Tigran Sargsyan addresses construction workers’ on their professional holiday
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today a ceremonious event on Construction Workers Day. Addressing those present, the Prime Minister stated in part: “2009 posed serious problems in the sphere of construction, first of all. We experienced significant cuts in capital investment which affected the whole economic system. Nevertheless, construction showed signs of recovery in the first half-year of 2010 thanks to an array of treasury-supported sizeable projects. These... more »
Armenia helps extinguish fires in Russia
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Government met in a regular session at the Office of Government. As suggested by the Prime Minister, the Government heard the report of the Minister of Emergency Situations on the need of providing emergency assistance to the forest fire-plagued Russian Federation. Yesterday and today fire brigades and corresponding equipment were fielded to the disaster zones in Russia. The Government decided to allocate AMD 24,600,000.00 to the Ministry of... more »
North-south road corridor investment program governing council meets
North-south road corridor investment program governing council met at the Office of Government, chaired by council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. North-south road corridor investment program implementing entity chief executive director Felix Pirumyan presented the Environmental Impact Assessment Document concerning the Ashatarak-Talin road section activity for posting on the websites of the Asian Development Bank and the Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communication. On receipt... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s condolence message on the passing of RA People’s Artist Arax Davtyan
I was deeply saddened to learn of the demise of RA People’s Artist Arax Davtyan. Few are blessed with the privilege of enjoying lifelong celebrity and authority: Arax Davtyan was one of them. She had exceptional endowments as an opera singer whose artistic brilliance won over hundreds of stages worldwide exciting several thousands of opera fans. The generously gifted artist and the beloved teacher went side by side in Arax Davtyan’s personality whose immense... more »
The wheat seed-growing development program approved
Today’s cabinet sitting approved the 2010-2014 wheat seed-growing development program of the Republic of Armenia. The Ministry of Agriculture was allowed to import 950 tons of “Krasnodar-99” and some other still locally unregistered highly reproductive seeds of winter wheat from Russian “Luch” experimental company (Stavropol region). The Minister of Agriculture was told to have the necessary Seeds Agency SNCO-brokered contracts signed between Armenian... more »
The Prime Minister received Youth against Corruption program representatives
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Youth against Corruption program representatives to discuss program activities. Strong with its over thirty members, on careful examination of RA laws on higher and post-graduate vocational education, road traffic safety enforcement and pharmaceutical industry, the group has tried to reveal such ambiguities as might cause corruption risks in the country. The following issues of topical interest were raised during the meeting: poor management... more »
Visit to MCA-Armenia program sites in Armavir Marz
Accompanied by US Ambassador to Armenia Marie Jovanovich, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited a number of MCA-Armenia projects in Armavir marz to get a first-hand view of irrigation infrastructure-building activities, farmer and irrigation management entity support programs. Merdzavan community was the first port of call where the head of government was shown the restored section of Lower Hrazdan’s main canal. The main canal can irrigate an area of 10000 ha. In the wake of... more »
Armenia investment programs discussed
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation from Egyptian ARTOC Group IC. Greeting the guests, the Prime Minister expressed willingness to expand relations with ARTOC Group and define the scope of future investments. President of Kushman and Wakefield Ltd. John Kushman, who is a well-known real estate developer in the United States, presented his vision of investments to be made in Armenia. The parties looked at the possibility of implementing investment programs in our... more »
Meeting with representatives of publishing entities
The representatives of publishing companies were today invited to the Office of Government for a consultative meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Tax and customs legislation-related questions have been discussed. The publishers stressed the need of boosting public demand for books. In this context, the head of government suggested organizing book fairs on the sidelines of Cabinet’s outgoing sessions. Summing up the discussion, the Prime Minister... more »
China interested in imports of Armenian goods
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a Chinese delegation led by PRC Deputy Minister of Trade Jung Shan. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister said to be highly appreciative of bilateral relations’ development dynamics. In this context, he made a point of Armenia’s participation in “Shanghai Expo – 2010” world exhibition and highlighted the commissioning of chloroprene rubber producing Shansi-Nairit Armenian-Chinese joint venture. Tigran Sargsyan... more »
