• 08

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan received members of the National Assembly of France Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received members of the National Assembly of France, Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Group Francois Rochebloine and Vice-Chairman Rene Rouquet, who have arrived to Armenia to attend the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 1988. The President of Armenia said that Armenia is grateful to France for the assistance provided to our country after the earthquake. Serzh Sargsyan hailed the activities of the French...
• 07

  12, 2008

  Speech by President Serzh Sargsyan on occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Spitak earthquake Your Holiness, Distinguished Mr. Kocharyan, Dear compatriots, Dear guests, Today is the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in our contemporary history, the catastrophic Spitak earthquake. This disaster that brought loss and tragic pain from the earthquake epicenter in Shirakamut echoed in the heart of every single human being, and united the entire mankind under the slogan, “For you, Armenia” regardless of geographic distance, despite realities of the Cold War,...
• 07

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the commemorative events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the 1988 earthquake On December 7, President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the memorial service and the special Liturgy presided over by His Holiness, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II at the Gyumri’s “Seven Wounds” church. At 11.41am sharp, at the precise time when 20 years ago the horrid tragedy took place, a minute’s silence was observed throughout Armenia in commemoration of the victims of the earthquake. The President of Armenia participated at the unveiling of the monument dedicated to the...
• 06

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan handed high state awards On December 6, President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to award Nikolai Ryzhkov, a member of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, with the highest state award - “National Hero of Armenia” - for his significant personal contribution to the rehabilitation works after the devastating earthquake of 1988 and for his outstanding moral support of the Armenian people in those difficult times. By another December 6 decree of the President of Armenia Yuri...
• 06

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan received Nikolay Ryzhkov Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation of the Armenia-Russia interparliamentary cooperation commission headed by the member of the RF Federal Council of the Federal Assembly, Chairman of the commission Nikolay Ryzhkov. According to the President of Armenia, the very fact that the 15th session of the commission was entirely dedicated to the events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1988 earthquake proves once again the existence of warm and friendly relations...
• 06

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan convened a meeting of the National Security Council Today, President Serzh Sargsyan convened a meeting of the National Security Council. The agenda of the meeting comprised the issues pertaining to the implementation of Armenia’s Action Plan for 2007-2008 in the framework of the European Neighborhood policy, major undertakings for the coming two years, and the priority tasks. The other point on the agenda was related to the implementation by Armenia of the decisions adopted by the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2007-2008 and at...