11:24, 7 October, 2021
ROME, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. President Armen Sarkissian is meeting with Prime Minister Mario Draghi as part of his state visit to Italy.
The meeting is taking place at the Chigi Palace.
President Sarkissian’s delegation includes Justice Minister Karen Andreasyan and Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan.
The agenda of the meeting focuses on economic issues and prospects of enhancing cooperation.
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11:28, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory letter to Fumio Kishida on being elected Prime Minister of Japan, Pashinyan’s Office said.
“Your Excellency,
I warmly congratulate you on your election as the Prime Minister of Japan.
I praise the fact that over the past years Armenia and Japan have formed friendly relations based on mutual respect, are expanding the bilateral mutual partnership year by year, covering new areas of economic and cultural life. I am convinced that during your tenure the Armenian-Japanese relations will be supplemented with new programs and initiatives.
Armenia and the Armenian people are grateful to Japan for the constant support, which plays an important role in the development of our country.
By attaching great importance to the further development of close ties with Japan, I am expressing readiness to make efforts to further develop and strengthen the ties between our countries for the benefit of our peoples.
I wish you good health and success, and to the good people of Japan – peace and welfare”, reads the PM’s letter.
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12:39, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The price of gas on the ICE exchange continued to decline on Thursday.
By 11:30 Yerevan time, it dropped below $1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters for the first time since September 29.
The price dropped to $973 per 1,000 cubic meters, although at the opening it was around $1,250 per 1,000 cubic meters, TASS reports.
On Wednesday, the price of November futures surpassed $1,900 per 1,000 cubic meters, setting a new historical maximum, but later it began to rapidly decline. By the end of the trading session, the index fell 1.5-fold.
The high volatility of prices on the European gas market is associated with low reserves in gas storage facilities ahead of the coming winter.
12:57, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on birthday, the PM’s Office said today.
“Dear Mr. President,
Accept my sincere congratulations on your birthday.
The rich experience of state and political activity aimed at implementing the goals deriving from the interests of development of Russia, as well as your consistent efforts aimed at further strengthening the country’s role in the global field, have ensured worthy respect to you in the homeland and abroad.
Your personal contribution to the strengthening of the allied relations between Russia and Armenia is indisputable. We are grateful for your efforts on establishing lasting and stable peace in South Caucasus.
I sincerely value our mutual understanding and reliable relations.
Dear Mr. President, I wish you good health, happiness and new achievements in your responsible position”, reads the PM’s letter.
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13:50, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan received today Ambassador of the Netherlands to Armenia Nico Schermers.
“The sides praised that the Armenian-Dutch relations are on friendly nature and have a tendency for further development”, Mr. Grigoryan’s Office said in a statement.
The Dutch Ambassador highly appreciated the resistance of democratic institutions in Armenia during this difficult period, as well as the efforts of the government for the constant development of these institutions.
The Secretary of the Security Council presented the Armenian government’s works aimed at strengthening democratic institutions and rule of law, as well as upgrading the Armed Forces.
Both sides stressed the importance of the fight against corruption.
Armen Grigoryan and Nico Schermers also discussed the security issues in the region and the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
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14:43, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The Embassy of Armenia in Russia organized an official reception for Armenia’s Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan and his delegation during their official visit in the Russian Federation.
The event was attended by representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, public-political figures and representatives of the Armenian community, the Parliament’s press service said.
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14:57, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation today with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the PM’s Office said.
Pashinyan congratulated Vladimir Putin on birthday, wishing good health and a lot of energy for implementing all the programs and goals in his responsible position.
Pashinyan stated that Armenia and the Armenian people highly appreciate the Russian President’s efforts and exclusive role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the region and expressed gratitude for the attention paid to Armenia.
The Russian President thanked the Armenian PM for warm congratulations and wishes and said that Russia attaches great importance to the close cooperation with strategic ally Armenia.
Pashinyan and Putin discussed also issues relating to the agenda of the Armenian-Russian relations. They also touched upon the current situation and developments in the region.
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15:37, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Justice Minister of Armenia Karen Andreasyan met on October 6 with Italian Justice Minister Marta Cartabia in Rome, the Armenian ministry said in a statement.
At the meeting minister Andreasyan thanked his Italian counterpart for the opportunity to meet and stated that the government of Armenia is interested in boosting the relations with Italy.
He emphasized that the justice reforms are one of the key directions of the government’s agenda and introduced his Italian counterpart on the actions taken within the past three years, as well as presented Armenia’s anti-corruption agenda, human rights, police and other reforms.
Karen Andreasyan said that the Armenian government managed to create new and transparent institutions with the support of international, including the European partners. In this respect he thanked Italy for the introduction of a program “Strengthening anti-corruption reforms in Armenia”, by which the OSCE helps the Armenian government to create an Anti-Corruption Committee. Italy is the main donor country of the program.
The minister invited his Italian counterpart to visit to Armenia.
The meeting was followed by a signing ceremony of a memorandum of cooperation between the Justice Academies of the two countries.
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15:40, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan sent a congratulatory telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday.
Felicitating the Russian president on behalf of the people and government of Artsakh, president Harutyunyan said: “Your active participation and significant contribution in ending the military actions in the autumn of 2020 and establishing peace, as well as ensuring the security of our population and maintaining stability in the region are always remembered and highly appreciated in Artsakh. Your personal and the Russian government’s role in the OSCE Minsk Group and individual formats for the peaceful and final resolution of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict is invaluable. We hope that the warm and sincere friendship established during centuries between our brotherly peoples will further strengthen and deepen.
Honorable President Putin, I once again cordially congratulate you on your birthday and wish you robust health, great successes and all the best.”
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17:24, 7 October, 2021
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Farewell ceremony was held today at the Italian presidential palace for President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian.
Sarkissian was received by President of Italy Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace.
“The Presidents once again highlighted the high level of the Armenian-Italian relations and stated that the two countries have many common interests, big cooperation potential and a great wish to constantly strengthen the bilateral friendship”, the Armenian President’s Office said in a statement.
President Armen Sarkissian has been in Italy on a state visit since October 5.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan