17:41, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. The European Under-20 and Under-23 Weightlifting Championships have started in Rovaniemi, Finland. Garnik Cholakyan became the European Under-20 Weightlifting Champion.
ARMENPRESS reports the 19-year-old weightlifter representing Armenia won the gold medal in the weight category up to 55 kg, lifting 230 kg (100 + 130) and defeating two Turkish rivals.
18:00, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. The autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which will take place on September 27-30, kicks off in Strasbourg, ARMENPRESS reports, citing the official website of the PACE, on the first day of the session the report prepared by Paul Gavan, a delegate from Ireland, themed ‘’The humanitarian consequences the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan’’, will be discussed.
According to the draft report, the Parliamentary Assembly regrets the tragic humanitarian consequences of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. It is mentioned that the conflict had two major outbreaks, one of which lasted from 1991 to 1994, and the second was the Six-Week War of 2020.
"During the last six-week war, more than 3,900 Armenians, more than 2,900 Azeris, were killed or missed in action, as well as many civilians were killed. More than 91,000 Armenians and 84,000 Azeris have been displaced," the draft report said.
The rapporteur, Paul Gavan, also made recommendations to Armenia and Azerbaijan on the steps that could help overcome the humanitarian consequences of the war in the short and long term period, and advance the peace and reconciliation process. According to the rapporteur, the international community, including the Council of Europe, is ready to help both countries.
And in the draft resolution the Parliamentary Assembly reminds that by joining the Council of Europe in January 2001, Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to use exclusively peaceful means to resolve the conflict. Therefore, the Six-Week War of 2020 is a violation of those commitments, which must be properly addressed by the Council of Europe.
18:09, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. The UN Office in Armenia will continue to provide humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance to the persons displaced from Nagorno Karabakh and affected communities, ARMENPRESS reports reads the statement issued by the Office on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the start of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh.
It is noted that the team of the UN Office in Armenia, together with the entire Armenian people, commemorates all those who died in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, expresses its sincere condolences to all the families.
‘’Through the UN Interagency Response Plan, together with our partners, we will continue to provide humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance to the persons displaced from Nagorno Karabakh and its surrounding regions, who have found shelter in Armenia, as well as the affected communities’’, reads the statement.
19:15, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Global Covid-19 cases have reached 232 million and 728 thousand, 4 million and 764 thousand have died, 209 million and 369 thousand have recovered.
ARMENPRESS reports the USA remains the leader in terms of the number of the cases with a total of 43 million and 754 thousand cases. The death cases is 706 thousand.
The second in terms of the Covid-19 cases is India with a total of 33 million and 694 thousand cases. 447 thousand have died in India.
Brazil is the 3rd in terms of the number of the cases with 21 million and 351 thousand cases.
Deputy PM Suren Papikyan visits “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution
19:42, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan visited “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution on September 27. The Deputy PM was accompanied by Justice Minister of Armenia Karen Andreasyan, Head of the Penitentiary Service of the Justice Ministry Sergey Atomyan and MP representing the ‘’Civil Contract’’ Party Trdat Sargsyan, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Offic eof teh Deputy Prime Minister.
The Deputy Prime Minister toured the administrative area of "Nubarashen" penitentiary, got acquainted with the place and conditions of the convicts' detention.
He visited the canteen, got acquainted with the menu of the day, as well as got acquainted with the visiting rooms for convicts. Suren Papikyan toured the infrastructure of the penitentiary institution, got acquainted with the building conditions, property and territorial capacities.
During the tour, the possibility of building a new penitentiary institution was discussed, the issues of improving the living conditions and improving the quality of food were touched upon.
21:16, 27 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Defense Minister of Armenia Arshak Karapetyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Colonel-General Artak Davtyan honored the memory of those fallen during the protection of the Motherland and laid flowers at their tombs at Yerablur Military pantheon.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MoD Armenia, afterwards, the Defense Minister attended the solemn opening ceremony of a khachkar (cross-stone) commemorating the victims of the 44-day war, located in the headquarters of the Union of Yerkrapah Volunteers.
Arshak Karapetyan also paid a working visit to one of the military units located in the northeastern part of the country and took part in a Requiem Mass at the monument to the servicemen killed in the 44-day war.
At the end of the working visit, the Defense Minister visited the construction site of one of the new military units, got acquainted with the large-scale construction works on the spot.
10:13, 28 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The Embassy of Argentina in Armenia is launching the project of creating the first Argentine Chamber of Commerce in Yerevan.
The new chamber’s goal is to become a new business platform offering important toolkit for trade promotion, contribute to business development and creation of favorable environment for new investment and trade flows, the embassy said.
Ambassador of Argentina to Armenia Mariano Vergara said the chamber will initially be based on a virtual application, which will connect in real-time Argentine and Armenian companies and entrepreneurs. This new commercial tool will be at the disposal of the Armenian authorities, marking the 30th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Special attention will be drawn on many young Argentine specialists who come to Armenia and seek to get integrated into the labor market. “Converse Bank is our partner in this initiative, we expect that the bank will have active participation and role also in the work of the Armenian-Argentine Chamber of Commerce,” the ambassador said.
Albeit the modest trade turnover between Armenia and Argentina, there is big potential to enhance it and subsequently contribute to the development of various branches of the economy. For at least a decade, Argentina was among the five top investment flow countries in Armenia, mostly through the Argentine-Armenian community, and to this day Argentina has a leading place in Armenia’s foreign investments.
“The 1992 establishment of diplomatic relations between Argentina and Armenia was the reflection of the high level political dialogue and successful cooperation between our friendly countries. The significant Armenian Diaspora of Argentina, which is fully involved in Argentina’s society since its formation, also has its invaluable contribution in the development of bilateral relations,” the embassy said.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
10:59, 28 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. President of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan participated in an online international research conference organized by the Central Bank of the Philippines on September 27, the CBA said.
The conference titled “Shifting Gears, Changing Lanes: Central Banking in a Post-Covid Economic World” touched upon the enduring impact of COVID-19, new monetary policy era for emerging markets, forecasting future crises, and payment innovation, financial inclusion and financial stability risks.
The Armenian Central Bank President delivered speech on topic of new monetary policy era for emerging markets.
The conference was attended by top officials from central banks in Asia, Europe and the US.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
11:08, 28 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso to discuss the cooperation prospects in tax and customs administration field, the SRC reported.
In his remarks the SRC Chairman noted that the legal-contractual base between Armenia and Italy in tax and customs administration enables to run cooperation both at bilateral level and within the frames of international organizations.
The Armenian and Italian sides expressed their readiness to take practical steps to further expand the cooperation between the tax and customs authorities of the two countries.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
11:13, 28 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. 772 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 259,779, the Armenian Ministry of Healthcare said.
4988 tests were administered.
425 people recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 240,730.
13 patients died, bringing the death toll to 5277. This number doesn’t include the deaths of 1205 other individuals infected with the virus (2 in the last 24 hours) who succumbed to co-morbidities.
As of September 28 the number of active cases stood at 12,567.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan