Today RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs has met, presided at by commission chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission has examined 4 charitable programs inclusive of the Holy See of Echmiadzin-financed First-Stage Rehabilitation Activities for the Haghartsin Monastic Complex and Water Supply and Sewerage Installation Work for the Holy See projects. The commission has also approved the ARDA relief fund implemented activities for installation of a heating system... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received World Bank Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Kazu. Welcoming the guest, Serzh Sargsyan noted that less than two months hade passed since their Washington meeting of which he got very good impressions. Mr. Kazu's sufficiently favorable opinion of Armenia's economy and those reforms underway in our country inspired enthusiasm and strengthened his conviction that Armenia is on the right path of development and has all the... more »
By RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's decision, Abraham Manukyan has been appointed to be RA Deputy Minister of Health Care. Biographical Details Abraham Manukyan was born on November 15, 1957 in Yerevan. In 1991, he graduated from the Trade and economics technical college of Yerevan. In 1993-1997, he studied at the law department of Vardanants University in Yerevan. Member of Parliament in 2003-2007, he served on State and Legal Affaires Commission of the National Assembly... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan s working visit to Brussels and Strasbourg was completed on December 12, where the head of the Armenian government had several high-level meetings with senior officials of European structures - EU Council Secretary-General Javier Solana, EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janes Potochnik, Chairperson of the European People ' s Party Wilfred Martens, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Mayor of Brussels Freddy Tielmans, Secretary-General of... more »
In accordance with the program of RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's working visit, today high level meetings have continued in Strasbourg (France), where the head of the government of the Republic of Armenia and his delegation have arrived following their stay in Brussels. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has met with Council of Europe Secretary-General Terry Davies, Chairman of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering, Chair of EP foreign relations commission Jazek Sariusz-Volsky.... more »
On a working visit to Brussels, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan met with EU Secretary-General Javier Solana earlier this morning. Welcoming the Armenian Prime Minister to Brussels, Javier Solana mentioned that the visit came at the right time as presidential elections were awaiting Armenia. The EU Secretary-General said that more than once he happened to discuss questions relating to the development of EU-Armenia cooperation with the President of the Republic of Armenia with whom he... more »
On December 9-11, 2007, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan will leave for Brussels (Kingdom of Belgium) and Strasbourg (France) on a 3-day working visit. The Prime Minister-led delegation will comprise RA Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburdyan, heads of RA Government staff departments, other officials. The delegation headed by the RA Prime Minister will arrive in Brussels late on December 9. The hectic schedule of the Premier's visit... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received President of VTB Bank OJSC Andrei Kostin (Russia) who is in Armenia to sign a cooperation agreement between VTB Bank OJSC and Armenia Copper Program CJSC. Prior to the document signing ceremony, during a private meeting, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and Andrei Kostin discussed a broad range of issues relating to the cooperation between the Bank and our country in the banking and financial sectors, attraction of sizeable foreign investments into... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan had a farewell meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia Stefan Dimitrov. Serzh Sargsyan thanked Ambassador Dimitrov for the valuable contribution made to the strengthening of the Armenian-Bulgarian relations during his 4-year-long mission in our country. As the Prime Minister said, the cooperation has been developing in the quasi-totality of areas of interaction between the two friendly... more »
I was deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of outstanding singer of our times Zaruhi Dolukhanyan. By virtue of her with unparalleled performing mastery and unique voice, Zaruhi Dolukhanyan charmed the hearts and souls of many thousands of her fans in numerous concert halls all over the world for several decades. I extend my profound sympathy to the family, close relatives and all fans of art of the eminent singer. Prime Minister of Republic Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
