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AMBASSADOR OF BULGARIA HELD A FAREWELL MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria in Armenia Georgi Karastamatov who is concluding his diplomatic mission in our country. President Sargsyan thanked Ambassador Karastamatov for his personal contribution to the consistent development of the Armenian-Bulgarian relations and underscored that in recent years the political dialogue between the two countries has noticeably intensified constituting a solid base... more →
Welfare Package Component to Feature in 2017 State Budget Bill
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Note that on March 24, 2016, the Prime Minister suggested that the Audit Chamber probe into the recreational component of the welfare package. Head of Audit Chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan briefed the meeting on the findings of their probe, which covered hotel networks in major tourist centers of Tsakhkadzor, Dilijan, Jermuk, Aghveran, Arzni, Artavaz and Hankavan. The probe has revealed irregularities to a... more →
Prime Minister Visits Artik, Ohanavan and Karbi communities
During the working meeting in the City Hall Mayor Taron Margaryan was reported that the previous week, as a result of the control over public transport operation carried out jointly with the Road police 36 protocols on administrative violations had been revealed. It was also reported that the barrier sets blocking transport movement at the certain time in the area adjacent to “Cascade” had been over. Concerning the cases of illegal money collection for car parking the Mayor... more →
Galust Sahakyan receives Bulgarian Ambassador
On July 13, the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria Georgi Karastamatov completing his diplomatic mission in the Republic of Armenia . The Head of the Parliament expressed thankfulness to Georgi Karastamatov for the favourable cooperation during his tenure in Armenia and wished him success in his later activities. Galust Sahakyan emphasized the role of parliamentary diplomacy from the perspective of strengthening bilateral... more →
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan met with the members of the choir operating under the auspices of the Armenian church of Cambridge (USA) which is led by Konstantin Petrosyan. The Preacher of the local church was present at the meeting too. Greeting the guests Taron Margaryan congratulated them on the 50th jubilee of the choir. During the conversation the Mayor presented the guests the cultural life and perspectives of development of the capital, including the activity of music schools and... more →
THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF ETHIOPIA PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
Today, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Grum Abay Teshome (residence in Moscow) presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan. The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and expressed hope that during his diplomatic tenure he will channel his knowledge and energy towards the deepening and strengthening of the Armenian-Ethiopian relations. Speaking about historic relations... more →