On May 21-22, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will be off to capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan Astana to attend a planned session of CIS-member States’ Heads of Government. The Prime Minister-led delegation will comprise Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Belarus Oleg Yesayan, Republic of... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Condolences on the Demise of Aidin Morikyan
With a feeling of deep sorrow, I learnt of the untimely demise of renowned journalist and editor Aidin Morikyan. His name is closely related with the Artsakhian movement, the restoration and development of independent Armenian statehood. He was among those intellectuals who did not hesitate to stand by the people and spared no efforts and energy to make their dreams come true. Aidin Morikyan founded and headed the editorial staff of Hayastani Hanrapetutyun daily, collaborated with... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with NKR President Bako Sahakyan. The Prime Minister of Armenia said to be pleased with the existing ties of cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and appreciated those coordinated steps taken by the two governments to mitigate the impact of the global crisis. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on economic reform underway in the NKR. The President of the NKR noted that the programs supported... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received IMF Armenia representative Nienke Oomes and IMF Armenia mission head Mark Lewis. The Prime Minister said to be appreciative of the outcome of bilateral cooperation and thanked the mission for fruitful efforts. As Tigran Sargsyan said, the study conducted by the mission may help the IMF see more clearly the reasons behind and the ways out of the global crisis. The IMF representatives reiterated the Fund’s readiness to assist the... more »
The RA government commission on coordination of relief programs met, chaired by head of commission Simon Ter-Simonyan. The commission discussed 19, including: Hayastan All-Armenian Fund-financed programs for water supply system reconstruction in Dzoramut village of Lori marz, furnishing of the Nernadzor village school in Syunik marz, air conditioning system installation for a covered swimming pool in Gyumri, furnishing of schools in the Republic of Armenia and the NKR, import of pipes... more »
The jubilee commissions, set up to prepare the 200th anniversary of Khachatur Abovian, 125th anniversary of Daniel Varuzhan and the 130th anniversary of Aram Manukian met at the Office of Government, chaired by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The meeting discussed the draft programs of said jubilees and approved the proposed action plans. It was instructed to finalize the programs, account taken of all the proposals made during the meeting.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Deputy Head of RF Government Sergey Ivanov. To begin with, Sergey Ivanov extended condolences in connection with yesterday’s blast in Nairit plant and expressed readiness to possibly assist Armenia in the aftermath. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said to be pleased with the current status of bilateral interaction by noting that joint projects are underway in all sectors of public life. Over a thousand of... more »
By RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, incumbent head of Armenia’s Rescue Service, Lieutenant-General Edik Barsegyan was appointed to hold the office of First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations at a time.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the ministries of education and science, labor and social affairs, agriculture to introduce the newly appointed ministers: Armen Ashotyan, Gevorga Petrosyan and Gerasim Alaverdyan. Introducing Armen Ashotyan to the staff of the RA Ministry of Education and Science and congratulating him on appointment, the Prime Minister underscored that outgoing minister Spartak Seiranyan had been quite efficacious in office, and added that he respected political... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received outgoing Brazilian ambassador to Armenia Renate Stille. The Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador for her tenure-long efforts aimed at the strengthening of Armenian-Brazilian ties and expressed hope that Renate Stille will continue contributing to the development of bilateral relations.
