Mining sector development emphasized at a meeting with the World Bank delegation
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a WB delegation led by South Caucasus Leading Economist Pedro Rodriguez. The meeting was attended by head of the World Bank Yerevan office Aristomene Varudakis. The parties have discussed details of present and future cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the World Bank. In particular, mining sector development was prioritized during the meeting. The need for having improved legislation on the use of subsoil was... more »
Developed gardening to help generate new jobs
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan paid a working visit to Tavush marz to get acquainted with the course of implementation of Tamara Fruit JSC-initiated organic gardens’ project. Tamara Fruit is one of those private companies having been subsidized to the amount of AMD 300mn under the government’s anti-crisis program thanks to the Operative Staff. AMD 170mn has been drawn from this sum which is meant to finance construction of organic gardens in Armenia. The project seeks to... more »
The program of Hrant Matevosyan’s 75th anniversary-dedicated actions discussed
The jubilee commission on preparation of Hrant Matevosyan’s 75th anniversary-dedicated actions met at the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The commission discussed the course of implementation of Hrant Matevosyan’s 75th birth anniversary-dedicated program of actions. Account taken of those proposals made at the meeting, the Prime Minister pointed out that additional events will have to be included in the program.
In accordance with RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decree, Karine Minasyan was relieved of the office of First Deputy Head of RA State Revenue Committee by the Government. Under another decree signed by the Prime Minister, Karine Minasyan was appointed to be RA First Deputy Minister of Economy.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s statement at presentation of the annual report on Republic of Armenia FY2009 State budget performance
Honorable National Assembly Chairman, Dear Mr. Minasyan, Dear Colleagues, As stated above, I shall try to assess the outcome of those actions implemented during the difficult year of 2009. Later on my colleagues will give details of 2009 State budget performance indicators and a summary description of relevant budget processes. Our financial and economic systems underwent a stability test in 2009. The global financial and economic crisis caused us to resort to non-standard... more »
CIS Heads of Government Council met in a regular session
Attended by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation, the CIS Heads of Government Council met in a regular session at St Petersburg’s Constantinowski Palace. The agenda comprised over twenty draft papers on the furtherance of cooperation in the fields of economy, humanitarian assistance and security. All the drafts have been discussed and approved. A primary focus was placed on the economic block of interaction within the CIS framework. The heads of government... more »
“Armenia is interested in EurasEC partnership progress,” RA Prime Minister stated
Involving heads of government, the 26th session of EurasEC Interstate Council kicked off today at St Petersburg’s Constantinowski Palace, attended by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan led-government delegation in the capacity of observer. The narrow-format meeting of the heads of governments and the discussion of cooperation priorities was followed by a meeting of 1+2+4 format involving country delegations. EurasEC incorporates Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,... more »
RA government delegation is taking part in the EurasEC Interstate Council sitting and CIS Heads of Government Council session
The prime minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation arrived today in St Petersburg on a two-day working visit to attend the 26th session of the Interstate Council of Eurasian Economic Commonwealth (EurasEC) involving the heads of government, as well as the sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The delegation includes Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, as well as the deputy ministers... more »
RA government delegation off to St Petersburg
A prime minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation left for St Petersburg this morning to attend the 26th session of the Interstate Council of Eurasian Economic Commonwealth (EurasEC) involving the heads of government, as well as the sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The delegation includes Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, as well as the deputy ministers of finance and economy... more »
French Minister of Economic Development hosted in Government
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed a delegation headed by French Minister of Economic Development, Hauts-de-Seine department general assembly speaker Patrick Devedjian. Greeting the guests on behalf of the Armenian government, Tigran Sargsyan thanked Mr. Devedjian for great personal contribution to Armenia’s social and economic development. Speaking about the educational cooperation, he appreciated the ongoing student fellowship programs organized by the French University in... more »
