Author: Adrine Hakobian

There will be no forgiveness for crimes against Armenian statehood – Artur Ghazinyan

Adrine Hakobian
Panorama, Armenia
March 30 2021

There will be no forgiveness for the crimes committed against the Armenian state and statehood, regardless of the reasons and the status of perpetrators, leader of the opposition One Armenia party Artur Ghazinyan said on Tuesday.

“Whether it is the prime minister, a minister, a judge, a prosecutor or an investigator, everyone must face the full force of the law.

“Especially in the case of judges, prosecutors and investigators, the punishment should be much heavier, because due to their criminal inaction, politicians betrayed the homeland, provoked a war, sacrificed more than 10,000 soldiers and handed over the sovereign territories of Armenia and Artsakh to the enemy,” the opposition figure wrote on Facebook.

“The criminal proceedings will reveal whether the actions of the prosecutor and the head of the Special Investigative Service are based on criminal negligence or support for high treason,” he added.

Armenpress: Pashinyan extends condolences over passing of “embodiment of patriotism” commander of 1992 Battle of Shushi

Adrine Hakobian

Pashinyan extends condolences over passing of “embodiment of patriotism” commander of 1992 Battle of Shushi

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 17:07, 31 March, 2021

YEREVAN, MARCH 31, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan offered condolences over the death of Major-General Arkady-Ter Tadevosyan, a renowned retired military commander who died at the age of 81 today in Yerevan.

“It was with deep sorrow that I learned about the passing of Hero of Artsakh, legendary military commander, Major-General Arkady-Ter Tadevosyan – our dear Komandos.

Arkady-Ter Tadevosyan passed a brilliant military path and with his activities served his country superbly by participating in the shaping of the glorious victories for the Armenian people, Armenia and Artsakh. He is a hero of the Artsakh Liberation War, the commander of the military operation for the liberation of Shushi, which is famous for being a textbook example of military studies and is a testament to Komandos’ military expertise.

Hero of Artsakh Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan is the embodiment of patriotism and high professionalism. His name will remain with eternal glory in the Armenian history as a worthy son to the Armenian nation and a devoted military serviceman whose entire career has given pride and the joy of victory to the Armenian people.

My condolences to Major-General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan’s family and friends, and us all.

Eternal glory to his memory,” Pashinyan said in the message.

Major-General Tadevosyan, known by his nom-de-guerre Komandos, died in a Yerevan hospital on March 31. The cause of death wasn’t immediately reported.

Tadevosyan is best known as the commander of the military operation which liberated Shushi in 1992.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

New Ambassador of UK presents credentials to Armenian President

Adrine Hakobian

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 15:10, 1 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS. Newly-appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Armenia John Patrick Gallagher presented his credentials to President Armen Sarkissian, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

The Ambassador said he is happy to represent the United Kingdom in Armenia, adding that he and his team are expecting close cooperation for the benefit of strengthening and deepening the UK-Armenia relations.

The Ambassador conveyed the greetings of Queen Elizabeth II to the Armenian President.

President Sarkissian congratulated the Ambassador on assuming office and expressed confidence that he will invest all his efforts for further enriching and promoting the Armenian-British inter-state agenda.

Highlighting the complete use of the cooperation potential, the Armenian President and the UK Ambassador highlighted economy, science, education, artificial intelligence as prospective sectors for cooperation. They said both countries can work jointly in the fight against the international challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic and the climate change.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Lavrov, Bayramov discuss implementation of agreements reached between Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Adrine Hakobian

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 19:48, 1 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in the sidelines of the session of the Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states.

ARMENPRESS reports, citing the press service of the Russian MFA, the interlocutors discussed the implementation process of the agreements reached on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021, which mainly refer to the solution of Nagorno Karabakh’s humanitarian issues and unblocking of economic and transport infrastructures.

Meeting between the Russian and Armenian FMs is currently underway in Moscow.

Armenpress: Ameriabank gets Quality Excellence Award 2020 from Raiffeisen Bank International

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Ameriabank gets Quality Excellence Award 2020 from Raiffeisen Bank International

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YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS. Ameriabank got Quality Excellence Award 2020 (Straight-Through Processing Quality Award) for high quality of international money transfers. The award ceremony was organized by the Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International. Raiffeisen Bank gives the Quality Excellence Award to the best partner financial institutions in different countries of the world. The award is considered to be a very important quality indicator of international payment transactions and stands for the degree of automation and the speed of processing.

Ameriabank’s high quality standards and efficient partnership were emphasized at the award ceremony.

Ameriabank also highly appreciates cooperation with Raiffeisen Bank International based on firm grounds and trust.

Ameriabank’s cooperation with Raiffeisen Bank International in the field of intenational money transfers began just a few years ago. The award is an evidence of trust, reliability, and efficient collaboration developed within such a short period of time.

For details on Ameriabank’s intenational money transfers, please follow this link.

