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25th Sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the RA National Assembly and the RF Federal Assembly is Held30.10.2014

25th Sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the RA National Assembly and the RF Federal Assembly is Held

 On October 30 the 25th sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation of the RA National Assembly and the RF Federal Assembly was held. Welcoming the participants of the sitting the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan congratulated Nikolay Ryzhkov, the member of the Federal Council of Russia, the Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation, on the occasion of his 85th birth anniversary, wishing him health and all the best. The NA Speaker has... more →

Government will not make any move, which may affect adversely pregnant women30.10.2014

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 →

RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov Meets with the Members of Kazakhstan-Armenia Friendship Group30.10.2014

RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov Meets with the Members of Kazakhstan-Armenia Friendship Group

 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 →

Prime Minister and U.S. Ambassador discuss prospects of U.S.-Armenia cooperation30.10.2014

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 →

Event titled “Parties and ideologies” took place29.10.2014

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 →

An agreement on becoming sister cities has been signed between Yerevan and Amman29.10.2014

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 →