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Mayor Taron Margaryan: Social programs are of program priorities of the Municipality22.10.2014

Mayor Taron Margaryan: Social programs are of program priorities of the Municipality

 Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan together with the RA Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan was present at the opening of the 21st season of the charity program «Charity kitchen» functioning in the administrative district of Kanaker Zeytun under the support of the German Red Cross. This is the second year running the social program working for 21 years has realized under co-financing of the Municipality. Greeting the guests Mayor Taron Margryan assured once... more →

National Assembly Continues the Work of the Four-day Sittings22.10.2014

National Assembly Continues the Work of the Four-day Sittings

 On October 22 the National Assembly continued the work of the four-day sittings. The deputies continued the debate of the legislative package of the draft law “On Tax Exemption on the Activity in the Borderline Rural Communities” and the relevant laws. The key reporter, the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Vakhtang Mirumyan continued answering the deputies’ questions. The Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Vardan Ayvazyan presented the... more →

PM Attends Little Mher Educational Complex Branch Opening22.10.2014

PM Attends Little Mher Educational Complex Branch Opening

 Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan attended the opening of a branch of Little Mher educational complex in Nubarashen administrative district of Yerevan. The new branch is due to host a primary school, where 154 children will be educated. The head of government toured the renovated facility, getting introduced to the amenities available for the students. Then an oath-taking ceremony was held, during which the Premier handed Cross of War string necklaces to a number off students. In... more →

At the Four-day Sittings of the National Assembly21.10.2014

At the Four-day Sittings of the National Assembly

 On October 21 the parliament continued the work of the four-day sittings. The parliament continued to debate the annual report “On the Activity of the RA Human Rights Defender and Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Country for 2013.” The Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Faction Naira Zohrabyan has talked about the violation of human rights and has noted that the PAP is ready to actively cooperate with the Human Rights Defender’s Office.... more →

Next Four-Day Sittings of the RA National Assembly Begin20.10.2014

Next Four-Day Sittings of the RA National Assembly Begin

 On October 20 the parliament began the work of the next four-day sittings. At the beginning of the sitting by the proposal of the NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan the deputies welcomed the teachers and pupils of the secondary school of Ashotsk community, Shirak Marz, who had visited the parliament within the framework of the “Open Lesson” programme. After that they approved the draft laws of the agendas of the NA session and the four-day sittings. The parliament continued to... more →

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan Starts Official Visit to Islamic Republic of Iran20.10.2014

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan Starts Official Visit to Islamic Republic of Iran

 At the invitation of Iran’s First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan arrived in the Islamic Republic of Iran on a two-day official visit. After the official welcoming ceremony in Tehran’s Mehrabagh airport, the Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan-led delegation headed for the Royal Saadabad Palace, where a private meeting was held between Hovik Abrahamyan and Eshagh Jahangiri. Thanking Eshagh Jahangiri for the invitation to visit Iran, Prime... more →