Police reform to be stepped up
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation led by Senior Police Affairs Adviser to OSCE General Secretariat Knut Dreyer. In attendance was OSCE Armenia Office head Serguey Kapinos. Greeting the guests, Tigran Sargsyan said to be hopeful that their visit might boost ongoing effective cooperation in the field of police reform. Thanking the Prime Minister for reception, Knut Dreyer gave the details of his visit. Appreciative of the pace of police reform in Armenia, he... more »
Pharmaceutical industry streamlined
A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan The government approved the rules and procedures applicable to pharmaceutical industry. It was established the licenses will henceforth be available from an internationally accredited competent authority by based on the law on the kinds of activities eligible for licensing in the Republic of Armenia. By approving the model form of program implementation contract, amending the June 5, 2008 853-N... more »
Workshop on radical improvement of business environment in Armenia
A Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-chaired consultative meeting was held in the Office of Government on business environment improvement in Armenia. Prioritizing business environment improvement efforts, the Prime Minister said that all the agencies were directed to take steps in order to improve Armenia’s Doing Business standing. The head of government reminded that the President’s electoral platform had a key focus on improvement of Armenia’s Doing Business standing... more »
Frescoes by Minas Avetisyan in the House of Government
Minas Avetisyan’s “Meeting” and “By the stele” frescoes were reopened today in the second-floor conference hall of the House of Government. In accordance with the government decree of June 17, 2010, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Minas Avetisyan Foundation has launched a restoration campaign for these two frescoes which used to be posted in the restaurant block of Gyumri’s electrical engineering plant. During the ceremony, the... more »
Br Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Sergey Khachatryan was appointed Deputy Minister of Healthcare.
Upon completion of RoA Ministry of Education and Science Chief of Staff Sergey Minasyan’s term in office, Mher Ghazaryan was appointed Acting Chief of Staff of Ministry of Education and Science. Upon completion of RoA Ministry of Nature Protection Chief of Staff Samvel Amirkhanyan’s term in office, Edgar Pirumyan was appointed Acting Chief of Staff of Ministry of Nature Protection.
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 »
