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Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets With Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick 13.12.2012

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Meets With Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick

On December 12, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts Deval Patrick. On behalf of President Serzh Sargsyan, the Prime Minister handed Mkhitar Gosh medal to the Governor and thanked the Governor for assistance in the construction of a monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Deval Patrick asked Tigran Sargsyan to forward his gratitude to the President of the Republic of Armenia for the medal. The parties went on to... more →

President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening of the When the Book finds the Artist exhibition12.12.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening of the When the Book finds the Artist exhibition

Today, at the Hovahannes Toumanian Museum, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening of the Exhibition entitled When the Book Finds the Artist, which is concluding a series of events launched in the end of the last year and dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Armenian book printing. The exhibition is dedicated to the history of the Armenian book reading and different stages of the artistic decoration of books, starting from the end of the 19th till the 1970-s of the 20th... more →

Armenian Government, IBM Reach Cooperation Agreement12.12.2012

Armenian Government, IBM Reach Cooperation Agreement

The Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led delegation visited the Silicon Valley-based IBM company headquarters on December 11, 2012. An agreement was reached with IBM to set up a task force to look into the possibilities and prospects of bilateral cooperation. A group of IBM experts will come to Armenia to get acquainted with local IT companies, as well as with the activities of those institutions engaged in fundamental science. The task force is due to come up with findings by the end... more →

Silicon Valley Hosts Armenia’s Representative Office 12.12.2012

Silicon Valley Hosts Armenia’s Representative Office

Attended by the Prime Minister-led government delegation, Armenia’s IT and High-Tech Representative Office was officially inaugurated in the Silicon Valley Plug and Play Tech Center. Then a memorandum of understanding was signed on the establishment of a first-ever venture capital fund in Armenia to allow access to financial investment for local IT companies. Answering the journalists’ questions after the signing ceremony, Tigran Sargsyan stated in part, “The meetings... more →

President Serzh Sargsyan paid last tribute to the People’s Artist of Armenia Flora Martirossian11.12.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan paid last tribute to the People’s Artist of Armenia Flora Martirossian

Today, at the Aram Khatchatrian Philharmonic Concert Hall, President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan, along with the members of the Martirossian family, friends and numerous admirers of her art paid last tribute to the People’s Artist of Armenia Flora Martirossian. more →

President received the Chairman of Management Board of the INTER RAO UES Boris Kovalchuk 11.12.2012

President received the Chairman of Management Board of the INTER RAO UES Boris Kovalchuk

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Chairman of Management Board of the INTER RAO UES Boris Kovalchuk. Boris Kovalchuk presented to Serzh Sargsyan results of his Company’s works this year, spoke about the development priorities and discussed programs of future cooperation with Armenia in the energy sphere. By the decree of President Serzh Sargsyan, the Chairman of Management Board of the INTER RAO UES Boris Kovalchuk was awarded the Anania Shirakatsi Medal for his... more →