Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Mme Maude de Bour-Boukiko, Undersecretary General of the European Union, who is in Yerevan to attend an international conference referred to as "For the Advancement of Women - National Plan of Action." Satisfied with the fact that this important international forum was attended by representatives from the European Union and a number of key international organizations, the Prime Minister expressed hope that it would help meet the targets... more »
RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan's Address to the Participants of International Conference Entitled "For the Advancement of Women - National Plan of Action" Held in Yerevan
Dear Hosts, Attendees and Guests, Please accept my warm greetings on the occasion of this conference which among other objectives has been set the task of supporting the process of implementation of the national program for improvement of the status of women and enhancement of their role in the Armenian society. The beginning of the 21st century was marked by noticeable achievements in the area of women's rights protection. Suffice it to mention that the elimination of any discrimination... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation of the participants to the 5th assembly of the Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) held in Yerevan in October 18-21 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Spitak earthquake. The delegation was headed by Serguey Balasanyan, President of the Armenian Seismology and Geophysics Association. By welcoming the members of the delegation, the Prime Minister noted that the Armenian government appreciated very much the idea of... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation headed by Mr. Demetris Xristophias, speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus. Mr. A. Margaryan congratulated his guests on their country's recent accession to the European Union and, at the same time, expressed deep regrets over the island's failure to enter the European Union as a single country. Highly appreciative of the current level of cooperation between Armenia and Cyprus, the two sides... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received Mr. Lee Jaosin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. At the meeting both sides have stated that over the past 12 years that followed the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the two countries, Armenia and China were able to establish close political cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual understanding. They stressed the necessity of continuing high-level political contacts in order to... more »
Today an extended meeting of the Board for Coordination of Water-User Companies and Water-User Unions' Activities has been held under the chairmanship of Mr Hovik Abrahamian, RA Minister for Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Operations Coordination. The meeting was attended by the regulatory council membership, as well as representatives from competent authorities, the CEOs and chief accountants of the administrative boards of water-user companies from Armavir and Ararat... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the participants of the 9th Yerevan international symposium on constitutional justice. The Prime Minister welcomed this traditionally held event as initiated by the joint efforts of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and RA Constitutional Court and expressed the hope that on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the RA Constitutional Court the participants of this event will be back to Armenia again in 2005. The Prime... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received the delegation headed by Mr. Igor Levitin, co-chairman of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. The Prime Minister has expressed the hope that the co-chairmen of the commission would be able to discuss the whole range of issues of mutual concern and find effective ways for their solution. Mr. Levitin and his Armenian counterpart Mr. Serzh Sargsyan, RA Minister of Defense, briefed the Prime Minister on... more »
Today the Commission on Coordination of Charitable Programs under RA Government has held a meeting chaired by commission chairman V. Movsisyan. Discussed were 8 charitable programs. In particular, the Commission has discussed and approved the project of renovations and upgrades of a hostel building in Etchmiadzin town to be implemented by Othevan Young People Association through funding available from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Armenia Office, the program of... more »
Message by RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan to the Hosts and Participants of the Armenian International Economic Forum
Dear Guests and Participants, I am welcoming this initiative by the Worldwide Armenian Congress - an event, which aims at carrying on the process of hosting Pan-Armenian events underway in Armenia for a few years now. We deem this forum to be an integral part of Pan-Armenian events and, quite naturally, do hope it will be of valuable contribution to the achievement of our shared goals. The Armenian economy, which was liberalized in accordance with international standards, as well as the... more »
