RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's Statement at RA National Assembly in Presentation of RA Government Activity Program Dear President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Dear Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, In accordance with Article 74 of the Constitution of the Republic Armenia, the Government is representing its program of activity to the National Assembly. Before proceeding to the details of the Program of... more »
Today RA Prime Minister has received the delegation of the Armenian Relief Fund of America, led by Primate of the Eastern Diocese of North America Archbishop Khajag Barsamian. The meeting was attended by Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, Vicar of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese of Armenia. Welcoming the members of such a representative delegation, the Prime Minister said that since Armenia's independence, ex-officio he had had several occasions of working closely and efficaciously with... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Director of the World Bank Yerevan Office Aristhomene Varudakis. The Prime Minister thanked the World Bank for the support provided since independence and noted that the government of Armenia looked forward to continued and enhanced cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan stressed that his government had the firm determination of continuing with the reforms stipulated in the 5-year program of government activities as approved by the National... more »
Today the Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO has met at the Office of Government, presided at by Council Chairman, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. The meeting has discussed the draft request and the enclosures to be submitted to the MCC for a fourth disbursement. The 4th disbursement application package includes the quarterly-made financial reports, the account of disbursement pre-conditions, the financial and working schedules, the quarterly progress... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received NATO Secretary General's Special Envoy for South Caucasus Robert Simmons. First, Mr. Simmons forwarded to the Prime Minister of Armenia NATO Secretary General's congratulations on his re-appointment to the office of RA Prime Minister. With reference to the development of the political dialogue and NATO-Armenia cooperation, the parties noted the importance of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), which covers all areas of cooperation... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received outgoing German Ambassador to Armenia Ms. Heike Pitche. The Prime Minister expressed high opinion of Ms. Pitche's efforts for the strengthening of the Armenian-German relationship over the past 3 years by noting that during her tenure of office the relations between our two countries were raised to a new qualitative level covering all spheres inclusive of economy and security. The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister and the Government of... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Armenia Rina Pandei. First, the Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister on his appointment and handed down Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh's congratulatory message, which reads as follows, in particular: "Coming from the remote past and continued at present, Armenian-Indian ties bear the seal of warmth and sincerity. It is my pleasure that the past decade marked an... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received EU Special Representative Peter Szemnebi. First, Peter Szemnebi congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful completion of the May 12 parliamentary elections which, as he said, had been free and fair, as a whole, and constituted a tangible step forward against the previous ones. He expressed hope that these positive trends will be maintained during the forthcoming presidential elections. "The EU followed the electoral processes with... more »
Today RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs has met, presided at by commission Chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission reviewed 10 programs, including: the Student Groups' Republican Headquarter-Voluntary Work Service NGO-implemented "Organization of International Labor Camps in Armenia" program, the following programs financed by "SOS-Child Villages" charity foundation (Armenia): support for the schools of Kotayk and Nor Gyukh communities, Family Strengthening... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by President of VT Bank OJSC Andrei Kostin. The delegation comprised VTB Senior Vice President Nikolai Kuznetsov and Director General of VTB-Armenia CJSC, Chair of Board of Directors Valeri Ovsiannikov. Speaking about VTB's plans for eventual engagement in Armenia, Andrei Kostin noted that the business-friendly environment and the quite favorable legal framework were propitious for doing business in our country and that the... more »
