Armenia program performance highly appreciated
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Deputy Head of IMF Middle East and Central Asia Directorate Ratna Saha. In attendance was IMF Permanent Representative to Armenia Guillermo Tolosa. To begin with, the parties discussed details of IMF-supported Armenia programs. Highly appreciative of IMF-Armenia program performance, Ratna Saha said to be pleased with the fact that while still slowly Armenia is entering in a stage of recovery. He welcomed those stability-aimed... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s visit to the PRC continues
In the frame of RA Prime Minister’s visit to the People’s Republic of China, early today the government delegation left Shanghai for Chengdu town of Sichuan region where the head of the Armenian government met with Sichuan Governor Jiang Jufeng. Thanking Tigran Sargsyan for the relief provided after the devastating earthquake of 2008, the Governor presented his region’s current social and economic status. Sichuan is the ninth largest region of China for GDP performance.... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Shanghai Expo – 2010 is a hub of civilizations.”
“We are proud of being able to mark the 19th anniversary of Armenia’s independence together with you on this Armenia Day at Shanghai Expo – 2010 which is a hub of civilizations,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said at the September 21 meeting with the representatives of the Armenian community of China. This overlap of two festive occasions was said to be an exclusive opportunity to look back at the path covered over the past two decades, as well as to a see what is... more »
Tigran Sargsyan says the program of his official visit to the PRC hectic and exciting
At today’s meeting with journalists at Shanghai Expo - 2010, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said the program of his official visit to the PRC was quite hectic and exciting. First of all, the head of government underscored the importance of his meeting with PRC First Vice-Premier Li Kexian at which prospects for development of Armenia-China relationship were discussed. In particular, Shansi-Nairit JV, the first large Armenian technologies-based synthetic rubber manufacturing joint... more »
Armenia’s National Day marked at Shanghai Expo - 2010
On Armenia’s Independence Day - September the 21st - the Armenian tricolor was raised in the distant Chinese city of Shanghai where the Day of Armenia was proclaimed amid the ongoing Shanghai Expo - 2010 international exhibition which has been standing for five months already. The festive events kicked off early in the morning with the arrival of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation in the exhibition center as welcomed by Director General of the Office of... more »
PRC First Vice-Prime Minister Li Kexiang highly appreciative of the current level of Armenia-China relations
PRC First Vice-Prime Minister Li Kexiang expressed high opinion of the current level of Armenia-China relations at today’s meeting with RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Forwarding PRC Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s greetings, he expressed hope that Tigran Sargsyan’s visit will help expand ties between the two countries. Thanking the Vice Prime Minister for a warm welcome, the head of government noted the strong resource for developing economic cooperation and expressed... more »
Tigran Sargsyan: “Armenia-China partnership has great development potential”
Armenia’s Independence Day is traditionally marked by the RA embassies abroad. The reception hosted on the part of Armenia’s Embassy in the PRC was peculiar in that it was attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led delegation which comprised Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Karine Ghazinyan, other dignitaries. In anticipation of the festive event, Tigran... more »
A Prime Minister-led delegation due to leave for China
On September 19, 2010, a Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation will be off to the People’s Republic of China on a 4-fay working visit. The delegation will comprise Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Karine Ghazinyan, other dignitaries. During his stay in Beijing, the Prime Minister will meet with PRC State Council First Deputy Secretary Li... more »
The government keeps focus on the problems of displaced persons
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Rights of Displaced Persons Walter Kalin who is wrapping up his mission in Armenia. Appreciating the assistance provided by UN agencies in coping with the problems of displaced persons, the head of government thanked Mr. Kalin for his tenure-long valuable efforts. The government was said to have kept in focus the status of displaced persons in Armenia. In this context, Tigran Sargsyan stressed... more »
“Le Poste” the French national post operator to assist “Haypost”
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed today Jean-Paul Forceville, director for international relations of “Le Poste” French national post operator. The meeting was attended by French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessoff and well-known businessman from Argentine Eduardo Eurnekyan. Jean-Paul Forceville briefed the Prime Minister on the details of the program of cooperation between Le Poste and Haypost companies. The signed arrangement provides for both expansion and... more »