RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs met, presided at by commission chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission has examined 7 charitable programs, including: 2 Hayastan All-Armenian Fund-implemented programs referred to as "Design of cardiological hospital in Goris town of Syunik marz" and "Improvement of School of Arts after Hovik Edgaryan in Parakar village of Armavir marz," the World Vision International-financed program entitled "Import and free distribution... more »
The Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO met, presided at by GC Chairman, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. The session has discussed and approved the evaluation results of combined technical and financial proposals submitted for Final Design and Construction Supervision for Construction of 4 Gravity Irrigation Systems under Infrastructure Activity of the Irrigated Agriculture Project of the Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia Program, as well as the shortlist and... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the EU delegation, headed by current President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, Dr Dimitrij Rupel. Mr. Rupel was accompanied by EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Special Representative to South Caucasus Peter Szemneby, other dignitaries. Welcoming the EU delegation, the Prime Minister of Armenia noted that Armenia prioritizes the establishment of closer... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by Head of RF Government Victor Zubkov. During the private talks held with the head of Russia ' s government in anticipation of an extended meeting, Serzh Sargsyan said to have kept warm memories of their Moscow meeting of last September. He expressed confidence that Mr. Zubkov ' s present visit will help boost the bilateral relations and further strengthen the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.... more »
Head of Government of Russian Federation Victor Zubkov arrived in Armenia on official visit. The delegation headed by the chairman of RF government will comprise Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, Minister of Information Technologies Leonid Reiman, Head of Federal Customs Service Andrey Belianinov, Director General of "Rosatom" State Atomic Energy Agency Sergey Kirienko, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Anna Popova, Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy Andrey Dementyev,... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received First Vice-president of KfW German bank Roland Ziller. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction in connection with the normal development of the Armenian-German relationship, a key component of which is the cooperation in the financial sphere. In his opinion, more than 10 years of cooperation with KfW bank have shown that it is possible to achieve good results in this area. In this context, Serzh Sargsyan emphasized the importance of both the... more »
Today, on February 1, 2008 the first session of the National Competitiveness Council of Armenia took place chaired by the Chairman of the Council, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. The National Competitiveness Council of Armenia that was launched in November 2007 by the Decision of the Government is aimed at promoting Armenia's sustainable economic development and enhance global competitiveness of the country. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, stressed out the importance of the Council,... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Serge Churuk, President of "Alcatel-Lucent" IT company, which is a worldwide leader in the given sphere, and President of Knightsbridge Holding, former prime minister of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sargsyan. The Prime Minister has talked with the guests about the plans of "Alcatel-Lucent" to get engaged in a mutually beneficial cooperation in Armenia and such prospective joint projects as may be of regional interest. Serzh Sargsyan welcomed this... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received RF Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov. The Prime Minister of Armenia and the governor of Moscow region discussed questions relating to the further development of the Armenian-Russian relationship and stressed that a key role might be played by activated direct ties between individual administrative units in the two countries. Desirous of deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, the parties have emphasized the... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by RF State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov. First, the Prime Minister congratulated Boris Gryzlov on the successful completion of Russia ' s parliamentary elections of last December and wished the State Duma successful activity under the chairmanship of Mr. Gryzlov. Concerning the development of the Russian-Armenian partnership, Serzh Sargsyan stated that bilateral relations are on the upgrade currently, a significant growth... more »
