Author: David Nargizian

 17:21,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met today with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Fernand Etgen during his official visit in Luxembourg, the Armenian MFA reports.

The meeting was attended also by the representatives of all political parties represented at the Chamber of Deputies.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Fernand Etgen praised the current productive cooperation between Armenia and Luxembourg, also at the inter-parliamentary level. The sides emphasized the importance of intensifying the ties between the parliamentary friendship groups and at international parliamentary platforms, particularly within the OSCE.

They also touched upon the implementation of the Armenia-European Union Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA). FM Mirzoyan reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to consistently develop the partnership with the EU within the frames of this agreement, in this respect highlighting the support of Luxembourg.

Regional security and stability-related issues were also touched upon at the meeting. Ararat Mirzoyan expressed gratitude for the adoption of resolutions by the Chamber of Deputies during and after the 2020 war launched by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, which were expressing support to the Artsakh-Armenians and the protection of their rights. The FM also highly appreciated the positions of the executive and legislative powers of Luxembourg on the necessity of repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and other persons held in Azerbaijan.

The sides also discussed the ongoing democratic processes in Armenia and the latest regional developments.

Greek and Armenian peoples are two brothers of related civilizations – Armenian Ambassador

 15:06,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Greece, on January 21, the famous buildings of various Greek cities were illuminated in the colors of the Armenian flag: the Greek and Armenian peoples are two brothers of related civilizations that can survive if they always work together, ARMENPRESS reports Ambassador of Armenia to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan said in a message on the occasion of the 30^th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

“Today marks 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Greece. Greece is one of the few countries, and the Greeks are one of the unique nations, with which our relations and friendship have a history of millennia,” the Ambassador said.

He stressed that the Greek and Armenian peoples are united by common values, principles, common threats and expectations, blood ties. And this is more than just some commercial interests.

“Our brotherhood has gone through all the trials of time and history, becoming stronger. The Greek and Armenian peoples – the two brothers of the related civilization, which can stand firm when they work together “, said Mkrtchyan.

The Ambassador stressed that the 30th anniversary of the relations between the two countries is marked with close ties at the highest political level. On the other hand, according to him, the two countries will deepen economic and trade ties by all means, for which there is fertile ground.

“Cultural diplomacy is a powerful tool for both Greeks and Armenians, although we think we know each other well enough, but there is always room to learn more, to interact more. The opportunities to get to know and love each other through culture are endless. High-level military relations are deepening, which is a good and important fact,” he said.

On this occasion, on January 21, the famous buildings of various cities of Greece were illuminated in the colors of the Armenian flag. Ambassador Mkrtchyan thanked the councils of all the cities that responded to the request of the embassy.

He also thanked the politicians of Armenia, Greece, the representatives of the Greek-Armenian community, who during the 30 years made their undeniable contribution to the construction and establishment of the Armenian-Greek privileged relations.

 17:40,

YEREVAN, 21 JANUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 21 January, USD exchange rate up by 0.46 drams to 482.12 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 0.14 drams to 546.68 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.01 drams to 6.30 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 2.07 drams to 654.24 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price up by 312.23 drams to 28603.88 drams. Silver price up by 7.33 drams to 375.5 drams. Platinum price up by 650.51 drams to 16353.04 drams.

 12:43,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS. Armenian SPRING PR-company has been announced among the winners of WCFA Davos Digital PR Awards as the Best Digital PR Project for “Milk is Love” communication campaign carried out jointly with “Yeremyan Projects”.
The aim of the campaign was to promote a culture of consuming milk among Armenians, to raise awareness on the benefits of dairy products and to spread a word on food security challenges, emphasizing the importance of purchasing natural products.

The “Milk is love” campaign was launched in May 2020, during the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, when people were isolated in their homes, many companies were temporarily closed, and the media moved to remote work. Consumer behavior as well as attitudes towards organizations, products and services in different industries, requirements and expectations were changing.  At that very moment “Yeremyan Products” brand entered the mass market with the “Milk is love” campaign.

Tatevik Simonyan, the co-founder and director of the international projects of SPRING PR, underlining the characteristics of digital campaigns, notes, “In times of crisis many organizations have undergone complex and important transformations abandoning tried and tested business approaches that have justified themselves for many years.  Modern communication technologies, in their turn, faced radical changes by developing, becoming more complex and attracting new audiences. Communication professionals were among the first who responded to new circumstances, starting to look for new approaches, more efficient ways and formats of communicating with various target groups. We have implemented the “Milk is love” communication campaign by using several digital tools, innovative and interesting methods. The campaign was special as soon as people were seeking love, warmth and positive energy those days and our main goal was to deliver it to them. That is why we chose the warm slogan – “Milk is love”. The international jury approved the campaign, actively discussed it, and described it as a project with an interesting strategy that conveys care and warmth. We are grateful to our international colleagues for the high recognition.” 

