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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 →
25.07.2013
Matters Of Public Concern Within Government’s Eyeshot
The Cabinet held today a regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan referred to the self-started popular movement of the last few days, which according to the Premier is of social rather than political nature. The head of government stressed that any decision affecting large masses should be discussed in advance with the public (see separate). The government approved the principled guidelines and a... more →
25.07.2013
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan - Dear colleagues, I would like to start today’s Cabinet sitting with the recent days’ social movement-related problems. First, we can see that this is a spontaneous movement of people, which has no political character, though the latest events have shown that some political parties would like to avail themselves of the opportunity, while the actual cause is the Yerevan Town Hall’s decision to change the public transport fares. ... more →
24.07.2013
On 23 July 2013 in the Writers’ Creative House of Tsaghkadzor the conference with the heading “The Public Movement in Armenia at the Modern Phase: New Challenges and Perspectives” launched. It was organized by the Armenian Association of Women with University Education. The conference is held by the sponsorship of the RA National Assembly, the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The President of the Armenian Association of Women with University... more →