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...
Today at the press conference held at the RA government the assistance to the Prime Minister Vardan Nikoyan, “Synopsis Armenia” CEO Hovik Musayelyan and “VivaCell-MTS” CEO Ralf Yirikyan made clarifications on the launch of the annual contest of the IT managers, created under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
The idea of the awards was born back in...
She said the approaching parliamentary and presidential elections in the country will be an opportunity for the Armenian government to improve its democracy and human rights record and thus again qualify for the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program.
The U.S. government approved $236 million worth of MCA assistance to Armenia in 2006 to finance a rural development...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, along with the ambassador of USA in Armenia Marie Yovanovitch, visited the stations of “MCA-Armenia” program in Aragatsotn. The visit marked the completion of three program components, i.e. rehabilitation of main canals and gravity systems under its Irrigation Infrastructure activity and completion of the farmer trainings under the Water-to-Market...
Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the delegation of the Asian Development Bank led by the Vice President for Private Sector of the bank Lakshmi Venkatachalam.
Welcoming the guests, the head of the government stressed out that the relations between RA and ADB entered a new phase, which is characterized by new projects and volume growth.
The interlocutors emphasized...
A government session chaired by the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was held today.
The executive, adapting and supplementing his prior decisions, defined the list of the diseases in the presence of which it is prohibited to drive, as well as the order of medical assistance to the victims of the traffic accidents. It is expected that the decision will simplify the examinations...
Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met the representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Armenian Mission, led by the senior economist Veronica Bakalu. The permanent representative of IMF in Armenia Guillermo Tolosa was also present at the meeting.
During the meeting the sides positively assessed the results of the cooperation between Armenia and IMF. They...
Today the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and the member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Li Changchun took part at the Armenian-Chinese forum in Yerevan.
Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister stressed out the importance of the business forum, and noted that it will contribute to the deepening...
Today the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the delegation led by the member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee’s Political Bureau, Li Changchun.
Welcoming the guests, the head of the RA government spoke with satisfaction about the relations established between the two countries. “The Armenian-Chinese relations are of great importance...
The Prime Minister started the government regular session today by congratulating the feminine members of the government and all the other Armenian women warmly on Motherhood and Beauty Day, wishing them luck and happiness. Afterwards Tigran Sargsyan spoke about the issue of quality of state service and noted that the government is obligated to take operational measures...
The Georgian government is to quadruple spending on agriculture this year in a bid to make the country less reliant on food imports.
The main focus will be on increasing grain yields, though some say what the farming sector needs is technology.
The farming sector has been in decline for many years, and now produces only 12 per cent of the food consumed in Georgia, and...
According to the minister, only best technologies will be used in the construction of future power unit in Armenian nuclear power plant. Priority will be given to the technologies “related to the security,” told Movsisyan. Armenian nuclear power plant is monitored on daily basis by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and we obviously cannot run the power unit...
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a World Bank delegation led by leading economist for South Caucasian Pedro Rodriguez. In attendance was head of the World Bank Armenia office Jean-Michel Happi.
The meeting agenda comprised mining sector tax regime peculiarities and methodology, inclusive of tax regime efficiency enhancement-related issues.