RA government delegation off to St Petersburg
A prime minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation left for St Petersburg this morning to attend the 26th session of the Interstate Council of Eurasian Economic Commonwealth (EurasEC) involving the heads of government, as well as the sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The delegation includes Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, as well as the deputy ministers of finance and economy... more »
French Minister of Economic Development hosted in Government
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed a delegation headed by French Minister of Economic Development, Hauts-de-Seine department general assembly speaker Patrick Devedjian. Greeting the guests on behalf of the Armenian government, Tigran Sargsyan thanked Mr. Devedjian for great personal contribution to Armenia’s social and economic development. Speaking about the educational cooperation, he appreciated the ongoing student fellowship programs organized by the French University in... more »
RA Prime Minister and Governor of Orenburg region discuss deepening of cooperation
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation led by RF Governor of Orenburg region Alexey Tchernyshev. Greeting the guests, the head of government expressed high opinion of the Armenian-Russian mutually advantageous strategic cooperation. The parties have discussed questions bearing on the furtherance of interaction between Armenian and Russian provinces. Mindful of making a better use of the existing economic ties, the two sides emphasized the need for achieving... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Opening Address to Government Session
Dear colleagues, Together with our economic team, we tried to sum up the results of economic development and the efficiency of our anti-crisis action. Our findings caused us to revise macroeconomic forecasts for 2010. It seems to be obvious that our anti-crisis efforts have paid off, and growth is gaining momentum in industry. We should be consistent in this area by concentrating on economic performance of 2011 and deciding what should be done so that the stated rate of growth is... more »
The Government’s anti-crisis program is taking effect
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Government met in a regular session at the Office of Government. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister addressed the sitting (Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s statement is available under a separate chapter). Down to the agenda, the government decided to relieve Lida Nanyan from the office of Shirak Marz Governor and appoint Ashot Giziryan to this post. Wishing him every success and fruitful work in this responsible post,... more »
The government of Armenia prepared to help strengthen scientific ties between the two countries
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by President of Republic of Belarus National Academy of Sciences Mikhail Miasnikovich. In attendance was President of RA National Academy of Sciences Radik Martirosyan. Greeting the guests, Tigran Sargsyan assured of his government’s readiness to promote scientific ties between the two countries. Mikhail Miasnikovich said to be pleased with the current status of cooperation between Armenian and Belarusian academies. He... more »
From the Operative Staff toward ever-expanding business: the Prime Minister visits “Biokat” company
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited “Biokat” company, the business program of which had been approved by the prime minister-headed Operative Staff. Under the Government’s anti-crisis program, “SME Investment” UCC had been commissioned to prop up the company. As a matter of fact, Biokat was allocated AMD 120mn in loan proceeds with 13% of yearly interest, 36 months’ repayment period 6 of which on preferential terms. The loan has helped refurbish the new... more »
An IMF delegation received by the head of government
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received an International Monetary Fund delegation, led by head of the IMF economic mission to Armenia Mark Lewis. The parties have discussed a bilateral cooperation-related agenda, as well as issues of mutual concern.
The Armenian-Czech business forum welcomed by the two prime ministers
Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Fisher attended today the closing of the Armenian-Czech business forum. In his address, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “Events like this are instrumental in the deepening, expanding and diversifying the cooperation. Direct contacts between Armenian and Czech businessmen may help expose the potential available in the economic field. We cherish great hopes considering that about a dozen Czech... more »
The head of government received a Czech Republic Prime Minister-led delegation
A delegation headed by Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Fischer arrived today in Yerevan on a two-day working visit. Welcoming the delegation to the Office of Government, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had private talks with his Czech counterpart which was followed by an extended meeting of the two delegations. In greeting the guests, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “Following our previous meeting, we had enough time to clarify those items discussed in Prague and concretize the... more »
