Today the RA deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan received the Governmental delegation of the Russian Sverdlovsk region which is in Armenia within the framework of the Russian year in Armenia. {BR} After the meeting the working groups realizing projects between the RA Government and RF Sverdlovsk region Government in the commerce, scientific-technical and other fields held a joint session....

The RA Defense Minister, Secretary of the Security Council attached to the RA President Serge Sargsyan is still in USA on official duty. {BR} October 27 the RA Defense Minister made speech in the Carnegie fund. Representatives of the US Pentagon, State Secretariat and other state institutions were present at the speech. The same day the RA Defense Minister was the guest of the round table organized...

Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian received the delegation headed by NATO Secretary General Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.{BR} The parties discussed issues referring to the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). {BR} They expressed content with the cooperation and said the IPAP should be fully specified within shortest terms...

Robert Kocharyan has signed the law on amending the RA Law on «Value Added Tax» adopted by the RA NA.

During the visit to the United States the Armenian delegation led by Secretary of the Security Council at the RA President, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan met with Aide-General of Kansas State, Major General Tod Banting and Congressman Dennis Moore. {BR} The RA Defense Minister and Major General Tod Banting discussed the issues referring to peacekeeping and military medicine. They also touched upon...

Today Armenian President Robert Kochaian received Hrair Hovnanian, the Chairman of the AAA Board of Trustees. {BR} The parties discussed the Assembly's current activities and the Armenian-American cooperation.

Today Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan received head of the Republic of Ajaria Levan Varshalomidze. {BR} The parties stressed that the existing bilateral potential for cooperation should be efficiently used and noted that Ajaria is the closest and moderate resort for Armenia. The head of the Ajarian government noted that after the settlement of domestic issues the central authorities intend...

By the decision of the RA Prime Minister Gagik Khachatryan has been appointed deputy Minister of Agriculture of Armenia. {BR} Member of the Republican Party Gagik Khachatryan has been the head of the State Non-Commerce Organization «State Purchase Agency» since 2001.

Today Robert Kocharyan received the EU Three with the Great Britain special representative to Southern Caucasus Brian Fall at the head. {BR} The sides discussed the issue of enhancing the relations with EU in the margins of the European New Neighbors policy, considering the importance of the Individual Partnership Action Plan. Robert Kocharyan said that the problems with one country must not become...

Today RA NA President Arthur Baghdasaryan received the EU Three delegation with Great Britain special representative to Southern Caucasus Brian Fall. {BR} During the meeting issues about the relations of the Southern Caucasian countries with the EU were discussed. Mr. Fall mentioned that one of the aims of the visit is to contribute to the development of the Individual Partnership Action Plan. According...

The third session of the North-South passageway coordinating council took place in New Delhi in which delegations from 14 countries participated. {BR} Armenia was represented by the RA Minister of Transportation Hrant Beglaryan, and the Armenian Ambassador to India Ashot Kocharyan. On October 20 the heads of the delegations from the countries which were authors of the North-South passageway agreement...

Next week the EU three will arrive in the South Caucasian region on a one-week visit. The EU representatives will come to Armenia first, where on October 23-25 they will meet the RA authorities. {BR} On the whole there will be 7 EU representatives in the delegation with the EU special representative to Southern Caucasus Heikki Talvitie. By the way, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is represented in...

MURDER CAUSED NEW ELECTIONS AND NEW EXPENCES According to RA Electoral Code and RA Law about “Local governing” the executive power decreed to suspend the authority of head of Nor Hajn city community Armen Keshishyan ahead of schedule taking into account the latter's resignation.{BR} It was also decided to hold extra elections of the head of the city community. 568 181 AMD will be marked out...

Secretary of the Security Council attached to the RA President, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan received today the Ukrainian Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Armenia Alexander Bozhko. {BR} During the meeting the Ambassador briefly represented the situation in Ukraine. Referring to the two-party relations Alexander Bozhko mentioned that although the Armenain-Ukrainian relations are developing...

Today the Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II awarded the high medal «St. Nerses Shnorhali» of the Armenian Apostolic Church to Mr. Petros Aslanyan living in the Arabian United Emirates. {BR} At the end of the ceremony the Catholicos said, «We are adorning your chest with the medal as appreciation of the service you have rendered to your country». Garegin II also mentioned that the service...

Today the usual session of the Nuclear Energy Security Council took place in the Government Reception House. Issues about the power system of Armenia, especially those about nuclear power have been discussed. {BR} Robert Kocharyan considered the steps taken towards the raising of the power independence and the security level of the country successful. He found the process of construction of small...

Robert Kocharyan has sent a condoling telegram to the Voskanyan family on the death of Hrant Voskanyan. {BR} The message runs as follows, “We express our deepest condolences on the death of the well-known state and political body Hrant Voskanyan. For many years Hrant Voskanyan has been on very responsible posts showing incredible wisdom and patriotism. Great is Hrant Voskanyan’s service to our Republic”.

Today the RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan left for Lithuania on a two-day official visit. {BR} During the visit the Minister will meet the President of the country and the Foreign Minister. On October 19 Vardan Oskanyan will leave for Brussels to joint the delegation of Robert Kocharyan will visit the European structures on an official visit.

During the Ministers’ Committee session on October 13 the Ministers’ delegates have decided that during the CoE Ministers’ Conference titled “Intercultural Dialogue” dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention which is to take place on October 27-28 in Faro (Portugal) the CoE Ministers’ Committee will be represented by the permanent representative of Armenia to CoE Ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanyan. {BR} This...

Today RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan received the members of the Directors' Council of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. They congratulated the Government on the impressive economic indexes of development for the last few years mentioning that the European Bank intends to enlarge the number of its programs in Armenia and enhance cooperation. {BR} Andranik Margaryan highly...

The RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan who is Asia on official visit met the Foreign Minister of Singapore Mr. George Yeo. {BR} During the meeting Minister Oskanyan represented the state of Armenia in the present geo-political environment, and the perspectives of development of our region. The sides also discussed the possibilities of development of the two-party relation. During the meeting they...

Today Robert Kocharian held a working meeting with members of the council of political coalition to discuss matters referring to constitutional amendments. {BR} As result it was decided to from a council for coordination the preparatory works on the constitutional referendum. The council will consist of representatives of political coalition and political forces speaking out for the amendments. The...

Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Minister of Transport of Russia, Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Igor Levitin. {BR} In R. Kocharian's words, the Commission is an important mechanism in the Armenian-Russian relations, that were always marked with efficiency. The parties discussed bilateral cooperation...

October 13 RA National Assembly Chairman Artur Baghdassaryan received newly appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to Armenia Alexander Bozhko. {BR} During the meeting A. Bozhko noted that he will keep the development of interparliamentary ties in the limelight of his diplomatic mission. According to the Ambassador, Armenia and Ukraine have chosen the European path and have a big potential for interaction,...