‘Politics’

  • ACNIS HOLDS SPECIAL BRIEFING ON LESSONS FROM ONGOING UNREST IN TUNISIA
    Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) held a special briefing on January 20 entitled, “An Assessment of the Recent Revolution in Tunisia: Are there Lessons for Armenia?,” with a presentation by ACNIS Director Richard Giragosian focusing on the recent unrest in Tunisia that resulted in the overthrow of that country’s long-serving...
    January 20, 2011 20:55
  • Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Receives the Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland
    Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan received Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland Marcin Idzik. During the meeting they discussed matters on Armenian-Polish cooperation in the defence sector. The Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence of Poland highly esteemed his meetings in Armenian military-industrial...
    January 20, 2011 19:59
  • Aram Orbelyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
    By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Nikolay Arustamyan was relieved of the office of Deputy Minister of Justice according to his application. By another decision signed by the Prime Minister, Aram Orbelyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
    January 20, 2011 14:47
  • Concluding Sitting of the Public Council Adjunct to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia
    A sitting of the public council adjunct to the Ministry of Defence was held in the Armenian Defence Ministry, during which the work of 2010 was summarized and the working plan for 2011 was discussed. Chair of the council Gegham Harutyunyan read a report on the work done by the council. In 2010 the members of the public council adjunct to the MoD visited 60 detachments,...
    January 20, 2011 12:06
  • President Sargsyan met with Speaker of the Greek Parliament and Prime Minister
    In the framework of his state visit to Greece, President Serzh Sargsyan met today with Speaker of the Greek Parliament Filippos Petsalnikos. The parties discussed issues pertinent to the strengthening of the Armenian-Greek interparliamentary relations. Stressing the role of interparliamentary diplomacy in the interstate relations, the two parties highlighted the importance...
    January 19, 2011 21:20
  • The mayor of Yerevan received the Ambassador of Iran
    The problems concerning bilateral relations between the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan and the implementing his diplomatic mission in the Republic of Armenia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran  Seyed Ali Saghaiyan. Expressing his gratitude for warm welcome, the Ambassador noted  that  friendly relationship between the two...
    January 19, 2011 20:58
  • State dinner in honor of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan.
    The President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias hosted a state dinner in honor of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan. *** Toast of the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the state dinner hosted in his honor by the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias Dear Mr. President: Ladies and Gentlemen; Thank you for the warm...
    January 19, 2011 11:23
  • State visit of President Sargsyan to the Hellenic Republic
    At the invitation of the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias, today President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan arrived to the Hellenic Republic on a state visit. After the official ceremony of welcoming the President of Armenia, Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Karolos Papoulias held a private meeting, which was followed by the meeting with the participation of the...
    January 18, 2011 17:41
  • The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Receives Thomas Hammarberg
    Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan received Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg. During the meeting they discussed matters related to the human rights in the ARM Armed Forces. The Minister introduced Thomas Hammarberg to the reforms carried out in the ARM AF for developing human rights protection mechanisms. Seyran Ohanyan and...
    January 18, 2011 15:21
  • Meeting with members of the Dashnaktsoutyun Artsakh Central Committee
    On 18 January President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met members of the ARF Dashnaktsoutyun Artsakh Central Committee led by representative of the organization David Ishkhanyan. Issues related to domestic and foreign policy of the country were discussed during the meeting.
    January 18, 2011 14:32
  • The prime minister attends the opening of Coca-Cola’s new water cleaning station
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia. The Prime Minister took part in the opening of the new water cleaning station at which water used during the manufacturing process is cleared from impurities according to the best standards so that the recycled water is environmentally clean and fit for use by plants, animals and...
    January 18, 2011 13:26
  • President of the Artsakh Republic received a group of veterans of the Great Patriotic War
    On 17 January President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received a group of veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The President congratulated the veterans on the New Year holidays underlining that their heroic path was a sample also in the period of the Artsakh Liberation War. The Head of the State noted that issues of the veterans were always in the spotlight of...
    January 18, 2011 10:50
  • Speech of Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, in the House of representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
    Your Excellency President Christofias, Distinguished Mr. Garoyian, Honourable Parliamentarians, Dear People of Cyprus, Thank you for receiving me in the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus. I am truly delighted and honored to speak before the Parliament of the traditionally friendly state and the brotherly people for Armenia and the Armenian nation. I am...
    January 18, 2011 10:30
  • State visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to the Republic of Cyprus
    In the framework of the state visit to Cyprus, President Serzh Sargsyan met today with Archbishop Chrisostomos II. At the meeting the President of Armenia and Archbishop Chrisostomos II spoke about the centuries-long Armenian-Cypriot friendship, similarity in the destinies of the two nations, and the role and significance of church in the lives of the Armenian and Cypriot...
    January 18, 2011 9:32
  • Armenian issues supporter Haim Oron retires
    Knesset member, Armenian issues supporter Haim Oron is going to retire. “Mr. Oron is likely to be replaced by Zahava Gal-On,” deputy editor-in-chief of IzRus portal Alexander Goldenshtein told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “There are few politicians in Israel who are civilized and educated like Oron,” Goldenshtein said. Haim Oron was born in Tel-Aviv in 1940. He...
    January 17, 2011 20:32
  • Joint declaration on bilateral relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Armenia
    Preamble The President of the Republic of Cyprus and President of the Republic of Armenia, upon completion of top-level talks in the framework of the state visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to the Republic of Cyprus that took place on January 17, in Nicosia, Mindful of the deeply rooted and brotherly relationship that Cyprus and Armenia have shared throughout their history,...
    January 17, 2011 19:42
  • President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement at the joint press conference with the President of Cyprus
    President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement at the joint press conference with the President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, held in the framework of the Armenian President’s state visit to Cyprus. Dear Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank President Christofias for the warm welcome and substantive talks we have held. I am happy to be hosted in friendly Cyprus. We...
    January 17, 2011 19:39