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25.06.2016
President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan together with His Holiness Pope Francis and His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II visited today Tsitsernakaberd – the Armenian Genocide Memorial. The President of Armenia and two Patriarchs paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. His Holiness Pope Francis laid a wreath at the Memorial and preyed. Later His Holiness Pope Francis with President Serzh Sargsyan and His Holiness Catholicos of All... more →
25.06.2016
PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN ATTENDED THE ECUMENICAL CEREMONY AND PRAYER FOR PEACE
Tonight, President Serzh Sargsyan and First Lady at the Republic Square in Yerevan were present at the Ecumenical ceremony and the Prayer for Peace performed by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Holiness Supreme Patriarch Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The event was also attended by the members of the Armenian National Assembly, government members, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited to Armenia, pilgrims, who have arrived from the Armenian parishes abroad,... more →
25.06.2016
Prime Minister Pays Working Visit to Artik
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan paid a working visit to Artik town of Shirak Marz to learn first-hand the consequences of and the damage caused by the flood of June 24. The Head of Government was accompanied by Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Development David Lokyan and Minister of Urban Development Narek Sargsyan. The Premier visited the flood-affected districts of Artik, calling at a local school and kindergarten. Mayor of... more →
24.06.2016
HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS HAS ARRIVED TO ARMENIA
At the invitation of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and Catholic Church today His Holiness Pope Francis has arrived to Armenia. The motto of His Holiness Pope Francis’s visit to the Republic of Armenia is the “Visit to the First Christian Nation”. The logo of the visit depicts Biblical Mount Ararat and the Monastery of Khor Virap – a holy place which had played an exceptional role... more →
24.06.2016
A new flat to the family of the servicemen fallen at the front line
During the meeting convened on June 24 and chaired by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan the Council of Elders of Yerevan approved of the decision on free alienation of a flat to the family of the conscript Grigor Harutyunyan who fell at the front line at the beginning of April. Thus, a flat of 60.63 sq m located at 2nd lane, Luxemburg street,10 was allotted to the mother and brother of the fallen serviceman. more →
24.06.2016
PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN HAD A PRIVATE MEETING WITH HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
The reception ceremony for His Holiness Pope Francis has started at the Presidential Palace where he will meet with the Armenian authorities, representatives of the Armenian public, and members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Yerevan. Prior to that, President Serzh Sargsyan and His Holiness Pope Francis had a private meeting at the Golden Hall of the Presidential Palace. The President expressed gratitude to His Holiness for accepting the invitation to visit Armenia - the First... more →