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President Serzh Sargsyan received the USSR People’s Artist Iosif Kobzon23.11.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan received the USSR People’s Artist Iosif Kobzon

President Serzh Sargsyan received today the USSR People’s Artist Iosif Kobzon, who has arrived to Armenia in the framework of his 75th birth anniversary tour. The President of Armenia welcomed the guest in our country, congratulated on his jubilee and noted that in Armenia, we are always happy to host a beloved and talented singer who has many admirers not only in our but also in many other countries and who is without doubt is a good friend of the Armenian people. Serzh Sargsyan... more →

RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan is Awarded the IPA CIS Gold Medal23.11.2012

RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan is Awarded the IPA CIS Gold Medal

On the evening of November 22 with the participation of the parliaments' presidents of the IPA CIS member-states the session of the IPA CIS Council was held, on the agenda of which 30 items were included. At the beginning of the session the Speaker of the Federal Council of the RF Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko welcomed the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan and congratulating him, noted with joy that Mr Abrahamyan had been reelected President of the RA National Assembly. Mrs... more →

Government Takes Drastic Steps To Improve Business Environment22.11.2012

Government Takes Drastic Steps To Improve Business Environment

 A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Opening the meeting, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Prime Minister congratulated banking sector staff on their professional holiday and wished them every success. The Executive approved a set of amendments to the law “On trade and services” and 15 other legal acts in a bid to operate drastic improvement of the business environment, strengthen the country’s... more →

President Serzh Sargsyan received Federico Faggin - the awardee of the Presidential Award for the global contribution to the area of Information Technologies22.11.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan received Federico Faggin - the awardee of the Presidential Award for the global contribution to the area of Information Technologies

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Honorary President of Synaptics Company Federico Faggin, who was awarded the Presidential Award 2012 for the global contribution to the area of Information Technologies. The meeting was followed by the reception held at the Presidential Palace in honor of Mr. Federico Faggin and Mrs. Elvia Faggin. At the reception, the Chairman of the Executive Council of the Committee of the Global Information Technologies (GIT) Hovik Musayelyan presented the... more →

Mayor Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic21.11.2012

Mayor Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

 The issues related to experience exchange in the sphere of urban economy management and to the development of investment field were discussed during the meeting of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Thomas Dub. Welcoming the idea of holding the Armenian-Czech business Forum in Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan said that this fact proves once again the high level of Armenian-Czech relationship and states that there is big... more →

Yerevan Mayor had a meeting with the leader of the Armenian office of the OSCE21.11.2012

Yerevan Mayor had a meeting with the leader of the Armenian office of the OSCE

 Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan had a meeting with the leader of the Armenian Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe Andrey Sorokin. Greeting the guest the Mayor introduced the perspectives of the capital’s development and the programs of reforms directed at the improvement of urban economy management pointing out successful examples of cooperation in this sphere between the Municipality of Yerevan and international organizations. "During these... more →