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Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets EPP Secretary-General24.10.2013

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets EPP Secretary-General

 Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with European People’s Party (EPP) Secretary-General Antonio López - Isturiz White. The parties discussed cooperation prospects between the European People’s Party and the Republican Party of Armenia. In this context, they expressed readiness to find new forms and ways to step up bilateral cooperation. The need for sustained contacts was stressed on either side. In conclusion, Tigran Sargsyan invited the EPP Secretary-General... more →

A working discussion with the participation of the persons in charge of the municipalities of Yerevan and Marseille24.10.2013

A working discussion with the participation of the persons in charge of the municipalities of Yerevan and Marseille

 The heads of the subdivisions of the spheres mentioned in the cooperation agreement signed between Yerevan and Marseille, headed by the vise-mayors of the two cities participated in the working discussion of the plan of program activities in the spheres included in the agreement. "Outlining the priorities and directions of cooperation in the spheres mentioned in the agreement we will make the further discussions and the programs themselves more visible and active without... more →

Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the delegation headed by the Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin24.10.2013

Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the delegation headed by the Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin

 Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the members of the delegation headed by the Senator-Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin arrived in Yerevan with an official visit. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the RA Henri Reynaud was also present at the meeting. Greeting the guests Taron Margaryan once again thanked them for accepting the invitation and stressing the present-day high level of the Armenian-French relations emphasized the importance... more →

The cooperation agreement between Yerevan and Marseille has been signed  24.10.2013

The cooperation agreement between Yerevan and Marseille has been signed

 Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan and the Senator-Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin signed the cooperation agreement between Yerevan and Marseille according to which the parties are obliged to deepen and strengthen their relationship. Signing of this agreement aims at ensuring of the continuity of the cooperation agreement signed in 1992 and re-signed in 2001 and 2007. By the signed agreement information and experience exchange will be carried out between the two cities in the... more →

At the Four-Day Sittings of the National Assembly23.10.2013

At the Four-Day Sittings of the National Assembly

On October 23 the parliament continued the work. The NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, who was moderating the sitting, announced that Zaruhi Postanjyan had been elected Head of the Heritage faction, and the Secretary of the faction was elected Tevan Poghosyan. The Head of the parliament proposed to welcome a group of teachers and pupils of Yerevan Grigor Zohrap Senior School N 43, who visited the National Assembly within the framework of the NA Open Lesson programme and were following the... more →

Air Communications To Be Liberalized In Armenia23.10.2013

Air Communications To Be Liberalized In Armenia

 A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government first approved a program to ensure competitive and continued provision of air transport services, established a project implementation task force and endorsed its composition. After assessing several draft projects, it turned out that the policy of open skies will have the greatest positive impact on the economy, leading to jobs and growth in the number of passengers, as well as to reduced... more →