The “Milk is Love” campaign was a new and unique approach of sustainable positioning in the context of the diverse and highly competitive Armenian dairy products market. “Milk is Love” campaign was inspired by the famous Got Milk? social campaign (USA, 1993).

Davit Yeremyan, Director General of Yeremyan Projects”, says, “In March, 2020, when restaurants were closed due to the pandemic, we used the window of opportunity and focused all our potential on agricultural projects. In a very short time, in just one month we entered a highly competitive market with our Yeremyan products brand presenting to our consumers high-quality and healthy dairy foods produced on our farms and primarily designed for our restaurants. Parallelly we successfully implemented a public awareness campaign on benefits of milk consumption. We got quite positive feedback from our consumers. And I am happy and proud that our joint effort with our long-standing partner – SPRING PR, has been highly appreciated by the international community. “

SPRING PR has also received the Communication 4 Future Davos Awards 2017 for the title “Pro Bono of the Future” for its Corporate Social Responsibility Project – “Lets Care, Armenia – World Water Day”.

WCFA President Maxim Behar says: “This is the first edition of Davos Awards dedicated particularly on digital business and the competition was really very high. This is proof that all PR business goes online and I do believe that there will be no way back. WCFA Jury, headed by the well known social media expert Rui Martins, was combined of experienced professionals from all continents and it makes the win of SPRING PR much more valuable. I sincerely congratulate my Armenian colleagues and wish them many more wins of clients, projects, talents and – of course – awards.

The Davos Digital PR Awards recognize unique and valuable campaigns and exceptional professional work by public relations and communications professionals from around the world. Best Digital PR Project award gives a high recognition to the most memorable digital campaigns that are shifting consumers, and other key audiences’ perspectives on the product, breaking stereotypes and forming new attitudes.

The most outstanding projects launched nationwide between January 2020 and July 2021 were considered in three categories – Best Digital PR Project, Best Digital PR Company, Digital PR Guru of 2021 – in the first edition of Davos Digital PR Awards. SPRING PR is the gold winner of the Best Digital PR Project. Entries were received from Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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SPRING PR is an award-winning PR and research company founded in 2009 specializing in the spheres of strategic communications, reputation management, events’ organization and researches. The company cooperates with a number of local and international large, medium and small enterprises, state institutions, non-governmental and charitable organizations. 

SPRING PR is a part of global PR community, with professional involvement in such reputable international organizations as the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). 

Over the years, SPRING PR and its team have received top awards and recognition, including C4F Davos Awards (Communication for Future Davos Awards), IPRA Golden World Awards, Eventiada IPRA Golden World Awards.  

It is worth noting that in 2019, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of SPRING PR, Yerevan hosted the biggest event in the sphere of PR – Golden World Awards 2019 of the International PR Association (IPRA) and the Gala Dinner. About 120 experts, representatives of state agencies, executive officers of big companies, communication specialists from more than 50 countries arrived in Armenia.  

In June 2020, SPRING PR signed two other memorandums of collaboration with its internationalpartners Stratcomm Africa, Jasper Alliance London Limited, European M3 Communications Group. Inc,  and the  GeorgianPR Consulting Group.  

In 2021 for the first time in the history of Armenian PR companies, SPRING PR has been announced among the winners of “IPRA Golden World Awards – 2021” which is considered the Oscar of the field.

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WCFA is first about individuals who have the ability to think global, act global. Every such individual is an ambassador who not only represents her/his region or organization on this truly global platform but also aspires to be the frontrunner in the development of the global communication culture. WCFA aims to contribute actively to the development of the modern public communications worldwide. 

Key areas of activity 

∙ Forming a cross-border and cross-cultural community of professionals and increasing its strong global influence via an agenda focused on communications, media, public relations, branding and leadership. 

∙ Proceeding from the idea of communication as a key factor in the development of the humanity and aiming to intensify the the research of future specifics: new behaviour models, educational models, recognition and influence. 

∙ Supporting young professionals by financing cross-national internships for students from communications schools. 

∙ Supporting the annual World Forum “Communication on Top” in Davos as a platform for discussion that shapes the global communications agenda and foresees the influence of different media channels on society, business and the communications industry.

 17:06,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are planning a regional visit, the Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan told lawmakers in parliament.

When asked whether or not a meeting with his Azeri counterpart is planned in mediation of the OSCE MG Co-Chairs, FM Mirzoyan said such meeting is not planned with a specific date and location as of now.