On September 18, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan received Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. By welcoming the visit of the EC President to our region, the Prime Minister stated that it was the evidence of EU's growing interest to the South Caucasian region and might give a strong impetus to the developing relationship between the European Union, Armenia and other countries of the region. Mr. A. Margaryan noted, in particular, that this visit should be seen in the context... more »
Earlier today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan received the members of the 4 Armenian teams which had represented Armenia in the South Caucasian "Which? Where? When?" Intellectual Games Festival. The team of the youth branch of the Armenian Republican Party (ARP) was the winner of that famous fastival by leaving behind the world champions. Noteworthy is the fact that this has been the second victory following a similar win in 2000, for which the 6 members of the team were awarded RA Prime... more »
Today a session of the Council of Heads of Governments of CIS-member States was held in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan attended the session, which was chaired by Vasily Tarlev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. Before opening the session, the heads of governments of CIS-member States honored in silence the memory of the victims of the terrorist act committed in Beslan town of Russian Federation. Danial Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, the host... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received H.E. Mrs. Terhi Hakala, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Armenia. The Prime Minister offered his congratulations on her appointment and, on behalf of the government of the Republic of Armenia, assured the Ambassador of his government's willingness of support. Stressing that economic partnership between Armenia and Finland is far behind the existing political cooperation, the Prime Minister noted that Armenia was... more »
On September 14, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan is leaving for Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, to attend the September 15 Ordinary Session of the Council of Heads of Governments of CIS- member States. The delegation led by the Prime Minister will include Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Topuzyan, Minister-Chief of Government Staff, Suren Haroutiunyan, Permanent Authorized Representative of the Republic of Armenia to CIS Statutory and Other Bodies, Artak Vardanyan,... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan attended the funeral service held at St. Gregory the Illuminator's Church in commemoration of the victims of the terrorist act committed at Beslan.
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has met with Seied Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who has arrived in Armenia on a two-day official visit. By greeting the high-ranking guest and placing a special focus upon this visit in both economic and political respects, the Armenian Prime Minister noted that the existing multi-faceted cooperation between Armenia and Iran, apart from being advantageous for the two countries, is also beneficial for the region as a... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Enrique Gelbard, IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Mission Chief, as well as James McHugh, IMF Resident Representative to Armenia and Susan George, Economist. Stating that the IMF has been maintaining close ties of fruitful cooperation with the Armenian government over the past ten years, the head of the mission said that the purpose of his visit was to continue the on-going dialog with the executive and to discuss a number of... more »
Earlier today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan paid a visit to the Russian Embassy in Armenia and made a record in the book of condolences in connection with the tragic events, which shocked the town of Beslan:
RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has sent a message of condolence to M. Fradkov, head of the government of the Russian Federation , which reads as follows:
