Author: Ani Basmajian

 13:46,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan received today Ambassador of France to Armenia Anne Louyot.

“Congratulating the Ambassador on appointment, Alen Simonyan expressed confidence that her activity will contribute to the deepening and strengthening of the cooperation between Armenia and France”, the Parliament’s press service said in a statement.

Alen Simonyan also highlighted the multi-sectoral mutual partnership with France, adding that he is personally ready to invest all his efforts to deepen and dynamically develop those relations. In this context the role of the Armenian community in France was emphasized.

The Speaker also expressed gratitude for the numerous resolutions and calls adopted by the two chambers of the French Parliament on condemning the 2020 Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression against Artsakh, as well as on the necessity of the recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

Simonyan highlighted the lasting and fair resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship and the recognition of the status of Artsakh based on the right to self-determination.

The meeting also touched upon the activities of the Armenian and French parliaments, which play an important role in developing and enriching the political dialogue between the two countries.

In her turn the French Ambassador thanked the Speaker of Parliament for the reception and stated that the National Assembly is a center of democracy. She expressed readiness to contribute to the deepening of the cooperation with the Armenian parliament with her future activities.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:09,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in Moscow on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week, Mr. Papikyan’s Office said in a statement.

The officials discussed the current issues of gas-electricity programs between Armenia and Russia, as well as the prospects of deepening the regional cooperation in energy sector. In particular, they touched upon the implementation opportunities of the North-South energy corridor initiative (Armenia-Iran-Georgia-Russia).

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Reopening of the Chair of Armenology launched at Sapienza University of Rome

 19:56, 7 October, 2021

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. In the sideline sof the official visit of President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Sapienza University of Rome and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The correspondent of ARMENPRESS reports from Rome that the memorandum was signed by the Ambassador of Armenia to Italy Tsovinar Hambardzumyan and Rector of Sapienza University of Rome Antonella Polimeni. The memorandum officially gave start to the reopening of Chair of Armenology in the university.

President Sarkissian and Rector of Sapienza University of Rome Antonella Polimeni discussed issues related to the ensuring of the continuity and expansion of the Chair․ “Everything that is happening today is a great event. I am proud to say that Armenia is one of the oldest, unique countries in the world, which has accumulated a large amount of knowledge during its existence for thousands of years, and it is our duty to share that knowledge with others”, President Sarkissians aid.

Chair of Armenology operated at Sapienza University of Rome during the 2000s, but it stopped during thelast decade due to the lack of funding. Sapienza University is one of the oldest and largest universities of Italy and Europe with a history of 700 years.

Rector of Sapienza University of Rome Antonella Polimeni highlighted the signing of the memorandum. She mentioned that there is a lot to be done in the direction of raising the popularity of the Armenian language in the near future. “Efforts will be made in Italy to increase the interest towards the Armenian language. It is a good opportunity to build bridges of active cooperation between Armenia and Italy in the cultural and educational spheres,” Antonella Polimeni told reporters.

 14:52, 4 October, 2021

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen on the sidelines of his official visit in Lithuania, the PM’s Office said.

The Armenian PM and the Lithuanian Speaker of Parliament highlighted the development and strengthening of the cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries both in bilateral relations and within the international organizations. They also emphasized the importance of inter-parliamentary ties which, according to them, could contribute to the deepening of friendly ties between the two countries.

The sides also touched upon the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia and the partnership in their effective implementation.

The Lithuanian Speaker of Parliament said her country is ready to closely cooperate on the sidelines of the EU’s Eastern Partnership program and stated that ahead of the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in December the Lithuanian side will take necessary actions to provide support to Armenia.

At the end of the meeting PM Pashinyan left a note in the Honorary guest book of the Seimas, got acquainted with the materials published in the Lithuanian press in the late 19th century and the 20th century relating to the history of the Armenian people.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:15, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The proposal of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan to create a demilitarized zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being actively circulated within the international community. The proposal has been submitted to the special rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with proving facts.

Particularly, the PACE resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict was adopted yesterday in Strasbourg, which, among other issues, calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to negotiate on a process of delimitation and demarcation of the border and examine the possibility of creating a demilitarized zone with the presence of a peacekeeping or military monitoring force.

The Office of the Ombudsman reports that the meetings and discussions of Arman Tatoyan of the past one year with the representatives of various international organizations were aimed at proving that the only efficient option to prevent the criminal acts of the Azerbaijani armed servicemen is to create a security (demilitarized) zone.

“The deployment of Azerbaijani troops on the roads between the Armenian communities, their flags and banners, have no legal ground, they must be removed and a security zone must be created.

Moreover, only the demarcation and delimitation with Azerbaijan without the creation of a security zone not only would not ensure the rights of the Armenian citizens and especially the border residents, but will become a reason for new violations of rights and new tension”, the statement made by the Office of the Ombudsman says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:41,

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian today had a meeting with Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, the President’s Office said in a press release.

Armen Sarkissian once again congratulated Alen Simonyan on the launch of the activities of the new Parliament, stating that at this difficult period for the country the Parliament with its activities will contribute to solving the current challenges and problems.

The President and the Speaker of Parliament shared the same view that under the parliamentary system the National Assembly has a big role to play and has a lot of work to do. They attached importance to the Parliament’s active work both in the lawmaking sector and the field of parliamentary diplomacy.

The officials discussed the cooperation between the presidential and parliamentary institutes.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan