Armenia Prime Minister: During the last three years we acquired as much armament as over the past two decades
Accompanied by NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan who is paying a working visit to the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, visited today military unit N of the NKR Defense Army. The head of government toured the barracks talking to the soldiers. After seeing firsthand the service conditions, the Prime Minister dined with the soldiers. On behalf of his government, Tigran Sargsyan welcomed and congratulated everybody on the NKR independence 22nd anniversary:... more »
First-Ever Free Economic Zone Out In Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov attended today the official opening of Armenia’s first free economic zone (FEZ). Congratulating those involved in the FEZ project, the Premier thanked them all for about five-year long joint efforts and wished the pilot project successful pace. The RF Minister of Transport, too, extended a vote of thanks to all the contributors and the Prime Minister in person for support and cooperation. After cutting... more »
Meeting Between Armenian-Russian Economic Cooperation Intergovernmental Commission Co-Chairs
Armenian-Russian economic cooperation intergovernmental commission Armenia co-chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Armenian-Russian economic cooperation intergovernmental commission Russia co-chairman, RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov. Welcoming the guest and appreciating the joint work done so far, the Prime Minister emphasized, “Serious work has been carried out since our latest meeting, which is paying off. Various topical issues have been discussed, including... more »
First Lot Of Belarusian Tractors Reach Armenia
Pursuant to an agreement reached between the presidents of Armenia and Belarus, on the sidelines of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s May 31, 2013 visit to the Republic of Belarus, Tigran Sargsyan and his Belarus counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich made arrangements that the Belarusian side would provide Armenia with around 300 tractors at cost-price. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Nurnus community of Kotayk Marz of Armenia to see firsthand the first lot of... more »
PM Receives “Luys” Foundation Students
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today “Luys” foundation-supported students and graduates. “The State is assisting you to study in the world’s top ten universities so that the best practices and the knowledge gained could be used for the sake of our country's development," the Prime Minister said in his greeting remarks. Concerning the changes taking place worldwide and the development trends in Armenia, the Prime Minister said knowledge is the... more »
PM Receives Freedom Fighters
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the freedom fighters, who are staging a sit-in action on the Freedom Square. “Certain work has been done since our latest meeting. We want to touch on all those issues raised during the previous meeting and discuss your suggestions and the steps ahead,” the head of government said. As instructed by the Prime Minister, proposals on freedom fighters’ issues were submitted by Minister-Chief of Staff of Government Staff Vache... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Armavir Marz
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Armavir community of Armavir Marz of Armenia, where he was introduced to the problems faced by local farmers and the community head-drafted vulnerability lists. The Prime Minister took the opportunity to present the government’s program of relief action. The Prime Minister informed that the upcoming June 6 Cabinet meeting will make a decision to provide cash assistance to most needy farmers on the lists drafted by community heads.... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Meets Dmitry Medvedev
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a private meeting with RF Head of Government Dmitry Medvedev in Minsk to discuss a wide range of issues regarding the Armenian-Russian ties of allied partnership. Reference was made to the integration processes underway in the Eurasian region and the format suitable for Armenia’s participation. Tigran Sargsyan pointed out that a few technical issues needed clarifying in order to decide which way to go. In this context, the Armenian Premier said... more »
PM Starts His Belarus Visit
Before the Minsk meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government had started, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko received the delegates, including the delegation headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Greeting the guests, President Lukashenko said that the nations’ lineup around the CIS and the ongoing cooperation provide better conditions in terms of identifying new prospects for integration processes. According to him, cooperation between the CIS-member States... more »
State Stands By Farmers Using All Available Tools
Shortly after the parliamentary hearings of the Government’s program, the Prime Minister headed to Armavir Marz to sum up the damage caused by the hailstorm that hit the region a few days ago, as well as to discuss the government’s remedy action. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, the ministers of agriculture, labor and social affairs, the Chairman of the Central Bank. Note that on the... more »
