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Prime Minister, US Ambassador Discuss Joint Efforts to Combat Corruption28.12.2016

Prime Minister, US Ambassador Discuss Joint Efforts to Combat Corruption

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills. The interlocutors discussed issues related to U.S.-Armenia relations and exchanged views on cooperation in the Government’s anticorruption policy. With reference to the activities of the Anticorruption Council, Karen Karapetyan said he was going to expand the scope of civil society representatives with a view to achieving stronger public feedback. Stressing the need to change the environment conducive... more →

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN AND MRS. RITA SARGSYAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE APPROACHING HOLIDAYS HOSTED NUMEROUS CHILDREN AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE27.12.2016

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN AND MRS. RITA SARGSYAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE APPROACHING HOLIDAYS HOSTED NUMEROUS CHILDREN AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

Today, on the occasion of New Year and Holy Christmas President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan hosted at the Presidential Palace children and grandchildren from the families of the servicemen of the RA Armed Forces, participants of the Artsakh Liberation War, those who fell in the Four-Day April War, those who became handicaps, from the families of the Voluntary Union of the Homeland Defenders, families of the RA Police and National Security Service employees, some public... more →

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Hosts Mass Media Representatives in Parliament27.12.2016

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Hosts Mass Media Representatives in Parliament

On December 27, on the occasion of the New Year and Holy Nativity the President of the RA National Assembly Galust Sahakyan invited the heads and the journalists of the mass media to a festive reception. Addressing the attendees the NA Speaker said: “Dear representatives of the mass media, I congratulate you on the occasion of New Year and Holy Nativity! The passing year was rich in events, so I think that we had no occasion for getting bored. The media representatives, on... more →

SESSION OF THE SUPREME EURASIAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL TOOK PLACE IN SAINT PETERSBURG26.12.2016

SESSION OF THE SUPREME EURASIAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL TOOK PLACE IN SAINT PETERSBURG

President Serzh Sargsyan participated today at the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council held in Saint Petersburg. Among the leaders of other EEU member states at the session, which is taking place at the B. Yeltsin Presidential Library, there are the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev, the President of the Republic Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambaev, and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Present at the session was also the Chairman of... more →

It has been instructed to set proper control over the work of corresponding services26.12.2016

It has been instructed to set proper control over the work of corresponding services

During the regular working meeting all the departments of the Municipality and municipal subdivisions were instructed by Mayor Taron Margaryan to set 24-hour duty during the holidays. In particular, in order to ensure uninterrupted work of life support services the Mayor instructed coordinating persons in charge to work in tight cooperation with the companies “Yerevan Jur”, “Yerevan gas”, and “ Electricity network of Armenia” and to solve the problems... more →

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA AT THE SESSION OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUPREME COUNCIL26.12.2016

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA AT THE SESSION OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUPREME COUNCIL

Distinguished President Putin, please once again accept my condolences. Our today’s meeting provides a good opportunity to recap the two-year activities of the Eurasian Economic Union, to disclose our achievements which, in our opinion, are quite a few. I believe it is necessary to focus on the contentious issues which hamper comprehensive activities of our common economic area. Of course, it would be desirable to discuss these pressing issues in the presence of all our partners. ... more →