Ameriabank CJSC

Ameriabank is a dynamically developing bank and one of the most stable and largest financial institutions in Armenia. Ameriabank CJSC is a universal bank rendering corporate, investment and retail services in a comprehensive package of banking solutions. Based on 2020 results, Ameriabank is the leader in the Armenian banking sector by its financial indicators (assets, liabilities, loan portfolio, capital). For further information, please visit www.ameriabank.am or call (+37410) 56 11 11.

The Bank is supervised by the Central Bank of Armenia.




Armen Sarkissian: Armenia could have avoided the war

Adrine Hakobian
News.am, Armenia
22:51, 30.03.2021

Armenia could have avoided the war. This is what President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian said in an interview with the Russian RBK TV.

“I think Armenia could have avoided the war. I have been a diplomat for thirty years and have met with the leaders of various countries, and it seems to me that it is always possible to find paths to solve such problems without hostilities. After all, in the case of Nagorno-Karabakh, after the first war in Nagorno-Karabakh, there was an organization that was dealing with the solution to the issue, that is, the OSCE Minsk Group. There was a mechanism for dialogue and communication. However, if we look at it from Armenia’s perspective and the country’s mistakes, we Armenians believed in what we wanted to believe once again instead of strengthening Nagorno-Karabakh’s defensibility, creating more modern military infrastructures and making Nagorno-Karabakh economically more effective. We Armenians thought the war was over and the issue was solved, but it was far from being solved, especially since Azerbaijan was constantly talking about the future war.”

Sarkissian also talked about Armenia of the 21st century, stating that there is the real Armenia which we talk about and the virtual Armenia that is hinged on new technologies.

Sarkissian, Pashinyan Discuss Early Elections

Adrine Hakobian

March 23, 2021



President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meet on March 23


Ruling and Opposition Forces Discuss Election Participation

President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday met to discuss the country’s domestic situation, as well as snap parliamentary elections, which last week the prime minister announced for June 20.

“The President and the Prime Minister discussed the situation in the country, the steps aimed at improving the domestic political atmosphere, addressed the holding of early elections of parliament. The implementation of necessary steps directed at the free and fair organization of elections was highlighted, including through the perfection of the Constitution and the legislative framework,” the president’s press office said in a statement.

Pashinyan announced the snap elections after meeting with Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the parliamentary opposition Prosperous Armenia Party.

On Tuesday, the Prosperous Armenia Party, which is also part of the opposition Homeland Salvation Movement, announced that it will take part in the election with its own list of candidates.

“If the current leadership has enough will to organize early elections on June 20, Prosperous Armenia Party will not hinder it. Yes, that process is necessary for overcoming the political crisis. Prosperous Armenia Party will participate in the elections with a separate list, without any coalitions,” said Shake Isayan, a party spokesperson.

Edmon Marukyan, the leader of the parliament’s other opposition group, the Bright Armenia Party, had also indicated that his party would take part in the elections.

On Monday, Marukyan spoke against changing electoral laws before the snap parliamentary elections, in reference to draft legislation introduced by the ruling My Step alliance, which seeks to amend election laws.

“To adopt new rules of the game means imperiling the announced election date, hence, deepening the crisis in the country,” Marukyan said, adding that the new amendments were not fleshed out and holding elections with new laws will impact the legitimacy of the voter.

The Homeland Party of former National Security Service chief Artur Vanetsyan also announced that his part would take part in the June election, saying that it would determine at a later date whether it will go it alone or form a coalition. The Homeland Party is also part of the opposition Homeland Salvation Movement.

On Tuesday, My Step leader Lilit Makunts said that Pashinyan would lead the roster of the alliances candidates.

The Homeland Salvation Movement continued to insist that Pashinyan should resign immediately, saying that its proposal of a national accord government, led by its candidate Vazgen Manukyan, should organize the snap elections.

BBC: Nagorno-Karabakh: The mystery of the missing church

Adrine Hakobian
BBC News
March 25 2021

Nagorno-Karabakh: The mystery of the missing church

BBC correspondent Jonah Fisher investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war. An online video shows the church was intact when Azerbaijan took back the disputed territory.

Azerbaijan has said ethnic Armenians are welcome to stay in Nagorno-Karabakh but Armenia has accused it of damaging and destroying Armenian cultural heritage left behind in the region, including churches and monuments. Both sides accuse the other of war crimes.

Video journalist: Abdujalil Abdurasulov

Watch the BBC video at the link below

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Is Armenia a Top Software Outsourcing Country? – EIN Presswire

Adrine Hakobian
EIN News – Presswire

An ideal software development firm should totally match your expectations. Learn the best tips on finding top custom software development companies.

We desire, together we achieve!”

— CodeRiders

YEREVAN, ARMENIA, /EINPresswire.com/ — Software development outsourcing has been stepping up into the game for years now as an effective substitute for an IT team.

