PM visits ELBAT Armenian-German Company
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today ELBAT Armenian-German battery producing company. The prime minister walked round the labs and workshops of the company getting acquainted with the production process. Calling at the modern technology-strong chemical and electromechanical workshops, the Prime Minister was briefed on the manufacturing and quality control processes. 51% of corporate shares belong to German Cronimet Mining organization and 49% to the Armenian side. ELBAT... more »
Prime Minister Visits Gyumri
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today the newly built Mush 2 district of Gyumri to get a first-hand view of construction activities, as well as to hold a working consultation involving Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan and other responsible officials. Note that 1 856 apartments are due to be built in the district and commissioned this October. Following the consultation, Minister Vardanyan told journalists that the developers meet both the quality standards and the... more »
José Piñera in Armenia at Tigran Sargsyan’s Invitation
José Piñera, the founder of Chile’s private pension system was hosted today at the Office of Government. He has arrived in Armenia at the invitation of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After meeting with José Piñera, the Prime Minister greeted the heads of the agencies concerned in attendance and made the following remarks: “The architect of Chile’s private pension system is in Armenia to share his country’s experience. Indeed, he will... more »
National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees Holds Its 20th Sitting
National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees held its 20th sitting in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After looking at and approving of the protocols of the previous sitting, the Board of Trustees proceeded to the discussion of the agenda. They reviewed the state of affairs in the field of tourism, the status of Tatev Revival project and some healthcare-related projects. Following an exchange of opinions over global economic developments, the... more »
Prime Minister Attends Red Book Presentation
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the presentation of Armenia’s first-ever bilingual Red Book at the National Academy of Sciences. The event was also attended by Minister of Nature Protection Aram Haroutunyan, NAS President Radik Martirosyan, representatives from Armenian research institutes and international organizations. During the presentation, director of Armenia’s Zoological and Hydro-Ecological Center Gagik Sarkisov and director of the Institute of Botany by... more »
Agriculture Gets Further Backing
A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government approved a bill on amendments to the law on value added tax providing a VAT holiday for the sales of agricultural tractors and machinery, as well as spare parts, fertilizers, seeds and pesticides in line with the government’s policy of State assistance to farmers. The bill will be submitted to the National Assembly of Armenia in the manner established by law. The government backed... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Political relationship with Belarus is on a very high level”
Attended by the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation, the CIS Council of Member-State Heads of Government met today in Minsk, capital of the Republic of Belarus. The heads of government posed for a protocol photography ahead of the sitting. First, the council met in a narrow format as followed by a plenary session. A major item of the agenda was the draft arrangement on free trade zone establishment. In the wake of the meeting, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Armenia and Belarus Boast Serious Potential of Economic Cooperation”
"I feel highly honored as I am here to discuss burning issues of bilateral cooperation. Our two countries enjoy a serious potential of economic cooperation which is under-realized as of yet,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told the press conference held after the two prime ministers’ private talks and an expanded meeting of the two delegations. According to Tigran Sargsyan, the projects discussed enable enhanced outreach of economic entities on either side. “I... more »
Tigran Sargsyan meets with Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus
On a two-day official visit to Minsk, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met today with President Alexander Lukashenko at the Presidency of the Republic of Belarus. Welcoming the Armenian Prime Minister’s visit, A. Lukashenko expressed confidence that it will promote bilateral relations: “Trade turnover between the two countries has gone up 15-fold over the last ten years. I still remember us thinking out schemes for boosting the trade turnover. Then, we decided to provide a... more »
Armenian, Belarusian Prime Ministers Discuss Ways of Upgrading Bilateral Relations
Today the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation arrived in the Republic of Belarus on a two-day official visit. At the airport of Minsk the Armenian delegation was met by Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich. After the national anthems of the two countries had been played, the heads of government greeted the guard of honor and introduced the members of the official delegations. Following the ceremony, T. Sargsyan and M. Myasnikovich headed to the House of Government for... more »
