Statement by RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan at the ceremonial closing of the Year of Russia in Armenia
Dear Mikhail Yefimovich! Dear Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen! We are sincerely glad to welcome to our ancient country honorable guests from Russia and, in their person, all Russian people. Our peoples have gone through a long historical path full of joint victories and challenges that we have overcame together. A key component of interaction is the cooperation in the field of national security, regional stability and joint counteraction to modern challenges and... more »
Today GoA commission on coordination of charitable programs has held a meeting presided at by commission chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission has reviewed 9 charitable programs, including the Holy See of Echmiadzin-sponsored work for reinforcement and refurbishment of engineering blocks of the Blessed Virgin
A Prime Minister A. Margaryan-led Armenian delegation will go to the Arab Republic of Egypt for an official visit on December 5-8. The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Moubarak, Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif, the Governor of Alexandria, the chairman and teaching staff of the Cairo University's Department of Oriental Studies, as well as with the representatives of the Armenian community of Egypt. The fourth meeting of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received UN Permanent Representative and UNDP Resident Coordinator Ms. Consuelo Bruce Appreciative of the existing cooperation between our country and the United Nations, of which Armenia became a member in 1992, the Prime minister expressed himself for its continuity and further development. He noted that abiding by universal values and advocating the protection of human rights and democracy, Armenia is taking an active part in UN... more »
Head of RF Government Mikhail Fradkov is arriving in Yerevan for a two-day official visit on December 2, 2005. His delegation will be comprised of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Nikolai Pavlov, Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Karasin, Deputy Minister of Finance Sergey Shatalov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy Ivan Materov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Vitaly Savelyev, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Alexander... more »
By decision of RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, Mr. Anatoly Matevosyan has been appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
Today Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Chairman of Group on struggle against corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO) Drago Koss and head of the Yerevan office of OSCE Vladimir Prjakhin. Mr. Koss is in our country to participate in the international conference opening tomorrow in Yerevan "National and international legal anticorruption tools and the best experience" which is organized by the Yerevan office of OSCE and office of the coordinator of economic and nature protection... more »
Today the meeting of the Council of CIS heads of government as attended by RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has started in Moscow. The RA government delegation to the meeting is composed of Minister - Chief of Government Staff Manouk Topuzyan, Minister of Trade and Economic Development Karen Cheshmarityan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Gegham Gharibjanyan, Armenia
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Supreme Rabbi of Israel Jona Metzger and the delegation headed by him as comprised of two members of the Knesseth of Israel, Chairman of All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress Vadim Rabinovich, rabbis, other officials. The delegation has come to Armenia at the invitation of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second made during His Holiness
Today the Council on Yout Affairs under RA Prime Minister has held a Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan-chaired meeting at the Office of Government. Before proceeding to agenda items, the Prime Minister introduced to Council members newly appointed Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Arthur Pogosyan and thanked Council member, outgoing Deputy Minister Lilit Asatryan for the work done during tenure of office. Then Mr. Arthur Pogosyan briefed the Council on the youth policy programs... more »
