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13.12.2012
On working visit to the U.S.A., Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: The head of government toured the Institute getting acquainted with the technological innovations implemented in the educational institution. Tigran Sargsyan met with Istanbul-born Armenian economist Daron Ajemoghlu who is considered to be one of the modern world’s ten best economists. Discussed were the challenges faced in the global economy, as well as the past, the... more →
13.12.2012
Biometric Diplomatic Passports To Be Printed
Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, the Cabinet met in a regular sitting in the Office of Government. The government allocated AMD7.5m to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to modify the program of biometric diplomatic passports, which will be used to print biometric diplomatic passports. In this connection, the government approved a bill on amendments to the State duty law establishing that 65 thousand and 30 thousand drams should be charged to issue electronic passports... more →
13.12.2012
Tigran Sargsyan Delivers Lecture In Harvard University
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Harvard University in the frame of his working visit to the United States. The head of government had a meeting-lecture in one of the world’s leading universities - Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University). After making a note in the guestbook of top-ranking officials, the Prime Minister met with the faculty and students of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tufts University. The meeting was... more →
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 →
12.12.2012
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 →
12.12.2012
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 →