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27.09.2012
Government Approves 2013 State Budget Bill
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan at which the Government approved the 2013 state budget bill. According to the bill, next year budget revenue will rise to AMD 1.059.1 billion (excluding the receipts from cross-budget transfers). Expenditures will stand at AMD 1.183.1 billion (excluding receipts from cross-budget transfers) and finally, the deficit will be AMD124.0 billion. The Government adopted a decision on the formation of a welfare housing... more →
27.09.2012
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle. “We are confident that your visit will give a new impetus to our bilateral cooperation. A large amount of work has been carried out in recent period: our commitments have been met in full and in a timely manner,” the Prime Minister said. The head of government stressed that one of Armenia’s primary goals is to sign a deep and comprehensive... more →
27.09.2012
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received Stefan Fule, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy. The President of Armenia welcomed the guest and expressed satisfaction with the dynamics registered in Armenia-EU relations, which is also evidenced by the frequency of the high level visits. Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that this visit of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy will serve an impetus for the development of Armenia-EU relations. The EU... more →
27.09.2012
On September 27 the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan and the Chairwoman of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan met with the Delegation led by the Commissioner for EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle. Welcoming the guests Artak Zakaryan has noted that the agenda of the RA-EU relations is rather full, and the Armenian Parliament also within the framework of its functions actively... more →
27.09.2012
On September 27 at the joint sitting of the RA NA Standing Committees on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs and Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs moderated by Elinar Vardanyan and Gagik Minasyan the report on the use of financial means allocated to the Staff of the RA Ombudsman in 2011 and the fulfilled programmes were debated. The RA Deputy Finance Minister, Chief Treasurer Atom Janjughazyan, then the Acting Chief of Staff of the RA Ombudsman presented the financial means... more →
26.09.2012
Meeting at the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations
On September 26 the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan met with Ernst Hillebrand, Head of the Department Central and Eastern Europe of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Foundation) and Michael Weichert, Regional Director for the South Caucasus of the same Foundation. Naira Gevorgyan, Representative of the Armenian Office of the Foundation was attending the meeting. Welcoming the guests Artak Zakaryan has noted that Friedrich Ebert Foundation enjoys high... more →