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13.06.2017
Ara Babloyan Receives NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Caucasus and Central Asia
On June 13, the RA NA President Ara Babloyan received the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai. Welcoming James Appathurai in the National Assembly, Ara Babloyan has documented that the relations with NATO are based on partnership. According to the RA NA President’s words, Armenia’s participation in the Partnership for Peace program is assessed as an important component of the multi-layer security system of... more →
12.06.2017
Taron Margaryan takes his oath and assumes office of Yerevan Mayor
The inauguration ceremony of the newly-elected Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan was held during the solemn meeting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan convened on June 12. In accordance with part 1, Paragraph 47 of the RA Law “On local self-governance in the city of Yerevan” Yerevan Mayor assigns his powers by the order determined by law-by taking his oath during the meeting of the Council of Elders called on the third calendar day after election. According to the same law, the... more →
10.06.2017
Prime Minister Meets Georgian First Deputy Prime Minister
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met today with the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Dimitri Kumsishvili-led Georgian delegation in attendance of the annual meeting of the Belgium and the Netherlands-led subgroup of International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which is being held in Dilijan. The Armenian Prime Minister and the First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia discussed the agenda of bilateral relations, including economic cooperation-related issues, in particular. ... more →
09.06.2017
Ara Babloyan Receives Ambassador of Lithuania to the RA
On June 9, the RA NA Speaker Ara Babloyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the RA Erikas Petrikas. Welcoming the Ambassador in the parliament, Ara Babloyan highly assessed the current level of the relationships between Armenia and Lithuania. The RA NA Speaker expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador of the country firstly recognizing the independence of the Republic of Armenia and highlighted the fact of the Armenian Genocide... more →
07.06.2017
Attended by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a memorandum of understanding was signed today between the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resource-affiliated State Water Management Committee and the Spanish GS Inima Environment S.A. company. The document was signed by Head of State Water Management Committee Arsen Harutyunyan and GS Inima Environment S.A. Chief Executive Officer Marta Verde Blaskez. GS Inima Environment S.A is a leading water sector management company,... more →
05.06.2017
Ara Babloyan Receives Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia
On June 5, the RA NA President Ara Babloyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Armenia Timur Urazayev. Welcoming the Ambassador in the parliament, the RA NA President expressed hope that Mr Urazayev will continue his activities directed to the development and deepening of the relations between the two countries. He has highly assessed the Armenian-Kazakh relations, and the friendship laid on its basis. The RA NA President touched... more →