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30.10.2014
Government will not make any move, which may affect adversely pregnant women
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Before discussing the issues on the agenda, the Prime Minister presented the traditional rating of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, under which Armenia has improved its position by four points from 49 to 45. “In the indicator of taxes alone, we have advanced from 73 to 41, and here a significant role was played by the introduction and dissemination of the electronic... more →
30.10.2014
On October 30 the RA National Assembly Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov met with the members of Kazakhstan-Armenia Friendship Group. The Head of Armenia-Kazakhstan Friendship Group Garegin Nushikyan and the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia Ayimdos Bozzhigitov were present at the meeting. Welcoming the Kazakh counterparts, Eduard Sharmazanov has highlighted the development and rapprochement of the inter-parliamentary relations, to which the effective cooperation and mutual visits of... more →
30.10.2014
Prime Minister and U.S. Ambassador discuss prospects of U.S.-Armenia cooperation
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Armenia John Heffern. The Prime Minister noted the importance of continued effective cooperation and stressed the need to intensify and deepen bilateral ties. The parties described as successful and fruitful the Armenian Premier’s working visit to the United States. Hovik Abrahamyan noted in particular, that during the meetings with the leadership of the World Bank,... more →
29.10.2014
Event titled “Parties and ideologies” took place
Today at RPA Kentron territorial organization the event titled “Parties and ideologies” took place. The event was jointly organized by the ideological and political commissions of RPA Kentron Youth organization. The reports were comprehensive and interesting. At the course of the event the party members got familiarized with the types of ideologies and party systems, political currents and legislative regulation of political parties. The Chairman of the political... more →
29.10.2014
An agreement on becoming sister cities has been signed between Yerevan and Amman
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan visited the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman with the delegation headed by the RA President Serzh Sargsyan. The Mayor of Yerevan and his Amman colleague, Mayor Akel Biltaji signed the treaty of declaration Yerevan and Amman sister cities. According to the treaty signed in the presence of the presidents of the two countries the capitals of Armenia and Jordan are obliged to develop mutually beneficial cooperation and experience exchange in... more →
28.10.2014
Debates of the RA State Draft Budget for 2015 Begin in the Standing Committees of the Parliament
On October 28 at the joint sitting of the Standing Committees of the parliament the debates of the RA draft law “On State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2015” began, where the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan, the RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the RA NA Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan, deputies and the members of the Government were present. The RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan presented the political approaches forming general picture of the state budget... more →