New Country Development Cooperation Strategy Discussed
Acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received USAID Armenia Office Head Jatinder Cheema to discuss the criteria applicable to the new five-year country development cooperation strategy, as well as the Government’s priorities relevant to the strategy. Thanking Tigran Sargsyan for reception, Jatinder Cheema referred to the main areas of the new cooperation strategy, including the USAID-proposed steps toward economic growth and democratic governance, as well as the ones to be taken... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Aram Ananyan to the post of Adviser to Prime Minister as a social service relieving him of the office of Premier’s Press Secretary.
Government To Continue Exercising Functions
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. To begin with, the Prime Minister read out the requirement of Article 55 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, which refers to the Government: “Based on Paragraph 4, Article 55 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and taking into account that the newly elected National Assembly convened the first sitting on May 31, 2012, I have submitted my government’s resignation to the... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Meets With Dmitry Medvedev
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the meeting of CIS Council of Heads of Government in Ashgabat. The parties discussed a broad range of issues concerning the Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation. RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: “Dear Tigran Sureni, dear colleagues, it is a pleasure to talk about bilateral relations within the framework of the ongoing meeting of Heads of Government in Ashgabat. We are abiding by... more »
CIS Government Heads Council Holds Regular Meeting
On May 30, the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation attended the planned meeting of CIS Council of Heads of Government in Ashgabad. The agenda comprised about two dozen issues relating to the concept of liberalization of services in the financial markets of member countries, CIS hydrometeorology service strategy development program, draft integrated currency market and cooperation agreement, cooperation agreement in the field of information security, agreement on... more »
PM Meets With President Of Turkmenistan
The Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation arrived in Ashgabad, capital of Turkmenistan, for a two-day working visit to attend the planned meeting of .CIS heads of government. At the airport, the Prime Minister was met by CIS Executive Secretary, Head of Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev and Head of Turkmenistan’s State Committee for Tourism and Sport Ferkhat Arjanov. Tigran Sargsyan met today with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss... more »
PM Gets Acquainted With Large-Scale Construction Works At Mush-2 Residential District Of Gymri
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Mush-2 residential district of Gyumri to get acquainted with the ongoing large-scale construction works. The Prime Minister first got acquainted with construction work underway at the road section connecting the Boulevard Street with Mush-2 district to the cost of AMD 500mn. An alley is being built next to the road which is 2.5 km long and 7 sq meter wide Then Tigran Sargsyan visited the construction site of a new school for 1080 pupils at... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Receives Delegation Of U.S. National Ethnic Coalition Of Organizations
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by head of U.S. “National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations” (NECO) Nasser Casimir. “We appreciate the areas you represent worldwide. Education is a key priority to my government, and I know that it is the center of your attention, too” the Prime Minister said. The parties went on to talk over the ongoing education reform, the cooperation between the NECO and the Armenian State Pedagogical Institute... more »
PM-Led Government Delegation To Leave For Ashgabad
A Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation will be off to Ashgabad, capital of Turkmenistan, for a two-day working visit to attend the planned meeting of .CIS heads of government on May 29-30. The meeting agenda features ways of developing CIS-member States’ economic cooperation and improving CIS bodies. The delegation is composed as follows: Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, Deputy Minister for... more »
Economic Development-Oriented Technologies To Be Designed
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. To begin with, “Candle” Synchrotron Research Institute Foundation was established and its charter was approved by the meeting. The foundation shall seek to develop synchrotron radiation sources, have radiation-based accelerator technologies designed and put into application, promote scientific, technological and research-innovation-related activities, train highly qualified research and teaching... more »
