Today the Government continued discussing the 2008 performance reports submitted by heads of ministries and government agencies. Reports were presented by the ministers of nature protection, agriculture, public health care, education and science, sport and youth affairs, culture, employment and social affairs. They basically touched upon problems and shortfalls had in the year under review, considering that the extended accounts have already been presented the meeting participants and... more »
The Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO met in the Office of Government, presided at by GC Chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. US Ambassador to Armenia Mary Yovanovich attended the meeting as observer. The Council discussed and approved the MCA-Armenia program audit plan, the report on the targets set for the second stage of the loan sub-component of the From-Water-to-Market activity of the Irrigated Agriculture project, the administrative policy... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Director General of France Telecom (Orange Armenia) Bruno Dutois. The meeting was attended by French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov, director-stakeholder of “Grand Thornton Amio” Arman Pinarbasi. Welcoming France Telecom’s entry into Armenia, the Prime Minister said that the coming of a third telecom operator was long awaited in Armenia. Bruno Dutois thanked the Prime Minister and the government of Armenia for having... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received newly appointed General Executive Director of South Caucasian Railway CJSC Shevket Shaidullin. To begin with, Tigran Sargsyan congratulated Mr. Shaidullin for his appointment to this post of high responsibility. Then, the parties discussed a broad range of topical issues. Tigran Sargsyan noted that recently the holder of the Armenian railways’ concession has been criticized not only by the representatives of business circles, but also on the... more »
RA Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting dedicated to building sector problems and development prospects. The meeting was attended by heads of concerned ministries and government departments, the rector of the Yerevan State Engineering University, experts and heads of private sector organizations. To start with, the Prime Minister indicated that for the past few years construction has been a key factor for economic growth, the growth rates of which considerably stimulated the... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the office of “Study of Armenian Architecture” NGO with a view to getting acquainted with the organization’s activities, premises and work conditions. Head of “Study of Armenian Architecture” NGO, specialist in historical monuments Samvel Karapetyan briefed the Prime Minister on the decades-long surveying and mapping activities conducted in Armenia’s different regions and at the localities hosting large Armenian... more »
Today the Government discussed the 2008 performance reports of the RA ministries and government agencies. In the first half of the day, reports were presented by the minister of energy and natural resources, the head of the general department of civil aviation, the head of the State committee of immovable property cadastre by the government, the minister of transport and communication, the minister of urban development. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan reminded that the full texts of... more »
A session of RA government’s charitable project coordination commission took place, chaired by commission head Simon Ter-Simonyan. 10 projects have been discussed, including the following projects carried out by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund: “Production of “Armenian Santa Klaus-2009” film for charitable purposes, “Design of capital repair of “Medical Center” CJSC in Noyemberian town of Tavush marz,” “Swimming-pool air-conditioning... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a congratulations message to composer Tigran Mansouryan on his 70th birthday anniversary. The message states in part: “Esteemed Tigran Mansouryan, Please accept my most heartfelt congratulations on your 70th birthday anniversary. During over half a century you have put your talent at the service of the Armenian culture. You have created highly original pieces which as stemming from our ethnic spiritual and musical traditions reflect the... more »
The draft law package, which was endorsed at today’s ministerial committee sitting, was then discussed at an extraordinary session of the government. The executive reviewed and approved the following package of RA draft laws: “On Amendments to Republic of Armenia Civil Procedure Code,” “On Amendments to Republic of Armenia Penal Procedure Code,” “On Amendments to Republic of Armenia Judicial Code,” “On Amendments to Republic of Armenia... more »
