Today the Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO has met at the Office of Government, presided at by Council Chairman, RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. The meeting has discussed the draft request and the enclosures to be submitted to the MCC for a fourth disbursement. The 4th disbursement application package includes the quarterly-made financial reports, the account of disbursement pre-conditions, the financial and working schedules, the quarterly progress... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received NATO Secretary General's Special Envoy for South Caucasus Robert Simmons. First, Mr. Simmons forwarded to the Prime Minister of Armenia NATO Secretary General's congratulations on his re-appointment to the office of RA Prime Minister. With reference to the development of the political dialogue and NATO-Armenia cooperation, the parties noted the importance of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), which covers all areas of cooperation... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received outgoing German Ambassador to Armenia Ms. Heike Pitche. The Prime Minister expressed high opinion of Ms. Pitche's efforts for the strengthening of the Armenian-German relationship over the past 3 years by noting that during her tenure of office the relations between our two countries were raised to a new qualitative level covering all spheres inclusive of economy and security. The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister and the Government of... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Armenia Rina Pandei. First, the Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister on his appointment and handed down Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh's congratulatory message, which reads as follows, in particular: "Coming from the remote past and continued at present, Armenian-Indian ties bear the seal of warmth and sincerity. It is my pleasure that the past decade marked an... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received EU Special Representative Peter Szemnebi. First, Peter Szemnebi congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful completion of the May 12 parliamentary elections which, as he said, had been free and fair, as a whole, and constituted a tangible step forward against the previous ones. He expressed hope that these positive trends will be maintained during the forthcoming presidential elections. "The EU followed the electoral processes with... more »
Today RA government commission on coordination of charitable programs has met, presided at by commission Chairman S. Ter-Simonyan. The commission reviewed 10 programs, including: the Student Groups' Republican Headquarter-Voluntary Work Service NGO-implemented "Organization of International Labor Camps in Armenia" program, the following programs financed by "SOS-Child Villages" charity foundation (Armenia): support for the schools of Kotayk and Nor Gyukh communities, Family Strengthening... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by President of VT Bank OJSC Andrei Kostin. The delegation comprised VTB Senior Vice President Nikolai Kuznetsov and Director General of VTB-Armenia CJSC, Chair of Board of Directors Valeri Ovsiannikov. Speaking about VTB's plans for eventual engagement in Armenia, Andrei Kostin noted that the business-friendly environment and the quite favorable legal framework were propitious for doing business in our country and that the... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia Alireza Hagigian. The Prime Minister mentioned with satisfaction the successful course of those programs on which high-level arrangements had been made between the two countries. He expressed hope that the upcoming July session of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission (IC) would give additional stimulus to the development and... more »
Today RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has received the delegation of heads of the republic's artistic unions who presented their concerns to the Prime Minister. In particular, a reference was made of the RA draft law on artistic unions which was submitted to the National Assembly for approval as early as in 2006. The passing of this law was said to be a burning issue for the artistic unions of Armenia, therefore, they would like it to be discussed at this late session of the newly elected... more »
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by Chief Executive Director of Millenium Challenge Corporation Ambassador John Danilovich. The Prime Minister said to be highly appreciative of the MCC-GoA cooperation and the assistance programs which are supposed to stimulate reforms and help solve issues of utmost importance to our country. John Danilovich, too, emphasized the cooperation between the governments of Armenia and the USA and expressed satisfaction at... more »
