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03.10.2014
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan congratulated the teachers on the professional festival
During the solemn reception organized in the City Hall on the event of the Teachers’ Day Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan met with the teachers of the basic schools, pre-schooling establishments and cultural centers. The RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan was also present at the event. In his greeting speech addressed to those present Mayor Taron Margaryan congratulating the teachers on the professional festival thanked them for their contribution to education and... more →
03.10.2014
Hovik Abrahamyan Visits Rind Community in Vayots-Dzor Marz
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan paid a working visit to Vaiotz-Dzor Marz to attend a ceremonious event dedicated to Rind Day. Traditionally during the first week of October, Vaiotz-Dzor hosts a wine and harvest festival, on the margins of which the Day of Rind village was marked today. The Prime Minister first called at Rind’s ZORAH winery to inspect the production facilities and learn about the ongoing and upcoming projects. Company founder Zorik Gharibyan said the... more →
02.10.2014
Government Approves Draft Agreement on European Economic Union
A regular Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The government approved a draft agreement referred to as “Republic of Armenia’s adherence to the May 29, 2014 Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union. Article 1 of the document states that Armenia will become a EEU member upon entry into force of the agreement and shall be bound to apply in the Republic of Armenia the legal acts adopted by EEU bodies. Annexes 1 to 5 provide the list of... more →
02.10.2014
National Assembly Ends the Work of the Four-Day Sittings
On October 2 the parliament continued the work of the four-day sittings. Before passing to the debate of the item interrupted in the previous sitting, the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan has noted that within the framework of the “Open Doors” programme the students and the lecturers of the YSU Faculty of Journalism have visited the parliament and were observing the work of the NA sitting. Mr Sahakyan congratulated the professors and lecturers, graduates and students of the... more →
02.10.2014
Cabinet Discusses Tax Administration-Related Legislative Reform
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Economic Legislation Reform Council met in the Office of Government. In accordance with the pre-established agenda, the meeting discussed the National Center for Legislative Regulation PIU-developed proposals on license fees. In particular, the Council looked into the possibility of establishing a local license tax on certain types of activities for physical persons, including individual entrepreneurs, business license renewal... more →
01.10.2014
Parliament Continues the Work of the Four-day Sittings
On October 1 the National Assembly continued the work of the four-day sittings, passing by voting the Technical Agreement on Cooperation and Support within the Framework of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Signed between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Italy signed in Brussels on June 3, 2014, which was considered on the previous day, and the bill “On Amending the RA Law on Local Duties and Fees”... more →