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05.11.2012
Debates of the RA Draft Law On RA State Budget For 2013
On November 5 at the joint sitting of the RA NA Standing Committees on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs moderated by Elinar Vardanyan and Gagik Minasyan the issue of financing the staff of the Human Rights Defender envisaged by the RA draft law On RA State Budget for 2013 was debated. The Deputy Minister of Finance Pavel Safaryan submitted to the MPs the financial flows in this sphere. The RA Human Rights Defender Karen... more →
05.11.2012
Meeting With the NATO Delegation
On November 5 the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, the Head of the NA Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Koryun Nahapetyan and the member of the Delegation Vardan Oskanian met with the Delegation led by the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai. Welcoming the guests Koryun Nahapetyan highlighted the conduct of the event “Week of NATO in Armenia”,... more →
01.11.2012
Dear Colleagues, I have had a conversation with the President of Armenia on how to strengthen the fight against corruption. We are not at all satisfied with the situation in this area. The President is calling for drastic measures, including the use of surgical methods in order to achieve tangible result. A meeting of the Anticorruption Council is scheduled for tomorrow. It is my firm belief that we should cooperate more closely with civil society, if we are to succeed in our effort.... more →
01.11.2012
Top Leadership Unsatisfied With Anticorruption Action Effectiveness
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister said to have had a conversation with the President of Armenia on how to strengthen the fight against corruption. The President calls for drastic measures in order to achieve tangible results (see separate). Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s directive, Minister of Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan reported back compliance with the tax liabilities and... more →
01.11.2012
Today, the newly appointed Ambassador of Greece Ioannis Taghis presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan. The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on starting his diplomatic mission in our country and expressed hope that through his active work he will make a considerable contribution to the strengthening of the relations between our two countries and peoples. Serzh Sargsyan underscored that the Armenian-Greek relations are based on the centuries-long historical... more →
29.10.2012
President Serzh Sargsyan visited the Yerevan Exhibition of Jewelry
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the Jewelry Exhibition at the Marriott Hotel in Yerevan. Presented at the exhibition are jewelry pieces from the Armenian as well as over 70 foreign companies. The exhibition has been attended also by the Chairman of the World Jewelry Confederation (CIBJO) Gaetano Cavalieri and Chairman of the Armenian Jewelers Association (AJA) Gagik Gevorkian. The President of Armenia toured the pavilions of this traditional exhibition,... more →