Armenia’s economy in the stage of recovery
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government met in a session at the Office of Government. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister addressed the members of government (The Prime Minister’s introductory remarks are available under a separate chapter). Based on RA legislation and in celebration of 65th anniversary of Great Patriotic War, the government has decided to provide war veterans with the privileged right of traveling free of charge in the municipal... more »
The Prime Minister welcomed Dutch Court of Accounts Board member and co-chair Hais de Fris
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Dutch Court of Accounts Board member and co-chair Hais de Fris. Greeting the guest, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of Control Chamber’s activities and said that the Dutch experience in this field would be useful to Armenia’s Control Chamber. The parties next looked at cooperation prospects. The audit of fiscal policy, environmental protection and academic institutions was discussed as a joint medium-term effort. The... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s introductory remarks at government session
Dear Colleagues, Many States worldwide are summing up the results of the first quarter of 2010 and the effectiveness of their anti-crisis program. We, too, have such a possibility since a couple of days ago the National Statistics Service published official data on the first quarter. We can state now that strong with a 5.5% GDP growth, our economy has ushered in the stage of recovery. It is very important to have the breakdown of this economic indicator. First of all, it should be noted... more »
The Prime Minister visited an exposition dedicated to Genocide 95th anniversary
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the opening of an exposition dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Genocide of Armenians, available at the National Picture Gallery of Armenia and hosted by the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese, National Picture Gallery of Armenia and the World Union of Armenian Painters with the assistance and patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia. Greeting those present, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “The list of events dedicated to... more »
The Prime Minister congratulated police on professional holiday
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 9th anniversary of the RA Police by the Government. Addressing those present, the Prime Minister read out RA President’s congratulations message on the Day of Police. In his congratulatory remarks, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “I wish to assure you that the welfare bottlenecks faced by police staff will be kept in the center of attention of the Government. I am convinced that we can... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s introductory remarks delivered at the government session
Dear colleagues, during the previous session I declared that we were looking into the effectiveness of tax authority-conducted checkups in 2008-2009 as we continued receiving numerous complaints stating that the incidence of checkups was still high in small and medium-size enterprises. During the gathering of the active in Alaverdi and at the meeting held with the union of entrepreneurs we were asked once again whether the government was intent on honoring the commitments assumed, whether... more »
Tigran Sargsyan welcomed Farid Mukhametshin
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by RF President’s special envoy to CIS countries, head of the Federal Agency on CIS Affairs, Expatriated Citizens and International Humanitarian Cooperation Farid Mukhametshin. To begin with, the head of the Armenian government assured the guests that his government will do its best to give effect to the joint projects. In turn, Farid Mukhametshin advised that the delegation is in Armenia to attend the opening of the... more »
Multifaceted agenda for Genocide 95th anniversary commemorations
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government met in a session at the Office of Government. Before proceeding to the agenda, a minute of silence was held in memory of air crash victims - late Polish president Lech Kaczynski and other top officials of the country. The session started with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s introductory remarks (the Prime Minister’s address is available under a separate link). AMD 18900.0 thousand was allocated from the... more »
The Prime Minister welcomed the 10th jubilee congress of the Union of IT Enterprises
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the opening of the 10th jubilee congress of the Union of IT Enterprises (UITE) at Mariott-Armenia hotel complex. The Prime Minister greeted those present and congratulated them on union anniversary. The head of government reminded that as early as 6 years before the Government of Republic Armenia declared information technologies to be a priority branch of economy, and corresponding steps were taken to that effect. “I know that our society is... more »
The head of government welcomes biochemist Aaron Chekhanover
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Nobel Prize winner, biochemist Aaron Chekhanover who is paying his first ever visit to our country on the occasion of the Yerevan State Medical University founding 90th anniversary. Greeting the guest, the Prime Minister said visits like this promote cooperation between scientists. The head of government appreciated the adoption and use of new approaches in science. The meeting was attended by Luys Foundation Director Jacqueline Karaaslanyan... more »
