• 09

  08, 2009

  President Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament On August 8 in Jermuk, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament, dedicated to the 80th birthday of Tigran Petrossian and made a statement. The tournament commenced on August 9, when the President of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan and the President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made first symbolic moves in Levon Aronian-Vasili Ivanchuk match. While seven pairs of players...
• 08

  08, 2009

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan at the opening of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk-2009” tournament dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Peterossian Dear Mr. Ilyumzhinov, Dear Chess players, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am happy to greet you all in Jermuk. Today, we are conducting in Armenia a momentous chess tournament which would be prestigious to host for any country. Tournaments of this standing are festive events for the nations which appreciate and cherish the world’s oldest intellectual game – chess. I am confident that in the ensuing days, Jermuk will be the center of attention of the chess fans all over the world. They will...
• 08

  08, 2009

  President Serzh Sargsyan conducted a working visit to Jermuk On August 8-9, President Serzh Sargsyan conducted a working visit to Jermuk. At the meeting with the leadership of the region and the town, the President discussed issues pertaining to the implementation of the decisions adopted during the last year meetings, when Jermuk was designated a center for recreation and tourism activities. In particular, the Deputy Minister for Urban Development, Chief Architect Narek Sarkissian presented to the President of Armenia the blueprint of priority...
• 07

  08, 2009

  President Sargsyan received the American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Matthew Bryza Today, President Sargsyan received the American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Matthew Bryza. At the meeting discussed was a wide range of issues pertaining to the current stage of the NK peace process.
• 05

  08, 2009

  President Serzh Sargsyan received delegation of the Armenian General Athletic Union Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received delegation of the Armenian General Athletic Union, which has arrived to Armenia to participate in the HOMENETMEN games which are conducted in Armenia for the first time and run August 1-8. Welcoming the participants of the competition, the President of Armenia mentioned the importance of the fact that regular games of the Armenian General Athletic Union this year, for the first time in the organization’s history, are being conducted in Armenia. “It...
• 03

  08, 2009

  Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Orenburg On August 2, after the unofficial summit of the CSTO leaders in Bishkek, by the invitation of the governor of Orenburg region, Aleksei Chernyshev, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left on a working visit for Orgenburg to participate at the opening ceremony of the Armenian National Home. In Orenburg the President of Armenia laid a wreath at the tomb of the great Armenian poet Vahan Terian. Later same day, Serzh Sargsyan visited the Victory Park and laid a wreath at the tomb of the...