RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan
I convey my warm greetings to the participants and the guests of this meeting of the Armenian-Georgian Business Partnership Association. We happened to refer to the need in the establishment of such an association, as well as to took time to discuss its goals and objectives with a follow-up record made in the minutes of the meeting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission held in Tbilisi last July. Then my Georgian counterpart Mr. Zurab Zhvania and I stressed that, if efficient,... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has had a meeting with His Holiness Catholicos of All-Armenians Garegin II in the Office of Government. Discussed were a number of issues regarding the State-Church relationship and cooperation, the current problems facing the Armenian Church and the State's eventual assistance in addressing them. The parties also touched upon the fight against those religious organizations carrying out unlawful activities in the country, looked into the possibility of... more »
Today the ceremony of signing the UN Development Support Program was held in the Office of Government, which is a five-year (2005-2009) cooperation plan for the UN agencies operating in Armenia. The document was signed by Prime Minister A. Margaryan for Armenia and by UN Resident Coordinator and Permanent Representative Lise Grande for the UN. The program was drafted in response to the appeal made by the Armenian government and the civil society for the promotion of the all-national goals... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan has attended the start-up of construction work on Iran-Armenia gas pipeline and the inauguration ceremony of the Agarak-Shinuhayr second high-voltage overhead transmission line. As per the established program, the pipeline will be built on both the Armenian and Iranian territories. The Iranian portion of the pipeline will have a length of 100 km covering Tavriz-Norduz region /the border-point of Meghri/. The construction of this section will be... more »
Mr. Hrachya Mousayelyan has been appointed RA Deputy Minister of Energy by RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan's decree. Biographic details Hrachya Zaveni Mousayelyan was born on August 6, 1961 in the city of Yerevan. In 1984, he graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Yerevan Polytechnic after K. Marx in "Organization and Economic Management of Machine-Building Industry." In 1996-1998, he studied for a post-graduate degree at the Economic Research Institute of RA... more »
Today the Jubilee Commission for Coordination of Preparations for the 70th Anniversary of Hrant Matevosyan's Birth has held a meeting presided at by Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. The meeting was attended by representatives from Hrant Matevosyan Foundation's Board of Trustees. The Commission discussed the jubilee action plan featuring about twenty events to be held in Yerevan and in the regions, including the writer's place of birth. On the occasion of this jubilee, the literary legacy of... more »
Today the Jubilee Commission for Coordination of Preparations for 1600th Anniversary of Armenian Alphabet has held its first meeting presided at by Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. It was emphasized that the celebrations should be provided a nationwide character. Commission members stressed that the jubilee events would be better held for the duration of the whole year to be concluded by the celebrations of the Translators' Day in October, 2005. It was decided to set up a task force to work... more »
A Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan-headed delegation is scheduled to leave for Syunik Marz on November 29 to be present at the start-up of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline construction. The same day, the Prime Minister will attend the opening ceremony of the second section of Iran-Armenia power transmission line. To attend these two events of paramount importance to both sides, an IRIB delegation headed by Energy Minister Habibollah Bitarraf will be arriving in Syunik on the same date. Upon... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan has received Academician Sen Arevshatyan, director of Matenadaran and chairman of the board of trustees of "Friends of Matenadaran" charity fund, as well as Mr. Arshak Banouchyan, executive director of the Fund and Mr. Ruben Hacobyan, artistic manager of the New Armenian Computer Fonts Program. Briefing the Prime Minister on the activities carried out by "Friends of Matenadaran" charity fund since its establishment in 2001, the members of the... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan has had a meeting with Mr. Ruud Lubbers, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The Prime Minister was highly appreciative of the 12-years-old cooperation between the Armenian government and the UNHCR Armenia office. According to the Prime Minister, due to the invaluable assistance received from the United Nations, a considerable amount of work had been done to address the problems facing refugees in Armenia. In particular, since mid-nineties', when it... more »
