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Farewell Meeting With Swiss Ambassador14.05.2013

Farewell Meeting With Swiss Ambassador

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received outgoing Swiss ambassador Constantine Obolensky. Hailing the Ambassador’s contribution to the development of the Armenian-Swiss relations, the Premier noted in part, “A solid basis has been built up over the past few years for the expansion and deepening of bilateral ties. We appreciate the Swiss model of development and attach great importance to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation.” In this context, the importance of... more →

Tigran Sargsyan Introduced To Brandy, Wine Producer’s Investment Programs 14.05.2013

Tigran Sargsyan Introduced To Brandy, Wine Producer’s Investment Programs

Prime Sargsann Tigran Sargsyan visited today “Shahnazaryan Ltd” Wine and Brandy House in Yeghvard town of Kotayk Marz to get acquainted with company operations and investment programs. Founded in 2009, the Company produces “Shahnazaryan” and “Pearl of Armenia” 3 to 7 year-old Armenian brandies and brandy spirit using local raw materials. Most of its output is exported toward the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Last year Shahnazaryan Ltd procured some... more →

Dmitry Medvedev Congratulates Tigran Sargsyan On Victory Day13.05.2013

Dmitry Medvedev Congratulates Tigran Sargsyan On Victory Day

RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on Great Patriotic War Victory 68th anniversary. The message reads as follows: “Dear Tigran Sureni! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the 68th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Today we bow to the memory of our fathers and grandfathers who fought courageously and selflessly against the fascist aggressors. I am convinced that the warfare-tried... more →

Several Spheres Subject To Guillotine 13.05.2013

Several Spheres Subject To Guillotine

Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Economic Regulatory Reform Council met in Office of Government. The meeting was also attended by international expert, author of Regulatory Guillotine Scott Jacobs, as well as IMF, OSCE, UNDP, USAID, World Bank and Austrian Development Agency representatives. Director of National Center for Legislative Regulation Armen Yeghiazaryan presented the results of Regulatory Guillotine’s inventory database, according to which some 2500 legal... more →

Victory Park Hosts Shushi Liberation and Great Patriotic War Victory Celebrations09.05.2013

Victory Park Hosts Shushi Liberation and Great Patriotic War Victory Celebrations

Celebrations of the 21st anniversary of Shushi Liberation and the 68th anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory were held at Victory Park of Yerevan. Accompanied by several representatives of the executive authority, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan laid flowers at the Memorial of Unknown Soldier and held a minute’s silence in commemoration of those killed in the Great Patriotic War and Shushi liberation campaign. Addressing the journalists, the Premier stated in part: “May... more →

RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the Ambassador of Finland to the RA08.05.2013

RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the Ambassador of Finland to the RA

On May 7 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received Christer Gustav Mikkelson, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the RA. Welcoming and congratulating the Ambassador on the occasion of the appointment, the NA President expressed conviction that Mr Mikkleson would have big contribution to the development of the Armenian-Finnish inner-state relations. In Hovik Abrahamyan’s word, Armenia highlights the establishment of the... more →