Month: September 2021

 11:12, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. On September 6, on the occasion of the completion of the diplomatic mission, Ambassador of the Republic Armenia to Iraq Hrachya Poladyan met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Fuad Hussein, the Armenian Embassy reported.

At the meeting the FM thanked the Armenian Ambassador for the productive cooperation, wishing success in his future diplomatic service. He stated that the Consulate General of Armenia, the Armenian Cultural House opened in Iraq thanks to the efforts of Ambassador Poladyan. The Foreign Minister noted that both sides have conducted a productive work in recent years aimed at developing the bilateral relations.

“Armenians in Iraq are appreciated people and are always in safe hands”, the Iraqi FM said.

In his turn the Armenian Ambassador thanked for the warm reception and appreciation.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:26, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. 501 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded over the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 245,765, the Armenian Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

4659 tests were administered.

15 patients died, bringing the death toll to 4939. This number doesn’t include the deaths of 1167 other people infected with the virus who died from co-morbidities.

A total of 229,957 people recovered so far (398 in the last 24 hours).

As of September 7, 11:00 the number of active cases stood at 9702.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 12:38, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. 3 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Artsakh in the past 24 hours, the ministry of healthcare said today.

51 COVID-19 tests were conducted on September 6.

Currently, 30 infected patients receive treatment in hospitals. 4 of them are in serious condition.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

CIVILNET.AM

 11:33, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. On September 6, on the occasion of the completion of the diplomatic mission, Ambassador of the Republic Armenia to Iraq Hrachya Poladyan met with President of Iraq Barham Saleh, the Armenian Embassy in Iraq reports.

During the meeting, President Saleh thanked Ambassador Poladyan for the effective work done within the framework of the development of bilateral relations noting the expansion of diplomatic presence of Armenia in Iraq, the activation of economic, cultural programs and initiatives. During the meeting President Saleh conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes to the leadership of Armenia.

Ambassador Poladyuan thanked President Saleh for the warm welcome and words of appreciation highlighting the active support of Iraqi authorities and President Saleh personally in the implementation of various programs and initiatives of the Armenian Embassy in Iraq.

 11:44, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro on the occasion of the Independence Day, the PM’s Office told Armenpress.

The message runs as follows:

“Your Excellency,

I convey to you my warmest congratulations and best wishes on the National Holiday of the Federative Republic of Brazil – the Independence Day.

The friendship and mutual trust established between our countries are serious preconditions for the further development and strengthening of relations. I am convinced that with joint efforts we will add new content to our bilateral agenda and will link Armenia and Brazil with many new strong ties.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest respect”.

CIVILNET.AM

 11:56, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The government of Armenia announced new three-month military trainings for reservists which will take place from September 15 to December 15, the defense ministry said in a statement.

The training is announced for “perfecting the military skills and training of reservists with the purpose of involving them to active duty if required in accordance to the contracts signed with them.”

The first round of reserve trainings kicked off earlier on August 25, involving up to 2000 reservists.

The defense ministry noted that refusal to participate in those trainings will have criminal consequences.

 12:50, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The Taliban opened fire to disperse an anti-Pakistan protest in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, TASS reports citing the France Presse news agency.

According to the news outlet, about 70 people gathered in front of the Pakistani embassy in the Afghan capital, “waving posters and chanting anti-Pakistan slogans”.

Taliban fighters are reported to have “fired in the air several times in order to disperse dozens of Afghans protesting against Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan’s affairs”.

 13:36, 7 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The Lav Eli, The Beautified Project and Nemra rock bands are teaming up to deliver a joint charity concert to help children and young people who are battling cancer.

The proceeds of the September 9 concert at the Yerevan Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall will be directed to the City of Smiles Charity foundation which will help ensure the treatment of children and persons under the age of 25 who have cancer or blood diseases.

“We are very grateful to the Lav Eli, The Beautified Project and Nemra for responding to our request,” said Esther Demirchyan, the Executive Director of City of Smiles. “It is important to secure the medication for the children. In case of having additional resources we try to make structural improvements as well, such as to open a pediatric palliative department. It will be the first of its kind in Armenia, and the proceeds of the concert will be entirely directed for treatment.”

Lav Eli founder Mher Manukyan, speaking at a press conference, emphasized that people should regularly remind themselves that it’s not all about profit in show business and elsewhere. “In a world which is getting more and more material we ought to remind ourselves that there are important values, humanitarianism, empathy, readiness to lend a helping hand.”

“The concert is going to be special also in terms of the format. An acoustic evening is expected without percussions,” said Van Nemra, frontman of Nemra. He said they are happy to be sharing the stage with Lav Eli and The Beautified Project.

The Beautified Project founder Andre Simonyan reminded that they were planning to celebrate their anniversary of foundation in 2020, but the event was delayed due to the pandemic and then the war. “And we weren’t motivated to sing, but when the foundation called we momentarily said yes without thinking about it, and I am very grateful for this initiative. I am happy that Lav Eli and Nemra have joined, they are very good friends,” Simonyan said.

The concert is sponsored by Imagine HUB by Soft.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan