Pedagogical University Sums Up 2013 Activity Results
Presided over by SPU Board Chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the State Pedagogical University Academic Board held today its yearend meeting. After reporting back the annual activities, SPU Rector Ruben Mirzakhanyan introduced the University’s 2014 budget estimate. He said that as instructed by the Prime Minister, faculty salaries were raised by 40% as of January 1, 2013. In addition, computerized classrooms, reading rooms were set up. The humanities section of the library... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: market demand for IT professionals up from year to year
Hackathon [IAN] flight - 2013 competition-festival of innovative ideas and programming kicked off today at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport. The participating teams of programmers, and not only of them, will be given no more than 24 hours to develop and present to jury their ideas and a prototype (show sample) of the proposed program application. Tigran Sargsyan visited the airport and talked to team members getting a first-hand view of their innovative ideas and projects. The Head of... more »
Prime Minister Calls For Legal Study Of Turkish Government’s Unilateral Decision To Build Reservoirs On Rivers
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the presentation of the first Armenian Annual Bulletin of Comparative Law, international information site www.karabakhfacts.am and an annual scientific conference, devoted to the discussion of legal issues of foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia in the Conference Room of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Welcoming the implementation of these works by the Center for International and Comparative Law, Tigran Sargsyan noted the... more »
By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Arman Babloyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Armenia. *** Arman Babloyan Date and Place of Birth August 22, 1979, Yerevan Education 1996 – 2001, Yerevan State Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry 2001-2004, Yerevan State Medical University, Department of Prosthodontics, residency 2004-2007, National Institute of Healthcare after Academician Avdalbekyan, Department of... more »
By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Anoushavan Aivazyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Urban Development of the Republic of Armenia. *** Anoushavan Aivazyan Date and Place of Birth November 2, 1968, Yerevan Education 1985 -1986, Higher Military-Political College 1989-1994, Yerevan State Institute of Economics, Department of Management, specialization labor economics and sociology 2007 – 2009, Armenia State University of Economics,... more »
PM Congratulates NSS Staff On Professional Holiday
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in a solemn meeting devoted to the Day of National Security Service staff. Extending his congratulations, the Prime Minister said, “The national security servicemen are known for honesty, great sense of responsibility and high professionalism. You inherited it from the veterans. Today we can say that the NSS staff was able to maintain and develop that high calling. Your work is specific in that it is often invisible to ordinary citizens,... more »
Jubilee Events Due On Hovhannes Chekijyan 85 Birth Anniversary
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Office of Government hosted a meeting of the jubilee commission on celebration of 85th birth anniversary of notorious Armenian conductor, Armenia State Academic Choir Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, USSR People's Artist Hovhannes Chekijyan. The meeting discussed anniversary events to kick off in the coming days and to take place next year. In particular, a gala concert was said due as early as this December 23 with the participation of... more »
Government, UNICEF Build On Fruitful Cooperation
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received UNICEF Armenia Office representative Manu Henriette Ahrens. Appreciating the current pace of cooperation between Armenia and UNICEF, Tigran Sargsyan thanked Manu Henriette Ahrens for personal contribution. The meeting agenda featured programs implemented and planned in the framework of bilateral cooperation. Both sides said to be pleased with the joint effort toward introducing a system of integrated social services and establishing the... more »
Important Issues On National Assembly Extraordinary Session Agenda
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. In accordance with Article 70 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Government invited the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to convene an extraordinary session of the National Assembly on December 20, 2013, 12:00 to discuss a number of draft laws and international treaties. The Government approved a set of amendments to the laws on budgetary system, on local... more »
GOA-ADB Joint Projects Due In Various Sectors
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Asian Development Bank Central and West Asia Department Director Klaus Gerhauzer. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minister said, “We are pleased that the bilateral relations are deepening to cover ever new areas of cooperation.” The Premier said his government is ready to continue implementing new joint projects. Pleased with the pace of cooperation with Armenia, Klaus Gerhauzer noted that some 750 million dollars had been invested... more »
