International Forum – “MAKE ROADS SAFE”
Chairman of the National Road Safety Council of the Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the international forum “Make Roads Safe”, organized by the National Road Safety Council of Armenia. Addressing the hosts and participants of the forum, the Prime Minister noted, "Road safety has been in focus recently. We appreciate the assistance of the public which facilitates our task considerably since by cooperating with civil society we raise public... more »
Tigran Sargsyan receives Boris Kovalchuk and Eugene Gladunchik
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Inter RAO EES OJSC board chairman Boris Kovalchuk and Armenian Power Grid CJSC director general Eugene Gladunchik. Both sides said to be pleased with the current constructive pace of cooperation and expressed satisfaction at the efficiency of joint programs. In particular, discussed were issues relating to Armenian Power Grid CJSC-accomplished substation refurbishment and reconstruction projects in Armenia. The meeting agenda also comprised... more »
Cyclotron purchase agreement signed
Attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Government of Armenia and IBA Molecular signed today a cyclotron purchase agreement for the Armenian Excellence Center of Oncology in the Office of Government. For the Government of the Republic of Armenia and IBA Molecular, the agreement was signed by minister of economy Nerces Yeritsyan and company marketing and sales director Peter Leitner respectively. There was also signed a loan agreement between the Armenian government and the... more »
The Prime Minister attends power substation opening
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the opening of the 17th substation modernized under the Armenian Power Grid CJSC-implemented power substation reconstruction program. The refurbishment activities for this 110kW-strong facility were completed in the month of September. Getting acquainted with the substation’s capacity and thanking the Russian partners, the head of government stated in part, “This project has quite a long history: the government has contributed USD 35mn... more »
Consultation with World Bank team
A World Bank delegation led by WB Armenia office director Jean-Michel Hapi was hosted in the Office of Government for consultation. The agenda comprised social policy effectiveness enhancement-related issues.
Tigran Sargsyan’s continued meetings in Saint Petersburg
On the second day of his working visit to Russia’s northern capital Saint Petersburg, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was hosted in the State University of Economy and Finance (former Financial-Economic Institute after N. Voznesensky) where the Armenian Prime Minister was a graduate student and defended a thesis. Tigran Sargsyan joined rector Igor Maximtsev to tour the classrooms and talk to the teaching staff. Following the meeting, the Prime Minister was presented with the silver... more »
The 28th EurasEC meeting held
The Prime Minister-led government delegation is on a working visit to Saint Petersburg where the sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government was followed by the 28th EurasEC meeting which was attended by the heads of member-country governments. An extended meeting was held following the private talks of the heads of government. Of about twenty agenda items, the stimulation of innovational center activities came under spotlight which was of special interest to the Republic of... more »
Tigran Sargsyan attends CIS Council of Heads of Government meeting
The Prime Minister-led government delegation attended today the meeting of CIS Council of Heads of Government in Saint Petersburg. The meeting agenda featured over twenty items. The meeting passed a decision on the preparative stage for the drafting of a free trade agreement which still has to be ratified by the heads of State. The heads of government discussed the level of competition in the sphere of telephonic communications and the interstate cooperation programs in field of... more »
Businesses will feel more at ease with no threat to consumer security
A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister referred to the status of his assignments of two-week standing and those changes operated within the ministries of healthcare, education and science, agriculture and finance (the Prime Minister’s statement is provided under a separate heading). The government amended a previous decision, reference number 594-A, dated May 29, 2009, on organization and... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s introductory remarks at the cabinet sitting
Dear Colleagues, I wish to open up this cabinet sitting by referring to the status of those assignments issued two weeks ago and the changes operated within the ministries of healthcare, education and science, agriculture and finance in order to enhance efficiency of anticorruption efforts. It should be noted that we have already a favorable reaction from the public which means that we must be consistent in our action. The minister of education and science was told to come up with an... more »
