A ceremony for handing awards from Knowledge International Association to prize-winners was held at the Office of Government. For significant personal contribution to science and education, as well as for his vision of introducing innovational technologies in these fields and supporting the activities of Knowledge International Association, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was presented with the Big Gold Medal - 60 Years and the Fadey Sargsyan gold medal. President of Knowledge... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan's Congratulatory Remarks on 80th Birthday Anniversary of Janik Janoyan
Dear Janik Janoyan, Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your 80th birthday anniversary. Your long and impeccable life history and activities are intrinsically linked to the path covered by our country and our people over the past few decades. Owing to those several posts of high responsibility held within the government of Soviet Armenia and over one and a half decade passed at the top of the country's financial system, you built up a wealth of experience and an array of... more »
The Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic affaires met in a jubilee session in the conference hall of Metropol Hotel in Yerevan. The meeting was preceded by private talks held between commission co-chairs RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and RF Minister of Transport Igor Levitin. Then the co-chairs took part in the plenary session's opening ceremony. In his address to the session participants, commission co-chair, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in particular:... more »
To attend the 10th session of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, a delegation headed by commission co-chair, RF Minister of Transport Igor Levitin will arrive in Armenia on October 18, 2008. On October 20, Igor Levitin will have a meeting with Armenian co-chair, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan as followed by the session opening ceremony. Tigran Sargsyan and Igor Levitin are scheduled to sign the Protocol of this 10th session to be prepared by... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried. "We want the US-Armenian relationship to go on strengthening. New possibilities have opened up for you: we have a new ambassador in Armenia and we would like to use these possibilities for the strengthening of bilateral relations. The region itself will benefit from a powerful, sovereign and democratic Armenia," Daniel Fried said and asked about the outcome of RA... more »
A session of RA government's charitable project coordination commission took place, chaired by commission head Simon Ter-Simonyan. 6 projects have been discussed. In particular, there have been approved 4 programs carried out by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, referred to as "Equipping of secondary school in Khashtarak village of Tavush marz," "Furniture installation in the village hall of Ditavan village of Tavush marz," "Street lighting restoration in Shvanidzor, Nernadzor and Alvank... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Head of European Commission Foreign Relations General Directorate Eneko Landaburu. The delegation comprised Sesary Bardinsky who is responsible for Armenia with the European agency, Victor Andres Maldonado, Head of South Caucasus and Central Asia Department and Raul Lutzenberger, Head of EU Delegation in Armenia. Eneko Landaburu said that the EU States and South Caucasian countries inclusive of Armenia have ushered in a new... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the leadership of the Armenian National Committee of America. The activities of the Committee, as well as the prospects for cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and Armenian lobbying groups were discussed during the meeting. Then, the Prime Minister met with US Trade Secretary Carlos Gutierres. The interlocutors touched upon a broad range of issues covering in particular the signing of interstate trade agreements, the availability of... more »
On a working visit to Washington, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting's opening ceremony. Widely commented on by US and international experts, as well as by mass media for 3 weeks now, the global financial crisis was the highlight of the day. According to IMF Executive Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the financial crisis should not lead to reduced assistance for developing countries. This standpoint aroused a lot of controversy among the... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with IMF Executive Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The head of RA government and the top IMF official discussed the global economic crisis, the downward trends of oil prices and their eventual implications on Armenia's economy. The parties have referred to the possibility of establishing an IMF representative office in Yerevan. According to a preliminary arrangement, the latter shall back Armenian reforms. Earlier a World Bank representative came to... more »
