Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received H. E. John Marshall Evans, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia. By congratulating the Ambassador on his entering on mission, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that relations between Armenia and the U.S.A. would continue developing successfully during his term of office. On behalf of the cabinet and on his own behalf, Mr. A. Margaryan assured the Ambassador of the Armenian government's... more »
On the eve of the Independence Day, the ceremony of presenting state decorations to a group of persons on the basis of a presidential decree and relevant Prime Minister's decisions was held at the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Before the ceremony had started, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan congratulated those present on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of independence and their nomination to state decorations. For important personal contribution to the preparation and... more »
RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan's Message on the Occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia
My Dear Compatriots, I am congratulating you on Armenia's Independence Day. Having made its historical choice over 13 years ago, our people proceeded then to the implementation of the long-cherished goal of engineering an independent and democratic state. This was not an easy destination. Numerous difficulties were encountered at various call-points of this winding path, many of them are still challenging us, but we are strong with our people's unbreakable will of living in freedom and... more »
On September 18, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan received Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. By welcoming the visit of the EC President to our region, the Prime Minister stated that it was the evidence of EU's growing interest to the South Caucasian region and might give a strong impetus to the developing relationship between the European Union, Armenia and other countries of the region. Mr. A. Margaryan noted, in particular, that this visit should be seen in the context... more »
Earlier today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan received the members of the 4 Armenian teams which had represented Armenia in the South Caucasian "Which? Where? When?" Intellectual Games Festival. The team of the youth branch of the Armenian Republican Party (ARP) was the winner of that famous fastival by leaving behind the world champions. Noteworthy is the fact that this has been the second victory following a similar win in 2000, for which the 6 members of the team were awarded RA Prime... more »
Today a session of the Council of Heads of Governments of CIS-member States was held in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan attended the session, which was chaired by Vasily Tarlev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. Before opening the session, the heads of governments of CIS-member States honored in silence the memory of the victims of the terrorist act committed in Beslan town of Russian Federation. Danial Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, the host... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has received H.E. Mrs. Terhi Hakala, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Armenia. The Prime Minister offered his congratulations on her appointment and, on behalf of the government of the Republic of Armenia, assured the Ambassador of his government's willingness of support. Stressing that economic partnership between Armenia and Finland is far behind the existing political cooperation, the Prime Minister noted that Armenia was... more »
On September 14, RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan is leaving for Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, to attend the September 15 Ordinary Session of the Council of Heads of Governments of CIS- member States. The delegation led by the Prime Minister will include Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Topuzyan, Minister-Chief of Government Staff, Suren Haroutiunyan, Permanent Authorized Representative of the Republic of Armenia to CIS Statutory and Other Bodies, Artak Vardanyan,... more »
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan attended the funeral service held at St. Gregory the Illuminator's Church in commemoration of the victims of the terrorist act committed at Beslan.
Today RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan has met with Seied Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who has arrived in Armenia on a two-day official visit. By greeting the high-ranking guest and placing a special focus upon this visit in both economic and political respects, the Armenian Prime Minister noted that the existing multi-faceted cooperation between Armenia and Iran, apart from being advantageous for the two countries, is also beneficial for the region as a... more »
