Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Anatoly Dryukov, the out-going Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia. Highly appreciative of the ambassador's 7-year long activities in Armenia, which went a long way towards strengthening and furthering the cooperation between our two countries, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that Mr. Dryukov's successor would build on the achievements had over the past few years. For his part, Mr.... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation of the chiefs of a number of tribe groups based in the north-eastern regions of Syria. Some of them are members of the National Assembly of Syria. The delegation has arrived in Armenia at the initiative of the Armenian community of Syria in the framework of observations of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. By evoking the traditional ties of friendship between the Armenian and Syrian peoples, Prime Minister A.... more »
On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of late political figure and founder of the Republican Party of Armenia Mr. Ashot Navasardyan's birth, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has paid a visit to Mr. Navasardyan's tomb at Yerhablour cemetery. Later today the Prime Minister attended a remembrance party held on same occasion in the concert hall after Arno Babajanyan. In his remarks delivered in memory of the founder of the RPA and his ideological companion, Mr. A. Margaryan said, in particular:... more »
Today the RA Anti-Corruption Council has held a meeting presided at by RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan, head of the Council. Discussed were issues bearing on the progress made in the implementation of the Armenian government's anti-corruption strategy and program of action., the status of cooperation with international organizations and the fulfilment of the international commitments assumed by Armenia. The meeting also discussed other issues of topical interest. Concerning the... more »
Today the Business Support Council (BSC) has held a meeting at the Office of Government, which was presided at by Prime Minister A. Margaryan, Chairman of the BSC. The Council examined the progress in the discharge of the tasks set at the previous meeting, reviewed the 2004 annual report on BSC activities, discussed the study project for the assessment of administrative procedures applicable to entrepreneurship in Armenia as implemented by the World Bank and the IFC's Foreign Investment... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has convened a meeting of the organizing committee for the coordination of preparations for pan-Armenian events. Discussed was the progress in the discharge of the tasks set at the previous meeting and in the implementation of the activities envisaged under the 2005 program of pan-Armenian events. The program features over a dozen of events in the fields of health care, youth affairs, education, science, culture, sports etc. The meeting decided that... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation led by Mr. Edward Rossel, Governor of Sverdlovsk Province of the Russian Federation. In pointing out to the current high level of the Russian-Armenian relationship, both sides expressed confidence that the upcoming visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Armenia and the official opening of the Year of Russia in Armenia by the two presidents would go a long way towards furthering these relationship. Prime Minister A.... more »
Today the RA State Social Insurance Fund Board of Trustees has held a meeting at the Fund headquarters under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan, Chairman of the Board. The Board has discussed and approved the 2004 fourth quarter and end-of-year summary report on compulsory social insurance budget receipts and expenditure, the proposed structure of the Fund's central administrative apparatus, the step-by-step introduction of a non-cash basis of pension settlement and other... more »
Today RA government commission for coordination of charitable programs has held an ordinary meeting presided at by Mr. S. Ter-Simonyan, chairman of the commission. The commission has discussed 10 charitable programs, including: "Free Provision for the 2005-2006 Scientific and Literary Needs of the Republic of Armenia" as implemented by the National Fund for Science and Advanced Technologies, "Support of the activities of the Cosmic Radiation Department of the Yerevan Physics... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation headed by Vladimir Konopliov, President of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. In pointing out to the sustained upwards trends in the development of the relationship between Armenia and Belarus over the recent years, the two sides have emphasized, in particular, the need in initiating effective political collaboration, including in the framework of international organizations,... more »
