Armenia and Lithuania To Sign Technical Cooperation Agreement In Tax Sphere
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the delegation of Lithuanian State Tax Service under the Ministry of Finance. Led by Head of State Tax Service Modestas Kazeliauskas, the delegation is paying an official visit to our country, scheduled for October 25-28. Appreciative of the visit, the Prime Minister said it might promote information and experience sharing in the sphere of tax reforms, providing a platform for discussion of burning issues and challenges ahead. Thankful for... more »
2011 Best IT Manager Award-Winners Hosted In Government
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the 3 winners of Best Information Technology (IT) Manager Annual Awards for 2011, back from a two-week training course in Stanford University (Stanford Executive Institute). The event was attended by head of the awards committee Hovik Musayelyan, CEO of Synopsis Armenia and jury member, businessman and philanthropist Ralf Yirikyan. Hailing the training course of Stanford University and sharing out their impressions, the guests said to have been... more »
Team of General Prosecutor’s Office Wins Prime Minister’s Cup - 2011
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today the final match of Republic of Armenia Prime Minister’s Cup – 2011 football tournament at the Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan which opposed the teams of General Prosecutor’s Office and Ministry of Education and Science. The team of the Office of General Prosecutor won the final game by 1 to 0. The winner of the previous tournament, the team of the Ministry of Defense was the third this time. The Prime Minister... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Armen Yeghiazaryan as Acting Director of National Center for Legislation Regulation PIO State Enterprise by the Government Staff of the Republic of Armenia.
Tigran Sargsyan: Armenian economists should be mobilized to devise expert approaches against the threats and challenges facing Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today a three-day symposium the current challenges of global economy, held at the Yerevan State University. Welcoming the participants, the Prime Minister said the conference was important for several reasons. “I believe this is an important step toward uniting Armenian economists from different universities of the world, formulating an agenda of interest to the Armenian economics in order to carry out studies and hold discussions concerning... more »
Rural Capacity Building Program Governing Council Meets At Government
Rural Capacity Building Program governing council met at Government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. First, the governing council discussed and backed a set of amendments to the June 8, 2011 agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the OPEC International Development Fund. The meeting next approved a proposal submitted by Rural Area Economic Development PIU on delay of construction activities until 2012. In this context, the question of community participation has been... more »
CIS Member States’ Agreement Of Historic Importance
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister referred to the free trade zone arrangement signed between the CIS member States, describing it as a document of historic importance. The Prime Minister also spoke on the World Bank-reported latest findings and the past 9 months’ performance. To ensure that search and rescue activities at the site of emergency in Tavush marz of Armenia, the Government earmarked... more »
EurAsEC Interstate Council Holds 31st Sitting
On the second day of his visit to Saint Petersburg, Tigran Sargsyan took part in the heads of government-attended 31st sitting of EurAsEC Interstate Council. After the private talks of the heads of government, the delegation met in an expanded session. Describing economic developments in Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan said: “If the 2009 global financial and economic crisis hit us in construction with a 43% downfall in that sector, now we have to withstand the second wave of the crisis... more »
Tigran Sargsyan’s Saint Petersburg Visit Continues
Attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the joint press conference of the heads of CIS member-State governments was held later yesterday in Saint Petersburg. Concerning the signing of a free trade zone agreement by the CIS countries, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “Armenia is highly interested in the signing of this agreement which can lead to increased trade turnover between the member-States. We should create modern platforms to enable the settling of any question of mutual... more »
CIS Government Heads Sign Free Trade Zone-Related Agreement
Headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Armenian delegation attended today the CIS Council of Heads of Government meeting in St. Petersburg. The agenda comprised over twenty items. First, the Prime Ministers signed the agreement on establishment of a free trade zone between the member countries as discussed and finalized by respective competent authorities. The participants also discussed issues concerning the drafting of the joint economic development strategy and the... more »
