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RA Government and UNDP Sign an Agreement Launching the Projects to Modernize RA State Borders27.08.2012

RA Government and UNDP Sign an Agreement Launching the Projects to Modernize RA State Borders

 Today, in the presence of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, RA Government and the United Nations Development Programme signed a co-financing agreement marking the start of the projects for modernization of Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan border crossing points of Republic of Armenia. On behalf of the RA Government the documents were signed by the RA Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan and the president of RA State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan, and by the UNDP Deputy Resident... more →

PM Instructed the Ministry of Health to Implement Specific Measures in the Fight against Shadow Economy25.08.2012

PM Instructed the Ministry of Health to Implement Specific Measures in the Fight against Shadow Economy

 The Government held a consultation on issues related to the healthcare sector, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “It should be clarified why the economic growth trends in this area dropped 4.4 percent compared to the same period last year, despite the fact that we have implemented significant measures to increase the services and decrease the shadow in the healthcare sector. Specifically, the funding had not been reduced compared to the previous year, and the great... more →

Social Sector Will Remain Free from Biased Intervention23.08.2012

Social Sector Will Remain Free from Biased Intervention

 A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “Today’s meeting coincides with the day when the RA Supreme Council adopted the Declaration of Independence, which laid the groundwork for the independence of our country,” said Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and congratulated those present on the occasion. The Cabinet approved the procedures for maintaining the state pension system database, which will increase the quality of the... more →

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN SENT A LETTER OF CONDOLENCES TO THE PRESIDENT OF VIETNAM TRUONG TAN SANG23.08.2012

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN SENT A LETTER OF CONDOLENCES TO THE PRESIDENT OF VIETNAM TRUONG TAN SANG

 President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang on the natural disaster which struck the northern provinces of the country. The letter reads: “Your Excellency, I learned with profound sorrow about the natural disaster in the northern provinces of Vietnam, which claimed numerous human lives and caused enormous destruction. On behalf of the people of Armenia and my own behalf, I express deep... more →

PM’s Congratulatory Message to His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on His Birth Anniversary21.08.2012

PM’s Congratulatory Message to His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on His Birth Anniversary

 Your Holiness, On behalf of the RA Government and myself, I congratulate you on your 61st birth anniversary. I wish you good health, longevity, limitless power and energy on your patriarchal sacred path. Your pious deeds and church-building activities strengthen the position of the national religion in our homeland and Diaspora communities, guaranteeing the continuity of the Armenian nation. May God gift you with good health, prosperity and success in all your endeavors. more →

Group of Mountaineers Who Have Climbed Mount Ararat Receive PM’s Letters of Appreciation20.08.2012

Group of Mountaineers Who Have Climbed Mount Ararat Receive PM’s Letters of Appreciation

 Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a group of mountaineers who made a pilgrimage to Mount Ararat. The group shared their impressions from the pilgrimage with the Prime Minister by means of a video material. The initiator of the meeting writer, publicist Zori Balayan welcomed the mountaineers’ activities, noting that for Armenians Mount Ararat is not only a sacred mount but also their homeland. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan awarded Aramayis Sedrakyan, Nver Avetisyan,... more →