Month: June 2022

 10:36, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. The delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Chardalias will arrive in Armenia, the Armenian Embassy in Greece said.

“At the invitation of my counterpart Karen Brutyan [deputy defense minister of Armenia], I will be in Armenia on June 2 and 3, which has firm historic cooperation and friendship ties with Greece. During the visit I will have official meetings with Defense Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan, Minister of High Technological Industry Robert Khachatryan and my counterpart Karen Brutyan”, the Greek Deputy Defense Minister said on social media, adding that meetings are scheduled also with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and the representatives of the Greek community in Armenia.

Nikos Chardalias will also visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the victims.

Visits to the Vazgen Sargsyan military college, the National Defense Research Institute are also planned.

 10:59, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the Georgian PM’s Office said.

Garibashvili wished a happy birthday, health and success to Nikol Pashinyan, and prosperity and progress to the friendly Armenian people.

During the conversation, Irakli Garibashvili emphasized the friendly and close partnership between Georgia and the Republic of Armenia. The parties expressed commitment to furthering these close relations.

The Prime Ministers of the two countries agreed to meet in near future.

 11:21, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Tunisia’s president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system after consolidating one-man rule, Reuters reports.

In a televised address President Kais Saied said he had “given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the judiciary to purify itself”. Hours later the official gazette published a decree announcing the dismissals.

Among those sacked was Youssef Bouzaker, the former head of the Supreme Judicial Council whose members Saied replaced this year as he moved to take control of the judiciary.

Last summer Saied dismissed the government and seized executive power in a move his foes called a coup before setting aside the 2014 constitution to rule by decree and dismissing the elected parliament.

UPDATED: Iran supports progress in peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan – President

 11:53, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Iran Ebrahim Raeisi held a telephone conversation, Mehr news agency reports.

Particularly, Raeisi described Iran-Armenia’s continuous consultations as a sign of the importance and depth of friendly relations between the two countries.

“Protecting the geopolitics of the region, including international borders, respecting the national sovereignty of countries, and strengthening communication infrastructure between the regions is the principle of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, the Iranian president added.

He also called for expanding Iran-Armenia’s bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and transportation, saying that these ties will strengthen peace, stability and economic and trade prosperity in the region.

“Iran supports the progress in the peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan”, he also pointed out, expressing hope that that the remaining issues in this regard will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the principles of international law and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries.

The Armenian PM, for his part, presented a report on the implemented agreements and appreciated the principled positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the developments in the region, describing Iran’s role in the region as important and effective.

Expressing his country’s interest in expanding economic, trade, political, and cultural cooperation with Iran, Pashinyan said that the continuous holding of a joint commission on economic cooperation between the two countries will definitely facilitate and accelerate the expanding process of relations between Iran and Armenia.

He also welcomed the holding of the 3+3 summit in Tehran as soon as possible.

The article has been updated because of the mistake in the Iranian media outlets where the telephone conversation between the Armenian PM and the Iranian President was mistakenly presented as a phone talk with President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.

 12:25, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, appointed Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Very Rev. Fr. Kirakos Davtyan as Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin said.

 13:28, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Hambardzum Matevosyan participated today in the opening of the 67th meeting of the Commission for Europe of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Yerevan, the deputy PM’s Office said.

The event was attended by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan, Deputy Minister of Tourism of Greece Sofia Zacharaki and others.

Addressing the session participants, the deputy PM said that Armenia’s steps in the field were highly appreciated by the member states, as a result of which Armenia was elected as member of the Executive Council of the organization for 2021-2025 during the last session of the UNWTO Commission for Europe held in Athens.

As for Armenia’s policy in the tourism sector, the deputy PM said the government vigilantly follows the developments and programs happening in the field, by using the best experience in its domestic policies and strategies.

According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic was not only a deep healthcare crisis, but also a heavy challenge for the global economy.

