Prime Minister Meets Members of European Parliament’s EU-Armenia Friendship Group
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met the members of European Parliament’s EU-Armenia Friendship Group, headed by team leader Eleni Theocharous. The Head of the Government welcomed the delegates’ visit to Armenia and expressed the hope that it will contribute to the further development and expansion of bilateral ties. The parties discussed the economic situation in Armenia, the Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as issues related to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.... more »
Electronic Versions of Textbooks and Repositories Should Be Available
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The Prime Minister informed the members of the Government that lately he has been receiving applications from citizens about making the textbooks, as well as entrance exams repositories, available for beneficiaries online. “The issue is urgent in the sense that the government has undertaken steps to import computers in schools, and children have the opportunity to access textbooks using computers,”... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Briefed On Food Processing Company’s Investment Programs
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited flour, confectionery, wine and brandy producer MANCHO Group Company. The head of government toured the premises getting acquainted the manufacturing processes and investment programs. As of 2012, the company had invested USD12mn in the production of flour and confectionery, with USD15mn invested in the manufacture of wine, brandy and fruit vodka. They are expected to invest USD8mn for the construction of a cold-storage facility and a canning... more »
PM Gets Acquainted With Hearing Aid Implantation Center’s Activities
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Doctor of Medicine Akira Ishiyama and Director of the Armenian International Medical Found Salbi Agarakyan, who have helped launch a hearing aid implantation program at the Cochlear Implant Center, operational by Erebuni medical center of Yerevan. After briefing the Premier on the results of the ongoing program, Akira Ishiyama and Salbi Agarakyan thanked Tigran Sargsyan for consistent attention to the program. Over sixty successful cochlear... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Our language will bring us together to make a unified fist”
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the opening of Diaspora Ministry-hosted “Armenian language is in my heart” pan-Armenian youth conference in Yerevan. Welcoming the participants on behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister said. “We attach great importance to all pan-Armenian events. This is why the Ministry of Diaspora was et up at the initiative of the President of the Republic of Armenia for the first time five years ago to unite Armenians around... more »
NCFA Board Meeting Reviews Armenia’s Economic Development Trends, ANCF Programs
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Board of Trustees of Armenia’s National Competitiveness Fund held a regular meeting in Office of Government. After discussing the minutes of the last meeting and approving the agenda of today’s meeting, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan presented the economic results recorded in the first quarter of this year and in 2012. Economic performance was said to have been on the upgrade in the first three months of 2013. In particular,... more »
Export Lending Insurance Development Prospects Discussed
Acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Russian EXAR Insurance Agency Executive Director Pyotr Fradkov. Briefing Tigran Sargsyan on his agency’s activities, Mr. Fradkov said it deals with export lending insurance and investment operations. “Assisted by the European Union and the Czech government, for a while now Armenia has been making efforts to set up an export-oriented transaction insurance company,” the acting head of government said adding that an... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Receives Ambassador Of Kazakhstan
Acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ayimdos Bozzhigitov. Discussed were issues of mutual interest. The need for boosting cooperation and implementing joint projects in different areas was emphasized on either side.
Tigran Sargsyan Welcomes Organizers Of Gaidaryan Readings
Acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the organizers of Gaidaryan Readings, held in Yerevan with the motto “Russia and Armenia: reform lessons.” The event was co-hosted by Yegor Gaidar Foundation, the Institute of Economic Policy after Yegor Gaidar and the Russian-Armenian Slavonic University. Welcoming the idea of holding of discussion like that, Tigran Sargsyan expressed his government’s support for the initiative. He was briefed on the agenda and the... more »
Ministers To Shoulder Greater Responsibility
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Pursuant to the President’s decree on 2013 spring call-up and demobilization campaign, the Government decided to set up a central military draft board to streamline conscription activities, as well as regional (including Yerevan) committees to provide for due coordination of the spring campaign in the regions. In addition, the Government approved the staffing of the central medical commission.... more »
