• 17

  10, 2014

  Serzh Sargsyan takes part in opening of conference “Chess in Schools” RA President and the President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan today took part in the opening of the international conference “Chess in Schools” being held October 16-18 at the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan. The RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, the President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the First Vice-President of the Armenian Chess Federation Smbat Lputian made speeches at...
• 16

  10, 2014

  President holds consultation with RA Minster of Education and Science and rectors of state HEIs   President Serzh Sargsyan today held a consultation with the RA Minister of Education and Science and the rectors of state higher education institutions (HEI). The implementation process of instructions given at the previous consultation and issues that are still of great concern for state HEIs were discussed. Minister Armen Ashotyan gave a report of various activities carried out in line with the RA President’s instructions and their results. Ensuring equal conditions for...
• 16

  10, 2014

  President receives awardees of 2014 RA President’s Education Awards in IT sphere   President Serzh Sargsyan today received the students and pupils who have won the 2014 RA President’s Education Awards in the IT sphere. Serzh Sargsyan handed the awards to the prize-winners nominated in different categories during a solemn award ceremony held at the Presidential Palace. Together with a certificate for each nomination, the young men received trophies and monetary awards. 26 students and 16 pupils from five higher educational institutions and eight schools...
• 16

  10, 2014

  President Serzh Sargsyan receives EU Special Representative Herbert Salber   President Serzh Sargsyan today received EU (the European Union) Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Herbert Salber. The president attached great importance to the EU’s continuous support of reforms which have been implementing in Armenia. At the meeting, the interlocutors touched upon the latest developments in the negotiation process, the Sochi and Newport summits, as well as upon the ceasefire violations resulted in aggravated...
• 15

  10, 2014

  President Serzh Sargsyan meets Chinese Ambassador to Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Armenia Tian Changchun on the occasion of finishing his diplomatic mission in our country. The president thanked the ambassador for his effective activity aimed at strengthening Armenian-Chinese relations during his tenure and underscored the high level of relations between the two countries, especially stimulating Armenian-Chinese...
• 13

  10, 2014

  President receives Director of ARF Armenian National Committee of Europe   President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Director of the ARF Armenian National Committee of Europe Gaspar Karapetyan (Greece). The Armenian President handed the RA high state decoration, the Medal of Mkhitar Gosh, to Gaspar Karapetyan for his outstanding pro-Armenian activities. The medal had been awarded to him on the occasion of Independence Day. The president congratulated Gaspar Karapetyan and wished him further success.