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PRESIDENT ATTENDS REQUIEM SERVICE FOR REST OF KIRK KERKORIAN’S SOUL24.06.2015

PRESIDENT ATTENDS REQUIEM SERVICE FOR REST OF KIRK KERKORIAN’S SOUL

 President Serzh Sargsyan attended today a ceremony in memory of great Armenian philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian, National Hero of Armenia, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The president took part in a session devoted to the great Armenian philanthropist at the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Library where he delivered a speech. Afterwards, the president attended the requiem service for the rest of Kirk Kerkorian’s soul at Etchmiadzin Cathedral which was led by His Holiness Karekin... more →

PRESIDENT RECEIVES AAA BOARD OF TRUSTEES CO-CHAIRMAN ANTHONY BARSAMIAN23.06.2015

PRESIDENT RECEIVES AAA BOARD OF TRUSTEES CO-CHAIRMAN ANTHONY BARSAMIAN

 President Serzh Sargsyan received today Anthony Barsamian, Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA). AAA regional director Arpi Vartanian and Board of Trustees member Raffi Kassarjian also attended the meeting. The interlocutors touched upon issues of pan-Armenian importance, the efforts of Armenian authorities, different diaspora-based Armenian organizations, political forces, and of Armenia’s friends to deal with those issues, upon... more →

YSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS RECTOR OF YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION19.06.2015

YSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS RECTOR OF YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

 President Serzh Sargsyan, Chairman of the YSU Board of Trustees, presided over the session of the YSU board which took place today at the meeting hall of the Academic Council. On the session agenda was the item to elect Rector of the Yerevan State University Foundation. As reported by the secretary of the YSU Board of Trustees, during the open competition, YSU Acting Rector Aram Hrachiki Simonyan, RA NAS associate member and Doctor of Historical Sciences, was self-nominated for the... more →

PRESIDENT SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON BRITISH NATIONAL DAY AND VISITS UK EMBASSY IN RA16.06.2015

PRESIDENT SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON BRITISH NATIONAL DAY AND VISITS UK EMBASSY IN RA

 President Serzh Sargsyan has sent a congratulatory message to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister David Cameron on the national holiday of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The Armenian president has congratulated the queen, the royal family and the friendly people of Great Britain and has sent them his best wishes. The president wished the United Kingdom further prosperity and continued... more →

SERZH SARGSYAN CONGRATULATES RF TOP OFFICIALS ON RF PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND VISITS RF EMBASSY IN RA12.06.2015

SERZH SARGSYAN CONGRATULATES RF TOP OFFICIALS ON RF PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND VISITS RF EMBASSY IN RA

 President Serzh Sargsyan today visited the Embassy of the Russian Federation (RA) in Armenia and congratulated Ambassador Ivan Volynkin and the embassy staff on the occasion of the RF public holiday – Russia Day. On the occasion of the holiday, the Armenian president has also sent congratulatory messages to RF President Vladimir Putin and the Chairman of the RF Government, Dmitry Medvedev. In his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Serzh Sargsyan... more →

PRESIDENT RECEIVES HEAD OF COE OFFICE IN ARMENIA NATALIA VOUTOVA11.06.2015

PRESIDENT RECEIVES HEAD OF COE OFFICE IN ARMENIA NATALIA VOUTOVA

 President Serzh Sargsyan received today Natalia Voutova, the newly-appointed Head of the Council of Europe (CoE) Office in Armenia. The Armenian president congratulated Mrs. Voutova on her appointment and wished her success. Stressing the CoE key and unique role in Europe’s general architecture, Serzh Sargsyan noted that Armenia, as a CoE member country, is keen on promoting cooperation with all the CoE institutions. According to the president, the CoE standards regarding... more →