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17.09.2012
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Hamadoun Touré. Welcoming the ITU Secretary General’s visit to Armenia, President Sargsyan underscored that recent success achieved by our country in the areas of telecommunication and communications is a result of cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union and personally with Mr. Touré. Serzh Sargsyan hailed Hamadoun Touré’s... more →
14.09.2012
Honorable Dmitry Medvedev, On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and myself, I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of your birthday. I wish you and your family peace, happiness and good health. I wish you productive activities and new achievements for the benefit of Russia and the Russian people. I am confident that our joint efforts directed to the further integration of the economies of Russia and Armenia will lead to substantial results, transmitting new... more →
13.09.2012
Parliamentary Group of Lithuania Condemns the Azerbaijani Authorities’ Steps
Eduard Sharmazanov, RA NA Deputy President, Co-Chair of Armenia-Lithuania Parliamentary Friendship Group, had a telephone talk with Algis Kašeta, Co-Chair of the Lithuanian side, highly appreciating the statement directed to the international community made by a group of deputies on granting pardon to Ramil Safarov by the President of Azerbaijan. The deputies, who signed under the statement, among them, Algis Kašeta, Kęstutis Masiulis, Dalia Kuodyte, Dangutė Mikutiene,... more →
12.09.2012
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort. The parties discussed issues pertaining to Armenia-EU relations and development of cooperation, the current stage of the NK peace process and the situation after the release of the Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov and the response of the international community to that incident. Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to various countries, different... more →
12.09.2012
President Serzh Sargsyan invited a session of the National Security Council
The President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the RA National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan invited today a session of the National Security Council. Present at the meeting were the Speaker of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamian, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkissian, Secretary of the RA National Assembly Council Artur Baghdassarian, Vice Prime Minister Armen Gevorgian, Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, Chief of the Presidential... more →
12.09.2012
Parliament Continues the Work of the Four-Day Sittings
At September 12 the National Assembly adopted by voting the RA draft law “On Recognizing Non Valid the RA Law on Free Privatization of the Apartments of the State Housing Fund” which was debated on the previous day. Then the deputies continued to debate the 2011 Annual Report of the RA Control Chamber, which was interrupted on the previous day. The deputies presented their observations and evaluations in the speeches on the report. In his speech the RA Minister of... more →