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YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan will depart for Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, to take part in the session of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank on June 23-25, the government reports.
The respective decision has been signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and is posted on e-gov.am.
Within three days after returning from Kazakhstan, the deputy PM must present a report on the results of the visit to the Prime Minister.
17:14,
YEREVAN, 22 JUNE, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 22 June, USD exchange rate down by 4.39 drams to 412.62 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 5.99 drams to 434.08 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.11 drams to 7.76 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 6.84 drams to 505.42 drams.
The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.
Gold price down by 209.46 drams to 24412.83 drams. Silver price down by 2.85 drams to 287.48 drams. Platinum price stood at 16414.1 drams.
The Armenia-Azerbaijan border
A commission tasked with opening of transport and transit roads between Armenia and Azerbaijan met over the weekend in St. Petersburg, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said in response to press inquiries on Wednesday.
The meeting between Grigoryan and his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts, who chair the commission on the process, took place on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Forum that concluded Monday.
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed the meeting and welcomed the efforts of the commission to intensify the process.
“We welcome the intensification of the activity of the trilateral working group led by the deputy prime ministers of the three countries dealing with the unblocking of economic and transportation communications in South Caucasus,” said Zakharova.
“As you know, the working group held its 10th meeting on June 3, when the sides managed to bring their positions closer on a number of issues. The discussions continued from June 16 to 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Russian side will continue providing close support to this process,” Zakharova added.
She did not elaborate on specifics during her weekly press briefing and asked reporters to inquire from the co-chairs of the commission.
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YERERVAN, JUNE 21, ARMENPRESS. The Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union member states discussed both urgent and pending issues of Eurasian integration during the narrow and extended sessions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Minsk, the correspondent of ARMENPRESS reports official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said during the “Minsk-Yerevan-Bishkek-Nur-Sultan” video bridge organized by “Sputnik Armenia” multimedia press center.
According to Malkina, the discussions did not pass without heated debates, but at the same time, positive, agreed decisions were reached on all issues.
“During the two days, the Heads of Government of the EEU countries were very active in discussing both urgent and pending issues of Eurasian integration. Naturally, it was impossible to avoid heated debates. At the same time, we managed to reach positive, agreed decisions on practically all issues. I want to emphasize that all the issues directly touch upon the most important aspects of our common life, our integration,” she said.
The session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council took place on June 20-21, which was also attended by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
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YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. This year more than 250 foreigners, most of them from Ukraine, have applied for asylum and refugee status in Armenia, the Migration Service of Armenia said.
In January-March 2022, the Migration Service received applications for asylum from 13 countries of the world, including Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Lebanon, Syria, etc.
Over the past ten years Armenia has provided a refugee status to more than 1500 asylum seekers. In the past five years the Migration Service has been receiving an average of 220 applications for asylum per year.
During the 2020 war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, the Migration Service collected the data of the displaced persons from Artsakh, which it processes and sends to other agencies if necessary.
The data was obtained through home visits: in Yerevan accompanied by representatives of territorial staffs of the Yerevan City Hall’s Department of Children and Social Protection, and in provinces through representatives of staffs of local self-government authorities.
Nearly 91,000 persons, 88% of whom are women and children, have been registered in the electronic database.
Housing program for refugees forcibly displaced from Azerbaijan
Based on the 2019 November 21 decision of the government, the Migration Service carries out a housing program for refugee families who were displaced from Azerbaijan in 1988-1992 and have been left without shelter for 30 years. 270 families have been provided with apartment purchase certificates – with a total cost of 3.7 billion drams. Nearly 200 of these families (around 75% of those who received apartment purchase certificates) have already purchased an apartment.
On March 10, 2022, the government of Armenia adopted the decision N283 according to which the program will start to be implemented in the provinces. According to the studies conducted in 2013, 254 families in provinces are potential program beneficiaries. Currently, a process of re-registration of potential beneficiaries living in provinces is underway.
June 20 is celebrated around the world as the World Refugee Day.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The UCLA Promise Armenian Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation are pleased to present “Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa, 1875-2022: A Photographic and Archaeological Journey,” a webinar that will take place on Wednesday, June 29 at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time) via the Zoom platform.
Launching a new exhibit from the Armenian Image Archive, the webinar will explore the 14 “Stations of the Cross” along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, highlighting photographs from the Bonfils Studio in 1875 and new images from photographer Jack Persekian, taken specifically for this exhibit. The event will also include a survey of the archaeological evidence regarding the presumed burial site of Jesus of Nazareth by archaeologist and professor Shimon Gibson, Ph.D. of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Registration for this webinar is required and free.
With the development of (then) more advanced photographic processes, such as the collodion process, European photographers identified the importance of documenting images of the Near East. Many converged in Palestine to capture its archeological sites, biblical scenes and cultural artifacts. Around 1875, Félix Bonfils and his associates embarked on a photographic mission to document the processional path Jesus of Nazareth took to his crucifixion on the Via Dolorosa (Latin for “Sorrowful Way”).
George Saboungi. The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, Palestine, ca. 1880.
This webinar will feature the exhibit curator Joseph Malikian, Ph.D., who will explore the innovative contribution to photography by the Bonfils Studio. Persekian, who embarked on a project in 2022 to retrace and visually record the cobblestone-lined route on the Via Dolorosa and the symbolic tomb of Christ within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, will examine this project and his challenges photographing the Via Dolorosa. Dr. Gibson will discuss what the archaeological analysis can tell us about the supposed site of Jesus’ burial in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the UCLA Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History, the UCLA Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies, the UCLA Library, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Ararat-Eskijian Museum.
The Armenian Image Archive (AIA) is the first of the new collaborations between PAI and AFF, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in October of 2021 to partner on a range of projects that will support Armenian film and photography at UCLA.
PanARMENIAN.Net – Young Armenian sportsmen have won five medals at the 2022 European Cadets Wrestling Championships (U17) in Bucharest.
Hayk Lyudvigyan won silver, while Vahe Hovhannisyan, Samvel Khachatryan, Alex Margaryan and Gaspar Terteryan secured bronze medals.
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YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. Newly-appointed Ambassador of Syria to Armenia Nora Arisian presented her credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan, the Presidential Office said.
“It’s a great honor for me to represent Syria in Armenia. I will make maximum efforts for the development of the bilateral relations for the benefit of the two friendly countries and peoples”, the Ambassador said.
Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming office, the Armenian President said that the Armenian-Syrian relations have been formed on historical friendly basis.
“I am confident that your diplomatic experience and knowledge will contribute to the development of the Armenian-Syrian relations”, the President said.
Both sides emphasized the necessity of giving a new content to the Armenian-Syrian multisectoral cooperation, including taking practical steps to develop new cultural and educational programs.
PanARMENIAN.Net – Member of the German Bundestag Till Mansmann beieves is necessary to find a political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In an interview with Armenpress, Mansmann said Germany supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship in negotiations over the conflict.
“As a member of the Minsk Group, Germany supports the efforts of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs in the negotiations for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, taking into account also the military clashes which started between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 and lasted until November. Germany believes that it is necessary to find a political solution to the conflict. Following the clashes Germany has provided a total of 2 million Euro humanitarian aid at the level of the International Committee of Red Cross”, the MP said.
Mansmann also commented on the ongoing dialogue between Armenia and Turkey aimed at the normalization of the relations, stating that the long-term goal must always be the peaceful coexistence.
“No matter how hostile the relations between Armenia and Turkey are, we face a reality when both Armenia and Turkey become more interconnected in conditions of globalization. Armenia should remain open for development of peace and trade”, he said.
https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/300782/German_MP_sees_need_for_finding_political_solution_to_Karabakh_conflict
15:09, 9 June 2022
YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. President of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission Claire Bazy Malaurie and her delegation visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to pay tribute to the memory of the Genocide victims.
The delegation was accompanied by President of the Constitutional Court of Armenia Arman Dilanyan, the Court’s press service said.
The President of the Venice Commission arrived in Armenia on June 8.