With respect to the RA Government decision, which was passed yesterday stipulating that retirement pensions were going to increase by 60% to about AMD 20.000 in 2008, today the RA Prime Minister has instructed the RA Minister of Finance and Economy to find ways for envisaging additional funds in the 2008 State budget in order to take the average level of monthly retirement pensions above the overall poverty line. The overall poverty line is expected at AMD 21.000 in 2008.
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received RF Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Nikolai Pavlov. Discussed were issues connected with RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan
This morning RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has had a phone conversation with President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and has congratulated the President on his 53th birthday anniversary.
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by Chairman of Board of Directors of the renowned Lebanese CreditBank Tarek Khalif. The Prime Minister welcomed the intention of the CreditBank to get involved in Armenia and noted that this was in full line with the domestic financial market development policy pursued by the RA Government. According to the Prime Minister, the expertise of the Bank may be useful to our country, considering that Lebanon has always been a financial... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has left for Lori Marz to take part in the ceremony of burial of Marz Prosecutor Albert Ghazaryan. Later in the evening, the Prime Minister will travel to Armavir Marz to attend the opening ceremony for Lernagog village secondary school which has been refurbished by Armenia's Children Foundation.
Today RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs has met, presided at by commission Chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The Commission reviewed 8 programs, inclusive of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund-implemented programs entitled "Manufacturing, purchase, transportation and free installation of equipment for sailing sports center on coast of Lake Sevan" and
The Armenian fine arts have suffered a heavy loss. Outstanding master of the Armenian black-and-white art, People's Artist of Armenia Rudolf Khachatryan died at the age of 71. R. Khachatryan was born in 1937 in Yerevan. His exceptional skills were revealed when he was a child and, as early as in in 1955, the graphic works of the gifted young man were displayed at all-republican exhibitions and were given special attention. Then the innate talent of the artist developed and improved in... more »
The Armenian fine arts have suffered a heavy loss. People's Artist of Armenia, RA State prize winner, professor, honorable citizen of Yerevan Edward Isabekyan died at the age of 93. Edward Isabekyan was born in 1914 in Igdir town of Surmali District of Yerevan Province. After moving to Yerevan in 1918, he studied at the Yerevan technical school of Arts and Industry (currently School of Fine Arts after Terlemezyan). In 1935 he went to continue his studies in the Tbilisi Academy of Fine... more »
In connection with the death of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR Edward Isabekyan, an RA Vice-Prime Minister-headed government commission has been established by RA Vice-Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan's decision. The Commission informs that a eulogy for Edward Isabekyan will be held tomorrow, August 21, 2007, 18:00 p.m., at Saiat-Nova-5. Last farewell to the Painter will be bid on August, 22, in the Aram Khachatryan Big Hall of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan sent a message of condolence in connection with the death of outstanding representative of modern Armenian painting art, People's Artist of Armenia Edward Isabekyan. In his message, the Prime Minister has expressed deep condolences to the family, friends and all admirers of his art on behalf of RA Government and himself.