“Tourism sector, as one of the most dynamically developing branches of the economy, was also part of that disaster. Tourism is also the most affected sector in Armenia because of the pandemic. However, the tourism sector is on the recovery path thanks to the flexible state policy”, he said, adding that it would be possible to return to the implementation of the 2023 Sustainable Development Agenda only with joint efforts.

“We should learn lessons and transform the sector in order to be better prepared for further undesirable crises. Today it’s the duty of all of us to unite our efforts, use all our leverages and tools to recover the field and boost the role of tourism in achieving the sustainable development goals”, Hambardzum Matevosyan said, reaffirming the commitment of the Armenian government to effectively cooperate with all member states of the UNWTO and concerned sides to implement the joint goals aimed at the fulfillment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Ucom provides Arthur Abraham’s park with free Wi-Fi

 13:35, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. On June 1st, at 16:00, at Nerkin Charbakh 3rd Street, the official opening of the park for children, built by the former WBO world champion, famous boxer Arthur Abraham, took place. Ucom has provided the park area with high-speed Wi-Fi internet access, which will allow visitors to benefit from the internet access for free. 

“Why did I choose to build this park in Nerkin Charbakh? First of all, everyone is well aware that this community represents the most vulnerable, below-average income inhabitants of Yerevan. And secondly, I was born and raised here, and as a “thank you” to my birthplace, I’ve built this park. My goal here was to create a cozy place for our mothers, sisters, for all people in general, to walk and enjoy their rest. For the visitors of the park to have access to the internet, I turned to Ucom, and I’m grateful the Company gave their prompt response and expressed willingness to provide the park area with free Wi-Fi. By the way, I’ve checked, the internet is truly fast in here”, said Arthur Abraham.

“As a green operator, we welcome the existence of green areas in Yerevan and the digitalization of the latter. I am convinced, thanks to our high-speed internet, visitors will be able to read books online, watch movies, communicate with their close ones, and organize their work in nature. I am glad for such a partnership with Arthur Abraham”, said Ara Khachatryan, Director General at Ucom. 

The park also offers a colorful playground for children.

 13:46, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Head coach of the Armenian national boxing team Karen Aghamalyan calls his team as the most competitive team in Europe.

“We haven’t had any problems in the preparation period. Almost all the boys showed what they were capable of. Our team is now the most competitive team in Europe”, he said at a press conference in Armenpress.

Karen Aghamalyan said that the Armenian team has not won 4 medals in the past, however he had greater hopes.

The EUBC Men’s European Boxing Championships was held in Yerevan on May 21-31. Armenia Team member Hovhannes Bachkov was named Europe champion, Rafayel Hovhannisyan and Artur Bazeyan won silver medals, and Narek Manasyan won a bronze medal.

 13:59, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Any escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border negatively affects all processes, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan told reporters today.

“This was the reason that before the delimitation and demarcation processes we were proposing the withdrawal of troops in a mirrored fashion so that there will be stability in the border”, Armen Grigoryan said.

He stated that the border security remains on the agenda.

“We will discuss, and I hope we will find solutions so that there won’t be border escalations”.

 14:02, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan has provided details what issues the commission on delimitation and border security between Armenia and Azerbaijan are going to discuss at the upcoming second meeting in Moscow.

“Issues relating to delimitation and demarcation will be on the agenda. It will be discussed how we will continue moving on this process. As for the date of the meeting, there will be a statement by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan”, Grigoryan said.

Commenting on the question that the Armenian commission is small and involves non-targeted specialists, the Secretary of the Security Council said the number of the working group on delimitation and demarcation is not so important because all issues are passing inter-agency discussions, and before negotiations the working group is getting prepared.

“If the member of the working group is a deputy minister, it doesn’t mean that other staffers of the ministry are not participating in the preparation of the process. I do not see any problem with the number”, he said.

As for the question why the opposition figures are not involved in that working group, he said that they are not represented in the executive, it is logical why they are not involved in the commission.