Month: October 2019

Aliyev’s words are disrespectful towards Armenian people and CIS heads of state – PM Pashinyan

 12:54, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reacted to the speech of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the session of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Ashgabat.

Pashinyan stated that Aliyev’s remarks contain attempts to distort the history.

“Unfortunately, we saw such attempts in the remarks of Ilham Aliyev. Listening to his assessments on Garegin Nzhdeh, frankly I remembered the Kidnapping, Caucasian Style film where there is a talk about the ruins of an ancient castle, and question is asked “so what, have I also destroyed the church?” There is an impression from Aliyev’s statement that in general Hitler played a secondary role in that war, and the leader of the Nazi movement was Garegin Nzhdeh. But the reality is that Garegin Nzhdeh was fighting against Armenia’s Turkish occupation, against the genocide of Armenians which was organized by Turks”, Pashinyan said, once again emphasizing the importance of knowing the objective assessment of the history.

“It is stated that Garegin Nzhdeh has died in the Vladimir Prison. Many Soviet figures have died in the Vladimir Prison, and so what, all those who were convicted in the 1937-1950s, should be considered as people’s enemies? And if that is so, many famous figures were convicted and spent the last days of their life in prison. But this doesn’t mean that we must accept this as a fact. And I consider it inappropriate to use this format to distort the history, create some tension during this very important session”, the Armenian PM said.

Pashinyan noted that the Armenian government pays special attention to the war veterans, just few months before the social fees provided to all veterans of the Great Patriotic War doubled.

“From the Declaration we will sign today I would like to highlight the parts which emphasize the necessity to make joint efforts to restore the broad international dialogue aimed at strengthening the international security, opposing the dividing lines, the actions leading to formation of mistrust, tension. And I also believe that during such format summits we should do everything possible not to increase the tension between our peoples, our countries, but quite the contrary, to be able to find ways for dialogue, compromise, mutual trust and respect. I think the words of the Azerbaijani President are first of all disrespectful for the Armenian people. And I also believe that his words are disrespectful towards the leaders of the countries and the peoples they represent here”, Nikol Pashinyan said.

The Armenian PM once again thanked the Turkmen leadership for the successful chairmanship in the CIS and expressed hope that the joint efforts aimed at improving and strengthening the multilateral cooperation within the CIS will continue. He also reaffirmed Armenia’s readiness to provide support to the Uzbek partners during the 2020 chairmanship in CIS.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Parliament Speaker’s delegation hosted in Armenia’s Embassy in Netherlands

 13:25, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. In the evening of October 10, the delegation led by Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan took part in the reception organized by the Embassy of Armenia to the Netherlands on the Armenian Independence Day.

Sergey and Lusine Khachatryans’ concert dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Komitas took place.

The President of the Senate of the Netherlands, members of the diplomatic corps and numerous representatives of the Armenian community also attended the concert.

Ethiopia’s PM wins Nobel Peace Prize 2019

 13:28, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, BBC reported

He was awarded the prize for his efforts to “achieve peace and international cooperation”.

Ethiopia reached a peace deal with Eritrea last year, ending a 20-year military stalemate following their 1998-2000 border war.

He was named as the winner of the 100th Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

The prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns (about £730,000; $900,000), will be awarded in Oslo in December.

A total of 301 candidates had been nominated for the prestigious award, including 223 individuals and 78 organizations.

Next session of Council of CIS Heads of State to take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

 13:53, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. The next session of the CIS Council of Heads of State will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on October 16, 2020, RIA Novosti reported.

The respective decision was adopted during today’s session in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

“According to our documents, the presidency at the CIS should pass to Uzbekistan. You know that the President of Uzbekistan has repeatedly expressed his readiness for the upcoming chairmanship. The leadership of Uzbekistan proposes to hold the next session in Tashkent on October 16, 2020”, CIS Executive Committee chair Sergey Lebedev said.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Opportunities to deepen Armenia-Chile economic ties discussed in Yerevan

 14:02, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenian deputy minister of economy Varos Simonyan received Rodrigo Yáñez, Under – Secretary for International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, the Armenian ministry told Armenress.

Deputy minister Varos Simonyan welcomed the official in Armenia and stated that this meeting is a wonderful opportunity to discuss the bilateral economic cooperation.

Rodrigo Yáñez informed that his delegation includes both state officials and private sector representatives. He noted that the cooperation of Chile and Armenia can be significant in the context that the two countries are a unique hub to other major foreign markets. He was interested in considering the opportunity to export Armenian goods to Chile, adding that his country is interested in revealing cooperation opportunities with the EAEU states.

Varos Simonyan provided information about the free trade agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union and the third countries. He also introduced the partnership framework with the EU, in particular within the frames of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.

The officials discussed the upcoming visit of Chile’s delegation to Armenia.

Rodrigo Yáñez thanked the Armenian side for the readiness to effective cooperation.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenian President hosts participants of international School of Young Leaders

 14:21, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian hosted the participants of the international School of Young Leaders who arrived in Armenia from different countries, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

For already the third year the Support Foundation of Young Leaders (SFYL) is organizing this event in Armenia.

This year the event is being held under the title “Leadership in Business”.

The guests introduced the President on their meetings, impressions, stating that the format of this School is a good opportunity to acquire experience and knowledge and establish cooperation.

President Armen Sarkissian welcomed the organization of such youth initiatives, urged and encouraged to be more active and initiating, come up with ideas in accordance with the rapidly changing world. He wished good luck to the participants and also welcomed their plans to improve their professional skills in Armenia.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Ericsson CTO Javier Garcia Gomez says Armenia has all ingredients to be successful in IT

 15:15, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Ericsson CTO for Europe and Latin America Javier Garcia Gomez has noticed the abilities of young population of Armenia in mathematics and programming and states that this is very important for the development of the IT industry in the country.

Javier Garcia Gomez participated in the 23rd World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in Yerevan, Armenia.

“What I hear in this country is that you have a great bench of professional already working in IT. It’s well-known your capabilities of your young population for mathematics, physics, technology as such, so I think that this is a fundamental point. In the new world to develop IT, artificial intelligence you need people to understand mathematics, who are passionate of all mathematics, in coding, software, abstraction, so you need all these capabilities. As far as I know, as far as I hear I think you have all the ingredients in Armenia to be successful in that field”, he said.

Javier Garcia Gomez said the world is more decentralized, and according to him, if the technical capabilities, the mathematical brains are combined with the cozy structure of Armenia, this will be fantastic asset to be successful. “You don’t have to be in the Silicon Valley to develop successful software, nowadays you can develop it anywhere. It doesn’t matter where you are physically located, what matters is your knowledge and your passion”, he said.

The official said Ericson is a supplier of technology for Armenian operators. He said the mobile phones that Armenians use to connect to the internet are often provided by Ericson.

Javier Garcia Gomez said there are new opportunities in Armenia to digitalize enterprises and industries and this will be an additional potential for the Armenian communication service provides to develop additional business.

Commenting on the WCIT, the official said it was well organized as it is a global event followed by the whole world. He said this Congress brought many people to Armenia. Javier Garcia Gomez was visiting Armenia for the first time.

Interview by Anna Grigoryan

Armenian President meets with Schneider Group founder

 15:25, 11 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian received founder of the famous German company Schneider Group, Ulf Schneider, the President’s Office told Armenpress.

The company has an office in Yerevan which provides consultancy in the business development field to boost the flow of investments.

At the meeting Ulf Schneider introduced the President on the initiative called from Lisbon to Vladivostok, which aims at intensifying the economic ties and cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). He proposed to hold the conference of this initiative in Armenia next year.

“Armenia is a good bridge between the EU and the EAEU. I personally participated in the Armenian Summit of Minds this year in Dilijan, and I am inspired with the summit and believe that Armenia is a good place for hosting this event”, Ulf Schneider said. He informed that recently the meeting of the initiative group was held in Brussels attended by the representatives of the European Commission and the EAEU.

President Armen Sarkissian welcomed this initiative and stated that he is ready to assist to organize the event as much as possible.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan