RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Remarks at the Annual Meeting of RA National Academy of Sciences
Honorable RA President, Holiness, Esteemed NAS President, Dear Colleagues, The annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences is a unique opportunity to discuss questions of research development and enter into dialog with the public at large. This dialog was initiated by the President of the Republic of Armenia at last year’s annual meeting. The problems raised by the President and put up for public discussion remain high on agenda. What is awaiting the National... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Alexei Sisakyan, Director General of RF Unified Institute of Nuclear Research (Dubna town) and Yuri Hovhannisyan, Research Director of Nuclear Reactor Laboratory after Flyorov of the same Institute. The parties have discussed questions concerning the development of Armenia’s cooperation with the Unified Institute of Nuclear Research. Considering the decades-long cooperation with the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan State... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received head of the World Bank Armenia office Aristomene Varudakis and head of the World Bank development policy credit program mission, senior economist for Armenia Robert Talierso. Presenting the activities on the Bank’s 3-year lending program for Armenia, Mr. Varudakis said that thanks to effective cooperation with the ministries of economy and finance, work on the mutually agreed paper is nearing completion. Along with the evaluation of... more »
Accompanied by the RA Vice-Prime Minister-Minister of Territorial Administration, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the Ministry of Urban Development to attend the launching ceremony for the disaster zone’s homeless families unified data base. “Last year we stated that a unified system should be created in order to give a final solution to the problem of homeless family registration in the disaster zone. Today we have come together to see what opportunities will be... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Address to “Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century” Pan-Armenian Conference
Dear Compatriots, Eminence, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome the participants, guests and organizers of this pan-Armenian forum entitled “Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century.” I feel the forum will serve its goal to provide a pledge for revealing and effective application of national professional potential and tackling the problems available in the sphere of architecture. In the programs of the President of Republic and the Government an important place is... more »
The Business Support Council met, chaired by Council head, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The agenda comprised over ten proposals voiced by the representatives of business community. Council Secretary ADA Director General Robert Haroutunyan said that the proposals chiefly bore on the use cash registers in rural areas, small and medium-size business support, energy saving measures, as well as a number of legislative amendments. After discussion it was decided to organize study courses... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation from the World Bank Group-member International Financial Corporation, led by the FIAS Business Support Reform Unit’s Senior Economist Stefka Slavova. Ms Slavova reminded that the delegation is in Armenia at the request of the Armenian government to get acquainted with the current status and future development of the Reform for Doing Business in Armenia program. The delegation was said to have already met with corresponding... more »
The Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO met at the Office of Government, presided at by GC Chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. In attendance were the heads of irrigation project design entities. The Council took note of a progress report concerning the Infrastructure Activity of Irrigated Agriculture Project of MCA-Armenia Program. Chief Executive Director of MCA-Armenia SNCO Ara Hovsepyan noted that the Infrastructure Activity features 5 sub-components:... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Head of the World Bank Armenia Office Aristomene Varudakis and Country Support Strategy mission coordinator Samia Mitra. Pleased with the current level of World Bank-Armenia cooperation, the Prime Minister pointed out that the program on the use of USD 50 million out of the World Bank-allocated USD 85 million-worth of loan for supporting medium-size enterprise is gathering momentum. Tigran Sargsyan said to be confident that other joint programs,... more »
For Developers’ Reference
Notification by Government of Republic of Armenia Operative Staff The requirements stipulated under the program of extending credit guarantees to eligible developers have been amended as follows: instead of the formerly stated 75%, target facilities shall henceforth be eligible if 50% complete as evidenced by asset evaluating companies.
