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Meeting at the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations20.02.2014

Meeting at the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations

On February 20 the Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan met with Petr Mikyska, Charges d’Affaires of the Czech Republic to Armenia. The interlocutors discussed issues pertaining to the development of the Armenian-Czech parliamentary relations and the activation of the mutual visits of the parliamentary delegations. Highlighting the deepening of cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries, Artak Zakaryan deemed necessary to... more →

Government Discusses Gas Caloric Value Question: Relevant Commission To Be Established Under Prime Minister’s Instruction20.02.2014

Government Discusses Gas Caloric Value Question: Relevant Commission To Be Established Under Prime Minister’s Instruction

 Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan - Dear Colleagues, let us start today’s proceedings. The problem of gas caloric value (GCV) remains a priority concern to our society. Despite the fact that numerous explanations have been given by experts, there is still some doubt as to whether gas caloric value corresponds to data on record and that gas quality meets the standard. We must answer all these questions in an exhaustive manner. First of all, I would like to listen to Robert Nazarian... more →

Government Steps Up Business Climate Betterment Effort20.02.2014

Government Steps Up Business Climate Betterment Effort

 A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister referred to the question of natural gas caloric value, which has been kept in public spotlight recently (see separate). Proceeding to the agenda, the government approved the 2014 business climate improvement action plan, which seeks to enhance the country’s overall competitiveness. The steps envisaged will help simplify the administrative procedures needed to... more →

United States To Provide USD255MN To Develop Armenia's National Brand Strategy20.02.2014

United States To Provide USD255MN To Develop Armenia's National Brand Strategy

 Attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, a donation memorandum on brand development was signed in the Office of Government between the Ministry of Economy and the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, on the one hand, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, on the other. The document was signed by Minister of Economy Vahram Avanesyan, Armenia National Competitiveness Foundation Executive Director Arman Khachaturyan for the Armenian side, and USAID Mission... more →

Schoolchildren are in the Parliament on the Day of Book Presenting19.02.2014

Schoolchildren are in the Parliament on the Day of Book Presenting

In Armenia February 19, the birthday of the Armenian well-acclaimed poet Hovhannes Tumanian, since 2008 is marked as the Day of Book Presenting. On the occasion of the day the pupils of a number of schools in Yerevan have brought the interesting and beautiful tradition of presenting books to the parliament. The schoolchildren took a tour in the building of the National Assembly, had been in the session hall, presented books to the NA President Hovik Abrahamyan, the NA deputies, the... more →

The pupils of Yerevan schools presented a book to the Mayor of Yerevan19.02.2014

The pupils of Yerevan schools presented a book to the Mayor of Yerevan

 On the Day of presenting books a group of the pupils of Yerevan schools who participated within the day in various events dressed like Armenian writers or the heroes of Armenian literature visited the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan. The schoolchildren presented the Mayor a book as the Mayor the symbol of the day. Though the pupils’ visit was a surprise for Taron Margaryan took care so that they were presented books as well. Taron Margaryan presented the pupils illustrated... more →