Today the Council of Youth Affairs under RA Prime Minister has held a meeting at the Office of Government presided at by council chairman A. Margaryan. The meeting discussed the progress in the fulfillment of the instructions given at the previous meeting, the activities carried out in 2004 and the actions to be taken in 2005 by the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs in line with State youth policies and several other issues. With reference to agenda item one, Mrs. Lilit Asatryan,... more »
Today the Religious Affairs Council under RA Prime Minister has held a meeting in the Office of Government presided at by Prime Minister A. Margaryan. Mr. Razmik Markosyan, Adviser to the Prime Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Council, has reported on the work done in 2004. He noted that the Council went on performing its main duties and functions aimed at efficiency enhancement in State policies with regard to religious affairs, the streamlining of the activities of different religious... more »
Today the government commission established by Prime Minister Mr. A. Margaryan's decision with the view of drafting mutually agreed and efficient proposals on the future management of the receivable accounts transferred to Haygazard CJSC following the privatisation of the Armenian Electricity Network CJSC in accordance with Government Decision No. 1318-A of August 28, 2002 has held a meeting presided at by Hovik Abrahamyan, RA Minister for Coordination of Territorial Administration and... more »
Today Prime Minister A. Margaryan, Chairman of RA National Water Council, has called a meeting of the Council to discuss issues relating to the legislative reforms in the field of water management and to the concept of the long-term program for dam construction etc. With reference to agenda item one, Mr. Vardan Aivazyan, RA Minister for Environmental Protection, and Mr. Andranik Andriasyan, Chairman of the State Water Committee under RA Government reported that the new Water Code of the... more »
Today the RA government commission for coordination of charitable programs has held a regular meeting presided at by Mr. S. Ter-Simonyan, chairman of the commission. Discussed were 3 charitable programs, including 2 projects implemented by the National Fund for Science and Advanced Technologies at the Institute of Physical Researches of the RA Academy of Sciences and Yerevan State University and a third one carried out by Minasyan Health Care Charity Fund providing for free medical... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Mr. A. Margaryan has been presented the Medal of Nansen for his fruitful public activities aimed at the affirmation of the principles of humanity and the condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, as well as for his personal contribution to the development of the national economy. The medal was handed in by Mr. Felix Bakhchinyan, President of the Friteuf Nansen Foundation. In a statement made at the presentation of the medal, President of the National Academy of... more »
Today Mr. Norair Ghoukasyan was appointed RA Deputy Minister of Education and Science by Prime Minister A. Margaryan
Today the Council on Women's Affairs under RA Prime Minister has met to review the activities carried out by the Government in the framework of the 2004-2010 national program for the improvement of women's status and enhancement of their role in the society for the implementation of the Action Plan adopted at the 4th International Conference on Women's Status held at Beijing in 1995, as well as to approve the work done by the task force for the preparation of Armenia's national report to be... more »
RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan's Address to the Participants of the International On-Line Chess Tournament Dedicated to Tigran Petrosyan's 75th Anniversary
Dear Participants of the International On-Line Chess Tournament dedicated to Tigran Petrosyan's 75th Anniversary, Referees and Guests, I am congratulating you on the opening of the Tournament. As far as I know, this is the first international on-line team tournament of this kind which has been attended by leading national teams and players. We are pleased with the fact that the series of events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of our compatriot Tigran Petrosyan will be continued in... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation headed by Mr. Boris Grizlov, Speaker of the Russian Federation's State Duma. Before proceeding to the discussion, the Prime Minister felicitated the guest on his birthday by wishing him robust health and every success in political activities and private life. With reference to the cooperation between Armenia and Russia, Mr. A. Margaryan stressed the importance of high-level contacts in respect of further strengthening... more »
