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 »
RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs met, presided at by commission chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission has reviewed 8 charitable programs, including: Holy See of Etchmiadzin-implemented "Activities for installation of systems of individual heating ," "Activities for installation of systems of internal heating and natural ventilation of new boiler-house," "Activities for implementation of the first stage of installation of thermal networks," "Activities... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received outgoing ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia Anthony Cantor. Thanking the ambassador for the valuable contribution brought to the development of the Armenian-British relationship and the efforts made towards the furtherance of bilateral cooperation, the Prime Minister expressed high appreciation of the British Government's support to the economic and... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan welcomed the delegation led by Chairman of Managing Board of "Gazprombank" OJSC Andrei Akimov. According to the Prime Minister, by getting involved in Armenia as one of Russia's leading banking institutions, Gazprombank would promote considerably the development of the cooperation between the two countries in financial and banking sectors. Serzh Sargsyan said that the RA government prioritized the establishment of mutually beneficial cooperation with... more »
The House of Receptions of RA Government hosted a meeting between Chairman of the Armenian side of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and Chairman of the Russian side of the intergovernmental commission, RF Minister of Transport Igor Levitin. The parties have discussed a broad range of issues concerning the further development of economic cooperation between our two countries. At the end of the meeting, Serzh Sargsyan... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by Head of OSCE DIHRO Observer Mission, Ambassador Gert-Heinrich Arens. Serzh Sargsyan expressed his appreciation of the planned visit to Armenia of an observer mission from the OSCE/DIHRO and assured that both the government and the Republican Party of Armenia were prepared to assist the mission with the exercise of their duties in our country as much as possible and were open to any future meetings and discussions, if necessary.... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by President of "Russian Railways" OJSC Vladimir Yakunin Serzh Sargsyan mentioned that transport-related problems stand high on the Government ' s economic agenda, inclusive of international and domestic communications. According to the Prime Minister, railway transport will play a key role in this process. In view of the above, as well as in order to enhance the efficiency of railway communications, it has been decided to... more »
