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President Serzh Sargsyan arrived today on official visit to the United Arab Emirates. After the official welcome ceremony, there took place a meeting of the President of Armenia and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan in the extended format with the participation of the members of the official delegations. The meeting was followed by a tete-a-tete meeting of President Sargsyan and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi... more →
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the world famous French scientist, one of the forefathers of the internet, Executive Director of Open-Root organization Louis Pouzin who has become the recipient of the RA Presidential Award in the area of Information Technologies for his global contribution to the IT area. The President of Armenia welcomed the celebrated scientist and his spouse Chantal Lebrument in our country and underscored that the RA Presidential Award, which was bestowed on... more →
PRESIDENT RECEIVED THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Minister of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation of Italy Paolo Gentiloni who has arrived to Armenia on official visit. Welcoming the high guest to our country, the President of Armenia noted with satisfaction that the centuries-long Armenian-Italian relations are full of manifestations of friendship and based on that in twenty-five years of the Armenian independence the interstate relations have been developing upward. Serzh Sargsyan... more →
The RA Minister of Defense Vigen Sarkissian reported to the President of Armenia on the commencement of a new program initiated and tasked by President Sargsyan, on the steep increase in payments of state insurance (a onetime as well as monthly payments) for the families of the servicemen killed or handicapped in military actions or in the course of military duty. The program was developed and brought to its conclusion through the joint activities of the RA Central Bank and Ministry of... more →
PM Highlights Programs Aimed at Improving IT Sector Quality
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the government continued to discuss the prospects of development of information and communication technologies (ICT). The meeting reviewed a number of programs and ideas, including in particular the establishment of a data center on the basis of cooperation between the State and the private sector, expanding the scope of activities on electronic platforms, building technology centers in the provinces (for example, in Gyumri and Vanadzor), and... more →
President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan attended today the opening ceremony of the R. Yeolyan Hematology Medical Center. Accompanied by the heads of the leading medical institutions of the country, Mayor of Yerevan, Minister of Health Care, Head of the World Bank Yerevan office and other guests, President Sargsyan and Mrs. Sargsyan toured the premise of the only leading medical center in Armenia specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of the hematological diseases,... more →