On a working visit to Washington, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting's opening ceremony. Widely commented on by US and international experts, as well as by mass media for 3 weeks now, the global financial crisis was the highlight of the day. According to IMF Executive Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the financial crisis should not lead to reduced assistance for developing countries. This standpoint aroused a lot of controversy among the... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with IMF Executive Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The head of RA government and the top IMF official discussed the global economic crisis, the downward trends of oil prices and their eventual implications on Armenia's economy. The parties have referred to the possibility of establishing an IMF representative office in Yerevan. According to a preliminary arrangement, the latter shall back Armenian reforms. Earlier a World Bank representative came to... more »
On October 11, 2008, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with World Bank Dutch Group Executive Director Herman Wijfels. Mr. Wijfels is due to hand over this post to Rood Trefers who was present during the meeting. The agenda featured discussion of the global financial crisis, the imminent crisis in Russia and its implications for Armenia. The parties also discussed the losses caused to Armenia's economy by the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict. Herman Wijfels stated that notwithstanding the... more »
The RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led delegation's working visit started with a meeting held at the Office of Millenium Challenge Corporation CEO, Ambassador John Danilovich. Ambassador Danilovich appreciated the cooperation with the Republic of Armenia and expressed confidence that the cooperation with the Armenian side would keep on developing in future. In turn, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan touched upon some issues of mutual concern. The Prime Minister further presented the... more »
On October 9-15, 2008, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will be off to the United Sates for a working visit to attend the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting in capital Washington. The Prime Minister-led delegation will comprise Minister of Economy Nerces Yeritzyan, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Senior Economic Adviser to RA President Vahram Nercissyantz, Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan, Central Bank of Armenia Chairman Arthur Javadyan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Arman... more »
On the earthquake in Kyrgyzstan, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a condolence message to Republic of Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Igor Chudinov which states in part: "Dear Igor Vitalevich, On behalf of the RA government and myself, I express deep condolences on the earthquake which occurred in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan leading to dozens of lost human lives. With profound sorrow for what has happened, I would appreciate conveying our sympathy to the families and close... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan's Message on Teacher's Day
Dear Teachers, I warmly congratulate you on your professional holiday -the Teacher's Day. This holiday, which in accordance with a government decree has been marked for seven years now, testifies to great care and thoughtfulness shown for the teachers' dedicated work. Education is among the government's priorities and we will be exacting in this field considering that schools give birth to good citizens, highly knowledgeable and internationally competitive specialists. At... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received World Bank Regional Director for South Caucasus Donna Dowsett-Coirolo. The parties addressed the programs implemented so far and spoke about future action. In an effort to identify such sectors as may come eligible for the Bank's support, Donna Dowsett-Coirolo asked the Prime Minister about the government program priorities. The badly needed reforms in the system of governance were said to be priority number one, with the Government taking... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received newly appointed US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia Marie Iovanovich. The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on appointment and expressed conviction that the traditions of friendship as established and sustained between the two countries since Armenia's independence will be successfully continued and strengthened during Ms. Iovanovich's tenure By noting that following the genocide of Armenians in... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed Polish deputy foreign minister Andrej Kremer and deputy minister of economy Marcin Korolec. The Polish officials said they are in Armenia to discuss cooperation programs with their Armenian counterparts aimed at furthering economic and political interaction between the two countries, supposed to bring the two countries closer to each other on the way to euro-integration, as well as to present the EU Eastern Partnership Program. They briefed the... more »
