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20.06.2017
PRESIDENT HOLDS CONSULTATION ON ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN COOPERATION AGENDA
As part President-chaired meetings dedicated to the economic component of Armenia’s foreign policy, President Serzh Sargsyan called today a consultation to discuss economic relations and cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation Vardan Toghanyan informed the President about the implementation of joint programs aimed at the furtherance of allied relations... more →
19.06.2017
Young Republicans made a pilgrimage to Spitakavor, where the remains of Garegin Nzhdeh are buried
On 17 June - on the commemoration day of the Armenian military leader and statesman, national ideologist and thinker Garegin Nzhdeh, on the initiative of the Ideological Commission of RPA Youth Organization about 100 young Republicans participated in the pilgrimage to Spitakavor. It should be mentioned that the remains of Garegin Nzhdeh were secretly buried in the yard of Spitakavor Monastery of Vayots Dzor region on 17 June, 1987 nearby Vernashen village. This year we mark the 30th... more →
13.06.2017
Ara Babloyan Receives NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Caucasus and Central Asia
On June 13, the RA NA President Ara Babloyan received the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai. Welcoming James Appathurai in the National Assembly, Ara Babloyan has documented that the relations with NATO are based on partnership. According to the RA NA President’s words, Armenia’s participation in the Partnership for Peace program is assessed as an important component of the multi-layer security system of... more →
12.06.2017
Taron Margaryan takes his oath and assumes office of Yerevan Mayor
The inauguration ceremony of the newly-elected Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan was held during the solemn meeting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan convened on June 12. In accordance with part 1, Paragraph 47 of the RA Law “On local self-governance in the city of Yerevan” Yerevan Mayor assigns his powers by the order determined by law-by taking his oath during the meeting of the Council of Elders called on the third calendar day after election. According to the same law, the... more →
10.06.2017
Prime Minister Meets Georgian First Deputy Prime Minister
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met today with the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Dimitri Kumsishvili-led Georgian delegation in attendance of the annual meeting of the Belgium and the Netherlands-led subgroup of International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which is being held in Dilijan. The Armenian Prime Minister and the First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia discussed the agenda of bilateral relations, including economic cooperation-related issues, in particular. ... more →
09.06.2017
Ara Babloyan Receives Ambassador of Lithuania to the RA
On June 9, the RA NA Speaker Ara Babloyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the RA Erikas Petrikas. Welcoming the Ambassador in the parliament, Ara Babloyan highly assessed the current level of the relationships between Armenia and Lithuania. The RA NA Speaker expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador of the country firstly recognizing the independence of the Republic of Armenia and highlighted the fact of the Armenian Genocide... more →