Prime Minister to Leave for London
Tomorrow - June 15, 2011 - Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will be off to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on a working visit. In the frame of his visit, the Prime Minister of Armenia will attend a reception and a concert dedicated to two charity projects initiated by Prince Charles and ex-Armenian Prime Minister Armen Sargsyan referred to as “Yerevan - My Love” (four buildings of highest architectural and historical value will be restored and renovated... more »
MCA-Armenia SNCO Governing Council Meeting
MCA-Armenia SNCO governing council met at Government, chaired by council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The council discussed and approved a package of application and attached documents for a 20th disbursement under the program subject to MCC approval. According to the application, MCA-Armenia expects to get USD 29,012,885 million for the third quarter of 2011 (July - September), of which USD 28,222,698 will cover the activities still to be carried out under the Irrigated... more »
Prime Minister Welcomes Miroslav Lajčák
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Miroslav Lajčák, a managing director at the European External Action Service. Welcoming the guests to the Office of Government, Tigran Sargsyan congratulated Miroslav Lajčák on appointment. The head of the Armenian government emphasized the pursuit of a political dialog through high-level contacts with the European Union. Thanking the Prime Minister reception, Miroslav Lajčák said the European Union... more »
More State-Order Positions in Higher Educational Institutions
A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister reminded that 20 days had been left until the closure of the first semester and called cabinet members’ attention on the necessity of drafting public accounts on implementation of priority tasks and programs. After the agenda had been approved, the government went on to look at the bills put up for discussion. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan... more »
T. Sargsyan: “Civil society should be built if we are to see fundamental changes in our countries”
On June 8, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan delivered a statement at the Vienna World Economic Forum during a session entitled “Eyeing Russia” which was devoted to the prospects of economic reforms in the Russian Federation, Russia’s accession to the WTO, the customs union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, the integration processes and economic problems. The Prime Minister touched on the following key issues: the role of the State in shaping a pricing policy,... more »
Armenia and OFID Sign Loan Agreement
On a working visit to Vienna for attendance of the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met yesterday with OFID Director-General Suleiman Jazeer Al-Herbish at the headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development (OFID). After the meeting, a loan agreement was signed between the Republic of Armenia and OFID by Armenian Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan and OFID Director-General Suleiman... more »
Meeting between Armenian and Hungarian Prime Ministers
On a working visit to Vienna for attendance of the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met yesterday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. During the meeting which went off in an atmosphere of warmth and friendship, Tigran Sargsyan described Armenia’s economic status and the ongoing reforms. In turn, Viktor Orbán touched upon Hungary’s economic position. The two prime ministers exchanged views on economic reforms... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Either Our Azerbaijani Partners Should Show Political Will”
“We are interested in the settlements of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said yesterday answering the journalists’ questions at a session of the Vienna World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia. The OSCE Minks group was said to be close to success as evidenced by the recent statement of US, French and Russian presidents. According to the head of government, the main principles stipulated in the statement are acceptable to the... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Economic Forum of Vienna to Reveal Cooperation Potential in Europe, Asia and Caucasus”
The World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia seeks to review regional issues against the background of global developments, as well as to expose the cooperation potential available in Europe, Asia and Caucasus. Assessing the impact of the forum proceedings held at the Schönbrunn Palace of Vienna, head of the Armenian delegation, Prime Minister Sargsyan noted that speakers were trying to reveal the European Union’s capabilities and possibilities, as well as the... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets with Ukrainian and Austrian Prime Ministers
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is having a number of meetings in the frame of his ongoing visit to Vienna where he is participating in the World Economic Forum. Earlier today Tigran Sargsyan met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov. After the meeting, the head of the Armenian government told newsmen that a bilateral cooperation-related agenda had been discussed. Tigran Sargsyan said to have briefed his Ukrainian counterpart on recent developments in Armenia, as well as on our... more »