The Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO met at the Office of Government, presided at by GC Chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The Council discussed and approved a package consisting of the request for a tenth disbursement and attached documents, inclusive of the annual report, summary quarterly report, performance monitoring chart, disbursement pre-conditions, procurement reports, procurement and working plans. It was noted that under the mentioned... more »
Yesterday evening RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a number of persons who have been rewarded with high State awards for meritorious services under Lincy Foundation-implemented activities. The Prime Minister thanked them and handed in the awards. Under a presidential decree, for distinguished work under Lincy Foundation-implemented activities, as well as for personal contribution to homeland's economics and self-dedication, Lincy Foundation Vice-Secretary Harut Sasunyan was... more »
The RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation arrived in Tbilisi on a one-day working visit to attend the 7th session of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. In anticipation of the session, Tigran Sargsyan had a provate interview with Georgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili. Then the two Prime Ministers met with the commission task force and took part in the planned session which discussed the status of the assignments issued at... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received World Bank Armenia Office head Aristomene Varudakis, Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) director Karin Millet, World Bank and FIAS experts. The FIAS representatives presented to the Prime Minister, the Armenian ministers of economy and finance and the head of the Armenian Development Agency the final report on their findings and recommendations summarized in a World Bank-proposed study into the institutional impact of ADA activities and... more »
On December 9 a government delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, for a single-day working visit. The delegation consists of Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Minister of Economy Nerces Yeritsyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan, Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Head of State Revenue Committee by the Government Gagik Khachatryan, First Deputy Minister of... more »
SPEECH OF TIGRAN SARGSYAN, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EARTHQUAKE
Distinguished Guests; Today, we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the disastrous earthquake that took place on December 7, 1988. 20 years ago, our land was shaken. Together with it, our hearts and minds were shaken. All Armenians were shaken. The disaster claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, including a large number of children. One third of our country was leveled to the ground. At the time, not everyone was fully aware of the gravity of the tragic blow, and... more »
Established in connection with the death of outstanding scientist, member of a number of foreign academies and international associations, RA NAS Academician, Candidate of Technical Sciences Paris Heruni, the governmental commission informs that a funeral service for Paris Heruni will be held at Terian
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by governor of RF Swerdlovsk region Edward Rossel. The delegation is in Armenia to attend the 1988 Spitak earthquake 20th anniversary commemorations. The head of the Armenian government thanked governor Rossel and the members of his delegation for acceptance of invitation as this made it possible for him to extend personal thanks to the people of Russia for the assistance provided on those mournful days 20 years ago. Tigran Sargsyan... more »
In connection with the death of outstanding scientist, member of a number of foreign academies and international associations, RA NAS Academician, Candidate of Technical Sciences Paris Heruni, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan decreed has that a governmental funeral commission be established, headed by RA Minister of Economy Nerces Yeritzyan.
On December 5, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan left for Moscow to discuss with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the current status and the outlook for bilateral economic cooperation. The two heads of government held private talks in the Receptions House of RA Government, after which the delegation traveled to the "White House" in Moscow. The two sides issued official statements, in which the bilateral economic cooperation was said to be quite positive, as a whole. According to... more »
