Month: May 2021

 15:37,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Caretaker Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian will participate in the session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on May 19, the Armenian foreign ministry told Armenpress.

Editing by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:09,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. For the first time, Armenian authorities are enabling consular offices abroad to accept applications from both Armenian and foreign nationals on starting a business in Armenia or buying shares of an Armenian company, the Deputy Minister of Justice Vahe Danielyan said at a news conference.

“There is such a demand globally. When someone wants to register a business in another country serious issues of identification happen. We’ve involved consulates, who will regulate that issue,” Danielyan said. He says this toolbox could positively impact the process of investments in Armenia, and a person willing to register a business or buy shares of an Armenian company can do so without personally traveling here.

Danielyan says raising awareness on the initiative is important and the foreign ministry will start notifying the business circles in various countries.

The amendments to the law will officially come into force after the sub-legislative act is adopted.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 16:20,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Russia is ready to support Armenia and Azerbaijan in the delimitation and demarcation issue, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference, according to TASS.

“Regarding the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after this incident the Azerbaijani side was making statements explaining the occurrence with a misunderstanding, and most importantly, the absence of a border, which should’ve been delimitated and demarcated. No one has ever dealt with this there. We’ve recommended the parties to deal with it. We are ready to support them in both providing cartographic materials and rendering consultative services,” TASS quoted Lavrov as saying.

On May 12, Azeri troops breached the Armenian state border and advanced into the Syunik province, trying to seize the Sev Lake. A similar breach took place in the Gegharkunik province. Negotiations are ongoing.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 16:47,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. The session of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly will be held on July 1, Spokesperson of the Russian State Duma, Chairman of the CSTO PA Vyavheslav Volodin said during the meeting with Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, reports TASS.

“It’s understandable that the pandemic is leaving its trace. But, it’s gradually mitigating. Therefore, I hope we will meet soon also on the sidelines of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, which will take place on July 1”, he said.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Vyacheslav Volodin discussed the Armenian-Russian relations, as well as the situation around Nagorno Karabakh. “Our relations are developing within the frames of inter-parliamentary contacts”, Volodin said, adding that the Russian President has done a lot for stopping the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

In his turn Speaker Mirzoyan noted that Armenia and Russia have special relations based on centuries-old history. “These are relations of strategic partners, allies. I am sure that no one questions that these relations will develop and strengthen more dynamically”, the Armenian Speaker of Parliament said.

The CSTO Council session is expected to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

CSTO member states are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:59,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed on May 17 the bill on granting pardon to draft evaders, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

The government-backed bill was approved by parliament at the second reading with 83 votes in favor on May 6.

The pardon will be granted to those who evaded service before September 27, 2020 – the day when the 2020 Artsakh War began, and who are above the age of 27 (35 for reserve officers).

Those who are fugitives under the respective article of the penal code will also be granted pardon.

Editing by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:02,

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s caretaker defense minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan held a telephone conversation today with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas, the defense ministry told Armenpress.

Vagharshak Harutyunyan presented the ongoing situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stating that despite the fact that some groups of the Azerbaijani servicemen have returned to their initial positions today and in the past days based on the agreement reached, some of the Azerbaijani troops still remain in the territory of Armenia, and in fact, the situation caused by the Azerbaijani provocation has not been solved.

Mr. Harutyunyan noted that taking into account the fact that the Azerbaijani servicemen are under the full control of the Armenian units, as well as the fact that major forces are accumulated from both sides on that sections of the border, the consequences could be unpredictable if the situation is not solved as quickly as possible.

In his turn Stanislav Zas said the CSTO closely follows the developments, adding that it will be discussed in coming days during the session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan