RA NA adopts government program for 2008-2012April 30, 2008 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With a vote 88 to 3, the Armenian National Assembly adopted the government program for 2008-2012.The program includes provisions from the National Security Strategy and poverty reduction project, the election programs of the President, political parties and basic provisions of the agreement on political coalition. Presenting the program, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the government's priorities will be ensuring high macroeconomic development rate and economic growth. "With a limited influence, the government will create favorable conditions for the private sector. The goal of the government is to make Armenia a regional center for business and investments," he said. "We should also finally resolve the poverty problem. The best way to do it is to engage low-income groups in the economic and political life of the republic," he added, Novosti Armenia reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |