16:42, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide shortly after arriving in Yerevan on Friday.
The German FM placed a wreath at the Memorial and laid flowers at the Eternal Flame honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
16:53, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. A video posted online shows an Azeri soldier plundering an abandoned house of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azeri soldier, visibly ecstatic, was filmed presumably by one of his comrades, who is heard reveling behind the camera.
The Azerbaijani soldier is seen ransacking the children’s room and grabbing stuffed toys.
In a post on X, Armenian Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan called out the international community for not responding to the ‘savagery.’
“After keeping the people of Nagorno-Karabakh under a blockade for 10 months, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, carrying out an ethnic cleansing of Armenians from the entire territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Now, this is what Azeris are doing with the abandoned homes of Armenians. Meanwhile, the international community kept insisting that Azerbaijan is obliged to guarantee the rights and security of Armenians, and Azerbaijan kept responding that they will surely ensure all of that. It turns out, however, that Azerbaijan does not even ensure the safety of empty houses of Armenians, their property in those houses, including children’s toys. Nevertheless, this savagery does not receive any sanctions or condemnation from the same international community," Marukyan said.
17:07, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, 3 NOVEMBER, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 3 November, USD exchange rate down by 0.15 drams to 402.22 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 0.20 drams to 428.08 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.01 drams to 4.33 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 0.98 drams to 491.59 drams.
The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.
Gold price down by 45.15 drams to 25651.26 drams. Silver price up by 4.61 drams to 297.88 drams.
17:10, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan and German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock are discussing the bilateral agenda and regional issues during their ongoing meeting in Yerevan, foreign ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan has said.
“Both Armenian-German bilateral agenda and regional issues are being discussed during meeting between Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Germany at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia,” Badalyan said in a statement on Facebook.
17:16, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government is preparing a new support program for the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Under the new program, all forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh, regardless of age or employment status, will each receive 50,000 drams in November and December to meet their essential needs.
The new support program was announced by Davit Khachatryan, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.
The new support program will be confirmed during the Cabinet meeting next week.
The government has already implemented two support programs - a lump sum of 100,000 drams to every NK forcibly displaced person, and, in addition, the government will be providing 50,000 drams to all NK forcibly displaced persons for 6 months for accommodation expenses and utility bills.
18:11, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Germany will provide 9.3 million euros of humanitarian aid to Armenia to help forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock announced this during the press conference held in Yerevan after the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
“We are currently in Armenia during such a period when the people of the country are facing numerous challenges. The images of the situation we saw are still fresh in our minds-the flow of people through the Lachin corridor into Armenia, families leaving their homeland for security reasons. It was a great challenge for the Armenian Government to accept so many people from Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian Government remained calm and took all possible steps. The Government has invested capital to support these people. So their action deserve our respect. You opened your heart and offered your help to many people, including women, children, and elderly people from Nagorno-Karabakh. We will not leave you alone in this matter.
After 2022, we have provided great support to the Government of Armenia and will provide an additional 9.3 million euros in humanitarian aid to overcome these challenges,” said Baerbock.
18:48, 3 November 2023
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock said during the press conference held in Yerevan after the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
“Germany defends the territorial integrity of both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and this is the basis of all negotiations aimed at reaching peace. Especially numerous difficult issues arise regarding boundaries, which maps should be used as a guide. Finding a solution to this problem is a big task for Armenia and Azerbaijan,” said German FM.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, the EU and Germany have acted as honest mediators between Armenia and Azerbaijan for years. Baerbock is convinced that the efforts of the President of the European Council Charles Michel can become a bridge to establish peace between the two countries.
“That is why it is important to organize a stage of negotiations again. Through the EU mission, we are trying to provide concrete support to Armenia with our presence, to achieve stability and reliable peace through contacts with people.
I would like to emphasize that we want to strengthen the activities of the EU mission and within the EU we would like to achieve the expansion of this mission,” German Foreign Minister said.
19:02, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Both Germany and Armenia depend on Russia in terms of energy, and it is impossible to change this in a day. Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said during the press conference held in Yerevan after the meeting with the Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan.
''We also understand how much Armenia depends on Russia. We know that we need strong partners to reduce the dependence. Germany is getting free from this dependence. We need new projects, new infrastructure to ensure energy security," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, adding that such an infrastructure could become the Black Sea Energy Submarine Cable project.
According to her, Germany and Armenia can cooperate more closely in the field of energy security.
19:29, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. There are serious concerns that today Azerbaijan still has ambitions and territorial claims against Armenia.
Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated at a joint press conference Friday in Yerevan with Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany.
The minister recalled that over the past three years, Azerbaijan has invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia several times.
“Unfortunately, even today there are serious concerns that neighboring countries, in particular Azerbaijan, still have territorial claims against Armenia. There are also certain reservations regarding the sovereignty of Armenia, especially when it comes, for example, to regional infrastructures. So these fears still exist today,” Mirzoyan said.
He mentioned that work is underway to resolve border problems with Azerbaijan, but there is no clear solution yet.
“The settlement process is underway, sometimes it seems that we are close to a solution, and sometimes we see that new obstacles arise,” Mirzoyan said.
19:39, 3 November 2023
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. The European Union expects stronger and deeper relations with Armenia.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock announced this during the press conference held in Yerevan after the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, commenting on Nikol Pashinyan's statement that the Republic of Armenia is ready to be closer to the EU, as close as the EU would consider it possible.
According to her, Armenia and Germany are exchanging ideas in this direction and there are great opportunities for the cooperation.
“We closely exchange thoughts, ideas, and there are more opportunities for cooperation. In these difficult geopolitical times, it is imperative to conclude a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan that will lead to reaching peace in the region. In this situation, especially economic relations can be deepened even further,” Baerbock said, adding that peace is needed in the region so that there is an influx of large investments and the economy develops, which will also be an incentive to simplify the visa regime.