Council of the European Union Secretary-General, High Representative Javier Solana has congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on his assumption of the office of RA President. The congratulatory message states in part: "Dear President, Allow me to congratulate you on your inauguration as President of the Republic of Armenia. I wish you every success in the fulfillment of your mandate. The European Union has closely followed the events following the elections on 19 February and have taken... more »
Inaugural Speech Of The Republic of Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan
Distinguished President Kocharyan; Your Holiness; Dear Citizens of the Republic of Armenia; Dear Friends; Today is an extremely responsible day for me. Some minutes ago, I swore before our people to unconditionally follow the demands of our Constitution. On this historic day, we all swear an oath: I do it loudly, and request that you do it silently. I am confident that each one of you has an oath of your own to serve our fatherland and people. We all swear this oath... more »
On Maternity and Beauty Day, RA President-elect, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has sent a congratulatory message which states in part: "Dear Women, I congratulate you on Maternity and Beauty Day. This is a meaningful holiday day offering us the opportunity to extend words of affection, appreciation and gratitude to our mothers and wives: our mothers who have sown in us the seeds of the good and the beautiful; our wives who hand down to new generations a feeling of love for the... more »
RA President-elect, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received World Bank Regional Director for South Caucasus Ms. Donna Dowsett-Coirolo. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minister mentioned that World Bank representatives ' frequent visits to Armenia testify that the Bank places a special focus upon the cooperation with our country. Serzh Sargsyan advised that during his last fall ' s visit to Washington he happened to hear quite favorable words about Armenia ' s economy and the ongoing... more »
Following today' s cabinet session, in connection with the end of his term of office, RA President Robert Kocharyan called at the government of the Republic of Armenia and expressed gratitude to the members of the government for durable teamwork. The president of Armenia has said in particular: "I especially wanted to come here to express gratitude to all of you for years-long joint work. I am grateful to the destiny for having offered me the opportunity of assuming responsibility... more »
RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs met, presided at by commission chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission has reviewed 6 charitable programs, including: "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund-implemented programs referred to as "Furnishing and equipment of secondary school No. 78 in Yerevan" and "Partly repair of the heating system of the Arabkir Haiordatz Toun of Holy See of Echmiadzin," 3 projects carried out by "World Vision International" welfare organization... more »
RA President-elect, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan led government delegation arrived in Bucharest for participation in the NATO summit. In the morning, Serzh Sargsyan met with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzik at Novotel Hotel. During the meeting, a general estimation was given to the current status of the Karabakh peace process. The co-chairs have briefed the Prime Minister on the outcome of yesterday's meeting... more »
The jubilee commission on preparation of celebrations of the 100th birth anniversary of Victor Hambardzumyan held its first session at the Office of Government, which on behalf of Commission Chairman, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was chaired by RA Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan. The commission has discussed a draft program of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Victor Hambardzumyan. It has been noted that the UNESCO has declared... more »
The jubilee commission on preparation of celebrations of the 100th birth anniversary of Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I held its first session at the Office of Government, which on behalf of Commission Chairman, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was presided at by RA Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan. The commission has discussed a draft program of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I, which... more »
RA President-elect, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation of the Council of Europe Ministerial Committee ' s Ago monitoring group, led by Swedish Ambassador to the Council of Europe Peer Sogren. Appreciative of Armenia ' s effective cooperation with the Ago group since our country ' s accession to the Council of Europe and prioritizing the Group ' s regular visits to our country, the Prime Minister expressed readiness to discuss any question of mutual interest... more »
