• 23

  08, 2009

  President Sargsyan attended the closing ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” chess tournament On August 23, the President of the Republic of Armenia, the President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan attended in Jermuk the closing ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” chess tournament dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Petrossian. Greeting the chess players and those present, President Sargsyan said, “Today, we have concluded the Jermuk leg of the FIDE Grand Prix tournament. Even the most exciting and enjoyable things in life come to an end. I am...
• 20

  08, 2009

  President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton In the evening of August 20, President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. The call was initiated by the American side. During the conversation discussed were Armenia-US bilateral relations as well as regional issues, particularly, those related to the Armenia-Turkey political dialogue.
• 11

  08, 2009

  President Serzh Sargsyan left on a two-week vacation President Serzh Sargsyan left today on a two-week vacation. The President of Armenia will spend several days abroad and then will return to Armenia.
• 10

  08, 2009

  President Sargsyan met with the students, who have been admitted to a number of prestigious universities President Serzh Sargsyan met with the students, who have been admitted to a number of prestigious universities abroad and awarded fellowships of the Luys Foundation and the Luys Partner program to study there. Present at the meeting was also the Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Sarkissian. Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the scholarship recipients on their admission to the world’s top universities and on receiving financial assistance from the Luys Foundation. Noting, that such an...
• 09

  08, 2009

  President Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament On August 8 in Jermuk, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament, dedicated to the 80th birthday of Tigran Petrossian and made a statement. The tournament commenced on August 9, when the President of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan and the President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made first symbolic moves in Levon Aronian-Vasili Ivanchuk match. While seven pairs of players...
• 08

  08, 2009

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan at the opening of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk-2009” tournament dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Peterossian Dear Mr. Ilyumzhinov, Dear Chess players, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am happy to greet you all in Jermuk. Today, we are conducting in Armenia a momentous chess tournament which would be prestigious to host for any country. Tournaments of this standing are festive events for the nations which appreciate and cherish the world’s oldest intellectual game – chess. I am confident that in the ensuing days, Jermuk will be the center of attention of the chess fans all over the world. They will...