Natural gas to get cheaper for vulnerable households
An outgoing cabinet sitting was held today in the schoolhouse after Mesrop Mashtots of Oshakan village, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan To begin with, the sitting heard and took note of the 2010 annual report on the social-economic status of Aragatsotni marz, delivered by marz governor Sargis Sahakyan. The government next passed a decision on establishing lower tariffs for natural gas supplied to vulnerable households. Hayrusgasard CJSC was suggested lowering gas tariffs set... more »
Farmers to get barley seeds
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Masis railroad station of Ararat marz to attend the unloading of the first lot of a total of 189 tons of high-grade barley seeds to be imported from Ukraine. Over 2000 tons of barley seeds are due to be imported into the country with a view to developing seed-breeding activities, as well as tackling a number of key problems. The head of government was reported on the imported seeds’ quality. The seeds of first reproduction will be made... more »
Business registration: henceforth online and through one-stop-shop
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at the newly opened center of State Register’s Legal Persons Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. Cutting off the symbolic ribbon, the Prime Minister took a walk round the premises getting acquainted with the center’s possibilities. Following the reforms carried out by the government, the one-stop-shop principle has been introduced. As a result, the citizens will no longer have to turn to several agencies in... more »
Meeting with representatives of ITERA
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation led by chairman of board of directors of ITERA Russian oil-and-gas company Igor Makarov. Welcoming the guests, the head of government expressed satisfaction at the current pace of course of cooperation and stressed the importance of programs aimed at its further development. The parties discussed possibilities for identifying new areas of cooperation and realizing investment programs. They also reviewed questions of mutual... more »
Food security in spotlight
A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Opening the sitting, the Prime Minister stated: “Six months ago the Prime Minister’s Control Service together with the Food Security Department conducted checks in the cheese production sector and revealed serious problems. Food security is crucial for us and is included in the 4 key areas of EU-Armenia cooperation. We have to establish proper rules and regulations in line with the... more »
Barley seeds to go to poor communities
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting to discuss the 2011 barley crop development program. In attendance were Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Development Armen Gevorgyan and marz governors. According to Tigran Sargsyan, 2000 tons of seeds will be imported not only to develop domestic seed production, but also to tackle a number of other key tasks. “It has been repeatedly stated during the previous discussions that cultivated areas are... more »
Draft territorial development concept submitted
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in the presentation of the draft of Armenia’s territorial development concept. The ceremony was attended by Vice Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, head of the United Nations Armenia Office Dafina Gercheva, marz governors, civil society representatives, local and international experts. Greeting those present, the Prime Minister noted that harmonious territorial development is a government priority considering that the over-centralization... more »
Prime Minister discusses cooperative launch program with farmers
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Avan community of Aragatsotni marz to discuss the Community Farm Resource and Competitiveness program. Since agriculture is set as a priority development area for Armenia, the program has been worked out by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the experts of the World Bank. Six communities from Aragatsotni marz - Avan, Sasnashen, Tatul, Norashen, Geghadzor and Aragats - are involved in the program under which pasture reclamation,... more »
National Vocational Training Quality Center Board of Trustees’ meeting
The National Vocational Training Quality Center Foundation (NVTQCF) Board of Trustees met at the Office of Government, presided at by BOT chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. To begin with, the meeting heard the 2010 financial and annual activity reports of the Foundation. Foundation Director Ruben Topchyan reported on the works executed within the fiscal year. In particular, he touched on the steps carried out in the direction of system engineering of internal and external... more »
Tigran Sargsyan welcomes Supachaj Panitchpakdi
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development Supachaj Panitchpakdi who is in Yerevan to attend the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the State commission on protection of economic competition (SCPEC) of the Republic of Armenia. The parties discussed the “Voluntary expert estimation of competition laws and policies following Armenia’s example” report, made public by the UN Conference on... more »
