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  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan met with the Armenian Ombudsman Today, President Serzh Sargsyan met with the Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian. At the meeting discussed were issues related to the general situation with human rights and liberties in Armenia as well as pending actions in that area. The President of Armenia directed the Minister of Justice and President’s Assistant on legal issues to conduct an official investigation at the penitentiary institutions regarding recent alarm calls on the possible use of violence against the detainees....
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  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting of the National Security Council The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the outcome of the unofficial summit of the Heads of State held last week in Kazakhstan, as well as to decide on the preliminary works for the implementation of the reached agreements. At the summit it was decided to establish a 10 billion USD special Fund for the mitigation of the consequences of the global and financial crises, as well as to create a rapid response force in the framework...
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  12, 2008

  President Sargsyan held a reception at the Presidential Palace for representatives of the Armenia’s mass media Today, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held a reception at the Presidential Palace for over one hundred and fifty representatives of the Armenia’s mass media to celebrate the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays. The President of Armenia congratulated the journalists and wished them good health and success, and he wished the mass media in general a daily growing audience. “Let’s hope that 2009 will be an eventful year and that the journalists and the mass media will be...
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  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan congratulated maestro Chekijian on his 80th birthday Today, President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with the renowned conductor, musical director of the Armenia’s State Academic Choir, laureate of numerous rewards, Hovaness Chekijian. The President of Armenia congratulated maestro Chekijian on his 80th birthday, stressed his invaluable contribution to the development and propagation of the Armenian culture. Serzh Sargsyan wished maestro Chekijian good health, boundless happiness, and new creative achievements.
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  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan gave a reception for representatives of the business circles of Armenia Today, in celebration of New Year and Christmas holidays, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan gave a reception at the Presidential Palace for over one hundred representatives of the business circles of Armenia. Congratulating those present with the approaching New Year and Christmas holidays, the President of Armenia said, “We all realize that 2009 will be a year of hard work. It is our common task to endure through the close cooperation of the state and the private sector the current...
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  12, 2008

  President Sargsyan to participate at the unofficial summit of the CSTO Today, by the invitation of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left for Kazakhstan to participate at the unofficial summit of the Heads of State of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The summit, which is attended by the Presidents of Armenia, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, is held at the Shuchini-Borovi winter resort near Kokchetau town. Prior to the opening of the unofficial summit,...