Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets With U.S. Vice President Joe Biden At White House
On December 13, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at the White House as part of his working visit to the United States where he met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to discuss prospects of U.S. – Armenian relations. The parties took the opportunity to refer to the reform program of the Armenian government. Later today, Tigran Sargsyan met with Millennium Challenge Corporation Program Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yohannes to discuss the possibility of Armenia’s... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Visits Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Meets With Armenian Community In Boston
On working visit to the U.S.A., Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: The head of government toured the Institute getting acquainted with the technological innovations implemented in the educational institution. Tigran Sargsyan met with Istanbul-born Armenian economist Daron Ajemoghlu who is considered to be one of the modern world’s ten best economists. Discussed were the challenges faced in the global economy, as well as the past, the... more »
Biometric Diplomatic Passports To Be Printed
Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, the Cabinet met in a regular sitting in the Office of Government. The government allocated AMD7.5m to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to modify the program of biometric diplomatic passports, which will be used to print biometric diplomatic passports. In this connection, the government approved a bill on amendments to the State duty law establishing that 65 thousand and 30 thousand drams should be charged to issue electronic... more »
For Reference Of Journalists
Based on Republic of Armenia Law “On Mass Media,” as well as on Government Decree N 333 - N of March 3, 2004, referred to as “Standard Procedure for Accreditation Journalists with State Agencies,” by December 26, 2012, the Government’s Information and Public Relations Department will be implementing accreditation of journalists covering government activities. For accreditation applicants must submit a written application, which should specify as follows: a)... more »
Tigran Sargsyan Delivers Lecture In Harvard University
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Harvard University in the frame of his working visit to the United States. The head of government had a meeting-lecture in one of the world’s leading universities - Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University). After making a note in the guestbook of top-ranking officials, the Prime Minister met with the faculty and students of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tufts University. The... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets With Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick
On December 12, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts Deval Patrick. On behalf of President Serzh Sargsyan, the Prime Minister handed Mkhitar Gosh medal to the Governor and thanked the Governor for assistance in the construction of a monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Deval Patrick asked Tigran Sargsyan to forward his gratitude to the President of the Republic of Armenia for the medal. The parties went on to... more »
Armenian Government, IBM Reach Cooperation Agreement
The Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led delegation visited the Silicon Valley-based IBM company headquarters on December 11, 2012. An agreement was reached with IBM to set up a task force to look into the possibilities and prospects of bilateral cooperation. A group of IBM experts will come to Armenia to get acquainted with local IT companies, as well as with the activities of those institutions engaged in fundamental science. The task force is due to come up with findings by... more »
www.e-payments.am Gets Best Conceived Site Award
On December 8, a gala event was held to sun up the results of ArmNet Awards 2012 all-Armenian web contest. www.e-payments.am won the Best Conception award. Note that the international jury of ArmNet Awards 2010 had unanimously recognized www.e-gov.am as the best innovative site of the year. Held for the third time this year, the ArmNet Awards aims to assess progress in the internet domain, encouraging and promoting new web content. The ArmNet 2012 annual event was organized... more »
Silicon Valley Hosts Armenia’s Representative Office
Attended by the Prime Minister-led government delegation, Armenia’s IT and High-Tech Representative Office was officially inaugurated in the Silicon Valley Plug and Play Tech Center. Then a memorandum of understanding was signed on the establishment of a first-ever venture capital fund in Armenia to allow access to financial investment for local IT companies. Answering the journalists’ questions after the signing ceremony, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part, “The... more »
Armenian Government and Leading U.S.-Based IT Companies Sign Cooperation Memoranda
Attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, ArmTech 2012 congress continues its proceedings at Stanford University of California. U.S. Ambassador John Heffern welcomed the participants of the conference: “ When I arrived in Armenia, I could not even imagine that the country might boast such a well-developed IT industry. Creative mind is Armenia’s key to the future. Based on a UNESCO survey, the U.S. Trade Ministry has published a report stating that Armenia tops the list of... more »
