Today the preparatory commission on Hrant Matevosyan's 70-anniversary celebrations has held a meeting presided at by commission chairman, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan. The meeting has discussed the course of fulfilment of previous assignments, as well as issues pertaining to the implementation of the 2005 program of action. It was reported that the larger part of more than two dozens of projected events had been implemented and preparatory work was underway for the... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Head of Government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria Levan Varshalomidze. Having noted the need for restoration of the former close ties of cooperation between the two countries, both sides said to be satisfied at the recent activation of bilateral intercourse against the background of intensified regional exchanges. They stressed the availability of considerable potential for joint action that ought to be used more... more »
Today RA Prime Pinister A. Margaryan has received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Ysei Nomura-led delegation of Japanese entrepreneurs in attendance of the Armenian-Japanese business roundtable. Welcoming the guests to the roundtable, the Prime Minister expressed hope that this forum of business cyrcles of the two countries would promote bilateral trade and economic exchanges, direct investment and would help establish new and prospective... more »
By RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan's decision, Mr. Gagik Khachatryan was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia. Biographical Note Mr. Gagik Khachatryan was born in Avan village of Ashtarak region in 1952. In 1973, he graduated from the Yerevan State Polytechnic after K. Marx with the qualification of engineer-mechanician. From 1973 to 1978, he worked at Yerevan-based "Bazalt" and "Ferrit" plants as a foreman and as an engineer-designer... more »
RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan's Address to the Participants of the October 24 Armenian-Japanese Business Round Table in Yerevan
Honorable Ambassador Nomura, Dear Guests: Allow me to welcome you on the opening of the Armenian-Japanese Round Table. It is a distinct pleasure for me to see such a numerous delegation of Japanese businessmen featuring the leading Japanese companies. This forum is the evidence of the reciprocal interest to boost the bilateral economic and commercial ties. This event is also the reflection of my June visit paid to Japan with the purpose of attending EXPO-2005 world exposition... more »
Today a meeting of the Board of State Social Insurance Fund has been held under the chairmanship of Prime minister A. Margaryan, Chairman of Board. The meeting discussed and approved the report on fulfilment of the budget of obligatory social insurance for the first half-year of 2005. Council members were briefed on the course of fulfilment of the tasks set at the previous meeting. With reference to agenda item 1, Chairman of RA State Social Insurance Fund Vazgen Khachikjan... more »
Today RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs has held a meeting at the Office of Government presided at by commission chairman S.Ter-Simonyan. The commission has reviewed 6 haritable programs. In particular, it has discussed and approved the Holy See St. Etchmiadzin-sponsored project for the transformation of a former kindergarten on V.Kostanian street of Etchmiadzin town into an old-age asylum, which is aimed at the improvement of asylum residents' living... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation headed by Chief of RF General Headquarters, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Russian Federation, Army General Yuri Balouyevsky. Appreciative of the steadily developing Armenian-Russian relationships in the political, economic, military, humanitarian and other fields, the parties have stated that the bilateral cooperation had been considerably promoted by the recent Yerevan meeting of Armenian-Russian intergovernmental... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation of the Regional Cooperation for Communications (RCC) who have arrived in Armenia to attend the 34th meeting of the Council of Heads of Communication Administrations and the 8th meeting of CIS Coordinating Council on Information under the RCC. The members of the delegation briefed the Prime Minister on the past activities of this organization, which was founded in 1991 and had 12 full and 6 observing members, they spoke of... more »
On the passing of renowned political figure and statesman Hrant Voskanyan, a funeral government commission headed by President of RA NAS Fadey Sargsyan has been established in compliance with Prime Minister A. Margaryan's decision.
