• 09

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan to pay an official visit to Bulgaria By the invitation of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgi Prvanov, the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan will leave on December 10 for a two-day official visit to Sofia. The same day, there will take place the official ceremony of welcoming the Armenian President and his meeting with the Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Prvanov. The meeting will be followed by the negotiations in the extended format, after which the two Presidents will sign a number of documents. The...
• 09

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan attended in Moscow the funeral of the Russian Patriarch The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Catholicos of All-Armenians Garegin II attended in Moscow the funeral of the Leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Alexei II. The funeral for His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II was held today at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
• 08

  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan will be leaving for Moscow Today, President Serzh Sargsyan will be leaving for Moscow, to participate at the interment ceremony of Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Alexei II.
• 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...