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Karen Karapetyan Chairs Anticorruption Council Meeting
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a meeting of the Anticorruption Council, attended by civil society representatives. The first item on the agenda referred to the reduction of administrative corruption in the provision of public services. Armenian Lawyers Association NGO President Karen Zadoyan suggested re-launching the network of anticorruption centers in Armenia, noting that 11 such centers as supported by the USAID used to be operational in our country in the period from 2011... more →
Galust Sahakyan Attends Opening of Exhibition of Aragats Akhoyan’s Works
On January 17, the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan attended the opening of the exhibition of the paintings entitled Return of the NA deputy Aragats Akhoyan, which took place in Hovhannes Sharambeyan Centre of Popular Creation. The Return is the artist’s first personal exhibition, where every presented canvas is the expression of endless love and admiration towards native land. The RA NA Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan, the NA deputies, members of the RA Painters’ Union,... more →
Delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor meets with NKR Prime Minister
During the official visit of the delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan to Artsakh the meeting with the NKR Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan was organized. Expressing satisfaction with the results of the cooperation between Yerevan and Stepanakert as well as between the administrative districts of Yerevan and the districts of NKR, the head of Artsakh government expressed gratitude for the initiative of cooperation with Artsakh and its consistent development. “Mister... more →
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a consultative meeting in the Office of Government to discuss issues regarding the use of underground water resources in Ararat Valley. Note that at the Cabinet meeting of December 15, 2016, the Prime Minister gave the Minister of Nature Protection one month to examine and draft a report on those business entities, which are using irrigation water without a permit in the Republic of Armenia, as well as make recommendations for elimination of illegal... more →
RA NA President Receives Newly Appointed Ambassador of Bulgaria
On January 18, the RA NA President Galust Sahakyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the RA Maria Pavlova Tzotzorkova-Kaymaktchieva. Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming her post, the Head of the parliament has expressed conviction that during her diplomatic mission the Armenian-Bulgarian relations will further develop and deepen. In Galust Sahakyan’s word, the old friendship and the numerous cultural connections between... more →
Program of yard areas improvement has been presented
During the regular weekly working meeting in the City Hall Mayor Taron Margaryan was reported that corresponding studies had been made to implement the program of yard areas improvement and the current legal status of the constructions in yard areas had been checked out. It was mentioned that all the yard areas to be improved had been taken into account and the program of yard areas improvement for 2017 had been made up. There are no legal obstacles to fulfil the program. The Mayor... more →