and...