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29.07.2013
PM Visits NATFOOD Meat-Packing Plant
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited NATFOOD meat-processing company, which in 2009 was granted a 3-year VAT holiday for a government-approved investment program. As a result, the company built a modern meat-packing plant in Yerevan’s Nor-Nork district to a total cost of nearly USD26mn (about 10.5 billion Armenian drams, of which about 4.3 billion drams in imported equipment). Accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, the Prime Minister toured the plant’s two... more →
27.07.2013
Meeting Between Armenian-Russian Economic Cooperation Intergovernmental Commission Co-Chairs
Armenian-Russian economic cooperation intergovernmental commission Armenia co-chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Armenian-Russian economic cooperation intergovernmental commission Russia co-chairman, RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov. Welcoming the guest and appreciating the joint work done so far, the Prime Minister emphasized, “Serious work has been carried out since our latest meeting, which is paying off. Various topical issues have been discussed,... more →
27.07.2013
First-Ever Free Economic Zone Out In Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and RF Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov attended today the official opening of Armenia’s first free economic zone (FEZ). Congratulating those involved in the FEZ project, the Premier thanked them all for about five-year long joint efforts and wished the pilot project successful pace. The RF Minister of Transport, too, extended a vote of thanks to all the contributors and the Prime Minister in person for support and cooperation. After... more →
26.07.2013
Government Agency 2013 First Half-Year Performance Reports Summarized
The government continued discussing reports on first half-year agency performance and the current status of government action plan and priority tasks for 2013. Reports were submitted by the following officials: Minister of Education and Science, Head of State Science Committee by Ministry of Education and Science, Head of State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee by Government. The Prime Minister referred to the assignments issued in the period under review and the performances... more →
26.07.2013
First Lot Of Belarusian Tractors Reach Armenia
Pursuant to an agreement reached between the presidents of Armenia and Belarus, on the sidelines of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s May 31, 2013 visit to the Republic of Belarus, Tigran Sargsyan and his Belarus counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich made arrangements that the Belarusian side would provide Armenia with around 300 tractors at cost-price. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Nurnus community of Kotayk Marz of Armenia to see firsthand the first lot of... more →
25.07.2013
RA NA Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan Meets with the Diaspora Armenian Young People
On July 25 the NA Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan met with the participants of the program “Diaspora – Summer School.” Welcoming the young people, who have arrived in Armenia from the CIS countries, the NA Deputy Speaker has noted that she highly appreciates the program “Diaspora – Summer School” being implemented by the RA Ministry of Diaspora, which gives opportunity the Armenian young people to know their Motherland. At the young... more →