• 09

  05, 2008

  Visit of the delegation headed by President Serzh Sarkissian to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic On May 8, 2008, delegation headed by the President of Armenia, Serzh Sarkissian left for the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. The delegation comprised Secretary of the National Security Council, Arthur Baghdassarian, leader of the Armenian Republican Party fraction in the National Assembly Karen Karapetian, Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanian, Minister of Agriculture David Lokian, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtian, Minister of Health Artem Kushkian, and Minister for Emergency Situations Mher...
• 07

  05, 2008

  Today President Serzh Sarkissian received the representatives of the Committee and the Council of the Veterans of World War II. Addressing the veterans the President of Armenia said, “First, I want to cordially congratulate you on the occasion of Victory Day and in your person all those who contributed to the victory. On these occasions we usually speak about the direct participants of the events: soldiers, officers, generals who were fighting the evil and brought victory to all of us. We should not forget of course those who were working behind the front lines giving their hope, compassion and faith and working...
• 05

  05, 2008

  Today President Serzh Sarkissian received a well-known Diaspora Armenian businessman and benefactor, Vache Manoukian and a member of the Executive Board of the HSBC, David Badd At the meeting discussed were issues related to the improvement of the investment climate in Armenia and enhanced employment of the Diaspora potential. The parties agreed that Armenia has a great potential whose appropriate handling can foster the country’s economic development, including the increase the number of tourists. The sides spoke also about the possibilities of expanding the HSBC services in Armenia.
• 01

  05, 2008

  On the evening of April 30 President Serzh Sarkissian visited Academician Sergey Hambartsumian The President of Armenia noted that the situation with the science and research was discussed last week at the annual assembly of the National Academy. However, it is one thing to discuss the situation officially and quite another - to talk intimately. Serzh Sarkissian said that with this regard he needs some advice but also has some questions. “In the area of science and research we do have problems, and it is necessary to find the ways to address them,” President of Armenia stressed. He...
• 30

  04, 2008

  On April 30 President Serzh Sarkissian received the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Seid Ali Saghaian. The Ambassador of Iran said that his country attaches great importance to the further development of the relations with Armenia. He noted that the presence of the President Ahmadinejad’s personal representative at the inauguration ceremony of Serzh Sarkissian is yet another proof of the Iranian side’s intentions. Stressing the strategic importance of the bilateral relations, the two sides noted with satisfaction that thanks to mutual efforts the Armenian-Iranian cooperation is on the rise....
• 29

  04, 2008

  Today President Serzh Sarkissian received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Armenia Todor Staykov Ambassador Staykov presented to the President of Armenia the congratulatory message of the President of Bulgaria Georgi Prvanov as well as his invitation to the Armenian President to conduct an official visit to Bulgaria. Serzh Sarkissian mentioned the importance of developing traditional partnership with Bulgaria and also the cooperation in the framework of European policy. Hailing the existing high level of the political dialogue between Armenia and Bulgaria, Serzh Sarkissian noted...