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18.03.2016
Regular meeting of Yerevan Council of Elders
The regular meeting of Yerevan Council of Elders was convened on March 18 and chaired by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margryan. During the meeting the Council of Elders approved of the draft decisions on the placement of memorial boards of the Arm SSR Honoured Artist, music critic Arshak Adamyan and of the Arm SSR Honoured Coach, outstanding physical culture and sport worker Eduard Tumanyan. The Council of Elders discussed and confirmed the report on Yerevan budget implementation of 2015, according... more →
18.03.2016
State Commission on Preparation and Coordination of Independence Day-dedicated Events Holds Meeting
The State Commission on Preparation and Coordination of Independence Day-dedicated events met today in the Office of Government, chaired by Commission Chairman, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. “The 25th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence is our most cherished holiday. This is a wonderful opportunity to appreciate, remember, discuss, analyze and assess our achievements. The Commission must do everything in order to properly celebrate the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s... more →
18.03.2016
PRESIDENT ATTENDED THE CEREMONY OF OPENING OF THE ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE CENTER
President Serzh Sargsyan today conducted a working visit to Kotayk marz, where he attended the ceremony of the opening of the Armenian-Russian Humanitarian Response Center. The opening was made by the Minister of Emergency Situation of Armenia Armen Eritsian and the Minister of RF on Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Elimination of the Consequences of Natural Disasters Vladimir Puchkov, who has arrived to Armenia for this particular purpose. Accompanied by the Ministers of... more →
17.03.2016
Young families to enjoy more favorable conditions under “Affordable Housing” program
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government amended one of its previous decrees with a view to involving greater number of young families in need of better housing conditions in the Affordable Housing for Young Families target program and make available affordable mortgage loans to program beneficiaries. In particular, the aggregate age of spouses in target families is set at 65 years instead of 60. Furthermore, the property... more →
17.03.2016
PRESIDENT MET WITH THE ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF CYPRUS
On the last day of his official visit to Cyprus, President Serzh Sargsyan on March 16 met with the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II. The President of Armenia stressed the importance of inter-faith solidarity and mutual respect toward each other’s religion, which according to the President, is a pillar of the unshakable Armenian-Cypriot friendship and today also the issue receives due high-level attention and attitude. Underscoring that mutual sympathy between the Armenian and... more →
17.03.2016
AT THE SUMMIT OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE’S PARTY PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN MADE A STATEMENT
President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the Kingdom of Belgium on a working visit, today in Brussels participated at the Summit of the European People’s Party (EPP). At the Summit, the President of Armenia made a statement in which he referred to the dynamically developing Armenia-EU relations and the process of development of cooperation in all mutually interesting areas, to the large-scale reforms implemented in Armenia which occupy a very important place in our relations with the... more →