• 05

  10, 2016

  President received delegation headed by the Vice-President of the Bundestag Johannes Singhanmer President Serzh Sargsyan received today delegation headed by the Vice-President of the Bundestag Johannes Singhammer which comprises also the representatives of the Cardinal Hoffner Union. At the beginning of the meeting President Sargsyan congratulated the guests on the occasion of Germany’s National Holiday – German Unity Day and wished the friendly people of Germany peace and greater prosperity. From the viewpoint of strengthening the bilateral Armenian-German...
• 05

  10, 2016

  President introduced the newly appointed Secretary of the National Security Council Today, President Serzh Sargsyan introduced to the staff of the National Security Council the newly appointed Secretary of the NSC Yuri Khatchaturov. The President of Armenia thanked the former Secretary of the NSC Armen Gevorkian for the works conducted at this position during his brief tenure and on his own behalf and on behalf of the participants of the meeting wished him all the best at his new position as the Chief of the Presidential Administration. The President congratulated...
• 03

  10, 2016

  President introduced the newly appointed Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the RA Armed Forces The President of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief Serzh Sargsyan today visited the Ministry of Defense and introduced to the highest officer corps the newly appointed Minister of Defense Vigen Sarkissian and the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the RA Armed Forces Movses Hakopian. President Sargsyan spoke also about the circumstances taken into consideration before making this decision. In that context, Serzh Sargsyan spoke in detail about the role ascribed by the new Constitution to the...
• 03

  10, 2016

  President received Secretary General of the UN World Tourist Organization Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Secretary General of the UN World Tourist Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai. The President of Armenia welcomed the guest to Armenia and highlighted the role and standing of the Organization as the main international forum in the area of tourism. Stressing the importance of the UNWTO long and efficient cooperation with our country, Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that the visit of the Secretary General will serve as a new impetus for the future...
• 03

  10, 2016

  Serzh Sargsyan presented the newly appointed Chief of the Presidential Administration By the today’s decree of President Serzh Sargsyan, Vigen Sarkissian was relieved of his duties as the Chief of the Presidential Administration and appointed the RA Minister of Defense. Edward Nalbandian was appointed the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs. By another decree of the President of Armenia, Armen Gevorkian was relieved of his duties as the Secretary of the National Security Council and appointed the Chief of the Presidential Staff. By the Presidential decrees Yuri...
• 01

  10, 2016

  President attended the opening ceremony of the Yerevan Open International Chess Tournament The President of Armenia, Chairman of the RA Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan today at the Chess Academy of Armenia attended the opening ceremony of the first ever Yerevan Open International Chess Tournament to be held in Armenia on October 1-10. Present at the opening ceremony of the Yerevan Open International Chess Tournament was also the President of the European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili. One hundred forty chess players from 11 countries applied for the participation in the...