Recent interesting facts were released why so many countries that have high developer salaries and talent shortage choose Armenia as their next software outsourcing destination. Before finding out the most beneficial reasons for choosing Armenia as your next software outsourcing destination, let’s find out what’s offshore software development and how companies benefit from hiring a custom software development firm?

Software development outsourcing is a business model where a company decides to hire a third-party dedicated developer or a software development house to cover its technical requirements.

Why Should I Outsource My Software Development Needs to Armenian Software Outsourcing Companies?

Armenia is a small, landlocked country in the Caucasus-Caspian region. The country falls under UTC+4 (AMT) time zone. The country’s history dates back to the 9th century BC. Yerevan is the capital and the largest city of Armenia. The population is about 3 million people. Armenia’s official language is Armenian. Other widely spread and popular languages include Russian and English. Ethnic Armenians form 98% of the overall population.

Throughout the past several years, the Armenian tech sector retains 27% + consistent annual growth. In 2017 the turnover of the country’s IT sector formed up to 7% of its GDP. Various international IT companies open their branches in Armenia for quality and cost-saving reasons.

Custom software development companies and startups easily position themselves in the international market and shortly become one of the most competitive ones. For example, we at CodeRiders, have been recently announced as the Best Regional Software Development Partner by EuroAsian Startup Awards and were a finalist at Global Startup Awards.
Reasons international companies choose Armenia as their next offshore software development destination
1. Quality custom software development services and affordable prices go hand-in-hand

According to a Silicon Valley pre-seed venture capital fund, SmartGate’s overview of the Armenian tech sector, “Today Armenia’s tech is a hyper-growing industry with a massive shift from outsourcing to product creation, a generation of mature engineers who have 5+ years of experience working on cutting edge projects in multinational tech corporations and Silicon Valley startups, and rapidly growing demand for senior talent in engineering and tech business development, which can’t be met in the short to mid-term internally or through local educational institutions.”

As Armenia’s tech sector is still undergoing constant changes and developments, the industry rates are still quite low compared to service quality. So, unlike other well-known countries that pay lucrative wages to their developers, in Armenia, the developer salaries are much lower.

Let’s take “the PHP salary” example and draw comparisons between the following countries and Armenia.

USA: According to Indeed reports, the average salary of a PHP developer in the United States is $88.431 per year as well as a yearly $3000 cash bonus. In the meantime, to stay competitive with the other firms in the field, the companies should at least include some of such popular benefits as:

● Free snacks, drinks, lunch

● Work from home hours

● Gym membership, Insurance

● Stock options, Flexible schedule, etc.

Canada: According to talent.com, the average salary of a PHP developer in Canada is $90.000 yearly again without additional privileges. Here you can also find the numbers per region, such as:

Ontario – $100.000/year

British Columbia – $83.750/year

Quebec – $80.000/year
Australia: In Australia, the yearly wages of PHP developers vary from approximately $91.000 to $110.000 forming an average result of $97.945 per year. The top highest paying cities in Australia include the capital, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, etc.

Germany: In Germany the PHP average yearly salary may vary from $59.000 to $76.000.

These numbers are mentioned for a medium-level developer without other work-related complimentary services, and privileges. As an alternative to such higher wages and demanding conditions, you can hire a dedicated software developer from top software development companies in Armenia, and you’ll most likely pay an annual wage of $38.000 to $59.000 without additional expenditure. For further information, I suggest getting in touch with team CodeRiders.

2. IT industry in Armenia is under special state sponsorship

● Tech startups receive such attractive tax incentives as 0% income tax and 10% flat payroll tax.

● 71.8% of Armenia’s population uses the internet. Mobile 3G covers almost 90% of the country following 4G and 4G+ services that are available in large cities.

● No stated minimum capital requirements

● The company’s paid capital can be as low as 1$

● Dormant companies automatically avoid tax fees or recurring fees of filling reports

● Compliance requirements are brought to a minimum

● Newly registered IT companies get tax holidays.

3. IT sector is under special attention and support in Armenia with millions of opportunities for students

Software developer quality in Armenia is at a high stake as various governmental and subvention programs are being implemented to make tech education highly available to everyone. Armenia is also among one of the fewest countries in the world that has a free IT-oriented public school that provides software development and hardware classes to mid-school and high school students. TUMO Center of Creative Technologies is a public tech and design school for all the teens that want to learn technology. It has branches around the country and in the world.

8. IP and data protection laws are supported and put into action

International IP enforcement guidelines are adopted by the Armenian government including those by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). International copyright, trade secrets, know-how, confidential information, trademarks, data protection laws on IP have already been adopted and enforced in the country.

To sum up, when selecting an appropriate software development house, we highly recommend considering Armenia as a possible software outsourcing destination. The country is becoming the world’s next tech hub and you’ll get many profits throughout this development cycle.

Srbuhi Avetisyan
CodeRiders Software Development Company
+37411201301 ext.