Prime Minister: “High-quality services to be provided by Ashtarak passport bureau”
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today the Ashtarak passport bureau by the Passport and Visa Department of the Republic of Armenia Police. Following the reopening ceremony of the completely renovated and refurbished police division, accompanied by Chief of Police Alik Sargsyan, the Prime Minister toured the rebuild facilities getting acquainted with its working conditions and service capacity. In addition to a new electronic terminal for receipt of passport services-related... more »
Road Safety in Spotlight
A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister referred to the problem of Sanahin monastic complex as commented on by Minister of Culture Hadmik Poghosyan. Tigran Sargsyan instructed to keep an eye on both this and other issues of top interest to mass media. Down to the agenda, the cabinet endorsed the result of the encoding procedure as applied to the procurement, commissioning and maintenance of road... more »
Armenian Public Agency Heads Report Back 2011 Half-Year Performance
Cabinet hearings of public agency performance reports for the first half-year of 2011 continued later today at the Office of Government. Reports were presented by justice minister Hrayr Tovmasyan and foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, as well as the heads of a number of government-affiliated public agencies. Justice minister Hrayr Tovmasyan stated the following priority tasks: analytical study and improvement of legislation, suspension of such legal acts as contradict the European... more »
Public Agency Report Hearings Continue
The Government continued today discussing public agency performance reports for the first half-year of 2011. To begin with, the head of government emphasized once again that the priority tasks will be referred to in order to reveal 2011 program risks, as well as to assess how well ministry staffs exercise control over the activities of individual units. Reports were delivered by Minister of Territorial Administration, Vice Premier Armen Gevorgyan, the Minister of Finance, as well... more »
5 More Ministries Report Back 2011 First Half-Year Performance
Later today debates on public agency performance reports for the first half-year of 2011 continued at the Office of Government. Before proceeding to the reports, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said emphasis should be placed on the priorities, those matters under ministerial control, as well as on the risks available. Reports were delivered by the heads of the following ministers and government agencies: Ministry of Healthcare, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Transport and... more »
Incomplete Programs To Be Ruled Out
Debates on public agency performance reports for the first six months of 2011 kicked off today in the Office of Government. In the first half of the day, reports were delivered by the heads of the following ministers and government agencies: Minister of Education and Science, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Minister of Culture, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Head of State Committee on Scientific Affairs and Head of State Social Security Service. Addressing the attendees, Prime... more »
5th Pan-Armenian Olympiad on Armenian Language, Literature and Armenian Studies Kicks Off
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the official opening ceremony of the 5th pan-Armenian Olympiad on Armenian language, literature and Armenian studies at Arno Babajanyan concert hall as dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence and organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia since 2005. Welcoming the participants, the Prime Minister stated in part: “We made a point of holding pan-Armenian events like this in Armenia... more »
Prime Minister Visits Shirak Marz
On visit to Shirak Marz of Armenia, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Nor Kyank and Arevshat villages to get acquainted with the ongoing Lincy Foundation-financed school rehabilitation works as carried out under the School Building Program. The works started in June, 2010 and will be completed in September and October, 2011, respectively. The schools will be supplied with boiler-houses, local heating and ventilation networks, fire-prevention systems, systems of the video... more »
Youth Issues Prioritized by UNDP and Armenian Government
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Director of UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS, UNDP Assistant Administrator Kori Udovički. Welcoming the guests, the head of government emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation referring to the programs implemented in the social-economic area, as well as in the fields of human rights and efficacious governance. “Our meetings help us define the cooperation schemes, and I am confident that your visit will... more »
Prime Minister Visits SPAYKA Company
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Spayka international freight carrier which implements fresh fruit export-targeted investment programs under the brand of Ararat-Fruit. The company has built up export-oriented infrastructures for fresh and processed agricultural products. A total sum equivalent of over USD 45mn has been invested to date. The goal of Spayka’s investment program is to ensure a sustainable niche for Armenian products on foreign food markets and promote... more »
