RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with NKR President Bako Sahakyan. The Prime Minister of Armenia said to be pleased with the existing ties of cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and appreciated those coordinated steps taken by the two governments to mitigate the impact of the global crisis. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on economic reform underway in the NKR. The President of the NKR noted that the programs supported... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received IMF Armenia representative Nienke Oomes and IMF Armenia mission head Mark Lewis. The Prime Minister said to be appreciative of the outcome of bilateral cooperation and thanked the mission for fruitful efforts. As Tigran Sargsyan said, the study conducted by the mission may help the IMF see more clearly the reasons behind and the ways out of the global crisis. The IMF representatives reiterated the Fund’s readiness to assist the... more »
The RA government commission on coordination of relief programs met, chaired by head of commission Simon Ter-Simonyan. The commission discussed 19, including: Hayastan All-Armenian Fund-financed programs for water supply system reconstruction in Dzoramut village of Lori marz, furnishing of the Nernadzor village school in Syunik marz, air conditioning system installation for a covered swimming pool in Gyumri, furnishing of schools in the Republic of Armenia and the NKR, import of pipes... more »
The jubilee commissions, set up to prepare the 200th anniversary of Khachatur Abovian, 125th anniversary of Daniel Varuzhan and the 130th anniversary of Aram Manukian met at the Office of Government, chaired by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The meeting discussed the draft programs of said jubilees and approved the proposed action plans. It was instructed to finalize the programs, account taken of all the proposals made during the meeting.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Deputy Head of RF Government Sergey Ivanov. To begin with, Sergey Ivanov extended condolences in connection with yesterday’s blast in Nairit plant and expressed readiness to possibly assist Armenia in the aftermath. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said to be pleased with the current status of bilateral interaction by noting that joint projects are underway in all sectors of public life. Over a thousand of... more »
By RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, incumbent head of Armenia’s Rescue Service, Lieutenant-General Edik Barsegyan was appointed to hold the office of First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations at a time.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the ministries of education and science, labor and social affairs, agriculture to introduce the newly appointed ministers: Armen Ashotyan, Gevorga Petrosyan and Gerasim Alaverdyan. Introducing Armen Ashotyan to the staff of the RA Ministry of Education and Science and congratulating him on appointment, the Prime Minister underscored that outgoing minister Spartak Seiranyan had been quite efficacious in office, and added that he respected political... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received outgoing Brazilian ambassador to Armenia Renate Stille. The Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador for her tenure-long efforts aimed at the strengthening of Armenian-Brazilian ties and expressed hope that Renate Stille will continue contributing to the development of bilateral relations.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan took part in the Litokol factory launching ceremony. Founded in 2007, the Company is engaged in the production of special paste and glue for ceramic-based tiles. 60% stake is held by the Armenian side and the balance of 40% - by the Italian side. Equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, currently the factory employs 35-40 people. This figure is due to increase in future. Congratulating the owners and the staff of the factory, Prime Minister Tigran... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Ratna Saha, Deputy Director of IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department. The meeting was attended by the Armenia representative Nienke Oomes and head of the Armenia mission Mark Lewis. Pleased with the current level of bilateral cooperation, Tigran Sargsyan briefed the guest on Armenia’s economic status and those anti-crisis actions aimed at fostering economic growth in the country. In turn, Ms. Rathna Saha said that the IMF... more »
