Shadow Turnover Of Electronic Media To Be Ruled Out
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government approved a draft amendment to the law “On mandatory labeling (through stamp labels) of magnetic, optical, digital, laser or any other electronic media” to comply with the 5th edition of CIS-member States’ foreign economic activity commodity nomenclature. The bill will be submitted to the National Assembly in the manner established by law. Reminding that one of the... more »
National Assembly Statement By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Regarding 2012 Budget Performance
Dear MPs, Dear Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to several important provisions that characterize the budget performance for 2012. First of all, I will refer to macro-economic environment and the year-end indicators. It is important to understand what kind of environment we had for budget exercise and economic growth. The actual summary of economic data showed that the economic recovery continued during the year leading to significant improvement of macroeconomic... more »
PM To Leave For Minsk
On May 30, a Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation will be off to Belarus on a two-day working visit to attend a scheduled meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Minsk. The delegation will comprise Chief of Government Staff Vache Gabriyelyan, Minister of Finance David Sargsyan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan and other dignitaries.
PM Introduced To Rolling-Stock Maintenance Unit, Locomotive Depot, Techno-Park Repairs In Gyumri
On Republic Day, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan traveled to Shirak Marz to join President of Russian Railways OJSC Vladimir Yakunin in attendance of the opening of a rolling-stock maintenance unit and a locomotive depot in Gyumri. First of all, Tigran Sargsyan congratulated everyone on Republic Day, noting that the birth of the First Republic was crucial to the Armenian people as it ushered in the beginning of our modern history. Concerning the development of the railway system in... more »
Prime Minister, Cabinet Members To Support Armavir Marz Farmers
In compliance with the arrangement made with the hailstorm-affected farmers of Armavir Marz, Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, all the Cabinet members, the heads of government agencies and Marz Governors will make personal contributions to the relief fund established to assist the natural disaster-hit farmers. Anyone wishing to support the hailstorm-affected farmers can transfer money to the following account numbers: Converse Bank / Relief Fund for Disaster Hit Farmers:... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Concluding Remarks At National Assembly
Honorable Speaker of the National Assembly, Dear MPs, Dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia, First of all, I wish to thank you all on behalf of the government for very interested and helpful discussions we had for these past three days. It was not accidental that the speakers looked back at the path behind since faced with serious challenges, we are now looking ahead to the next 4-5 years in terms of what we are in for and what the country will look like upon completion of... more »
Government Helps Out Hailstorm Victims
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Four agenda items had to do with the aftermath of the recent hailstorm in Armavir Marz. The Government has decided to a) increase the number of hail stations by incorporating them within a single network, b) exempt the affected communities from land tax and irrigation water fees, c) subsidize the conversion of dollar-denominated loans into dram loans and extend the repayment deadlines. The Cabinet members... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan: Government To Extend Sizeable, Targeted Aid In Armavir Marz
Four of today’s Cabinet sitting’s agenda items related to relief action after the devastating hailstorm in Armavir Marz. In particular, decisions were made to increase the number of hail stations, provide comprehensive assistance to disaster-affected communities. These issues were introduced by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “Dear colleagues. The issue of providing assistance to Armavir Marz is on the government’s agenda. I suggest starting... 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 »
Prime Minister Welcomes Estonian Justice Minister
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Minister of Justice of Estonia Hanno Pevkur. Highlighting the need to expand bilateral relations, Tigran Sargsyan said the Government of Armenia was set to master Estonia’s experience of judiciary reform. Noting his country’s keen interest in building on bilateral cooperation, Hanno Pevkur assured of Estonia’s willingness to share the experience built up in the judiciary and notary systems, in the fight against corruption... more »
