Author: Elizabeth Jabejian

 21:03,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. At the end of February, the first France-Armenia economic summit will be held in Paris, in which the delegation headed by the Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan will participate. The Armenian delegation will also be present at the SIA international agricultural exhibition, ARMENPRESS reports the decision to send the delegation to France was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

 15:32,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, ARMENPRESS. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is considering the idea of creating a Eurasian Agency of Strategic Initiatives, reports TASS.

The issue has been discussed by the economy ministers of the Union’s member states and has been presented to the Eurasian Economic Commission in the platforms of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council.

EEC Minister of Integration and Macroeconomics Sergei Glazev said that it is proposed to build the work based on the consortium of national strategic planning agencies. “The purpose of the activity of that consortium could be the development of a general methodology for the assessment of investment projects, on raising the investment attractiveness and preparing investment projects”, he said.

The sides agreed to continue the work in that direction and proposed the EEC to develop a concept for creating the Eurasian Agency for Strategic Initiatives and a draft agreement.

 15:58,

STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. The evacuation of monuments from Berdzor, Aghavno and Nerkin Sus communities has been completed, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Artsakh Lernik Hovhannisyan told Armenpress, stating that around 46 monuments of monumental art have been evacuated from these three settlements. He also informed that the book fund of the Berdzor town library has also been transported to a designated place.

“Cross-stones, monuments, memorial stones dedicated to national heroes, the Armenian Genocide and various memorable events have been evacuated”, the deputy minister said, adding that if these monuments have not been evacuated, they would have been vandalized by Azerbaijanis.

“Now we are discussing several options for the installation of these monuments. The Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Artsakh State University and individuals have presented respective proposals. In particular, the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church has proposed to create a respective park in the territory of the St. Mary Mother Cathedral of Stepanakert where the evacuated cross-stones and monuments will be installed. The sponsor of the Park of Heroes in Nerkin Sus expressed a wish to restore it either in Stepanakert or Martakert”, the deputy minister said, stating that all these options will be discussed very soon and the issue will be solved.

Among the evacuated monuments, there is a cross-stone dating back to the 11th-12th centuries. It was located in the Holy Martyr’s Church of Aghavno. Deputy Minister Hovhannisyan informed that the cross-stone will be given to the State Historical and Geological Museum of Artsakh.

424 Turkish intellectuals call on the government to reveal the assassination plan against Garo Paylan

 21:48,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. 424 Turkish intellectuals signed a statement urging the government to reveal the planned assassination attempt against Garo Paylan in 2016, which never was implemented, ARMENPRESS reports, Istanbul-based Armenian “Agos” periodical informed.

According to the source, 424 writers, journalists, politicians and artists made a joint statement and called on the government, political structures and the whole of Turkey to take steps against the Deep state and mafia forces and reveal the plan of the assassination attempt against Garo Paylan that was prepared and left unfinished in 2016.

“What reinforces the recklessness of these dark forces is their confidence that they will not be subject to criminal sanctions, even if they threaten everyone. This confidence is fueled by the current political climate. This atmosphere must be changed immediately,” the statement said.

A few days ago, Garo Paylan’s lawyer made a note that in 2016, some groups brought weapons into the Turkish parliament in order to kill Garo Paylan, but another group thwarted that plan.

 10:01,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. South Korea and the United States began a regular combined military exercise Monday, reviving large-scale field training suspended four years ago, Yonhap news agency reports.

The Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise is set to run through Sept. 1, involving an array of contingency drills, like concurrent field maneuvers that were not held over the past years under the preceding Moon Jae-in administration’s drive for peace with North Korea.

Under an all-out war concept, the exercise consists of two parts — the first segment involving drills on repelling North Korean attacks and defending the greater Seoul area, with the second part focusing on counterattack operations.

 14:31,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s spouse Anna Hakobyan arrived in the Aragatsotn Province on August 22 on a two-day trip.  

In the provincial capital of Ashtarak, Hakobyan was welcomed by Aragatsotn Governor Sergey Movsisyan and his spouse and the Mayor of Ashtarak Tovmas Shahverdyan, who accompanied her to the Perj Proshyan House-Museum.

The museum director Marine Tumanyan presented the history of the House-Museum to Mrs. Hakobyan.

The museum was founded in 1948 on the foundation of the writer’s paternal house. It was renovated in 2008. Today, the Perj Proshyan House-Museum has more than 2000 items on display presenting the activities of the renowned writer.  Perj Proshyan greatly focused on women’s education, and he was the founder of the Galanian Girls’ School in Tbilisi.

Anna Hakobyan then visited the Karmravor Church of Holy Mother of God in Ashtarak. The church priest Manuk Zeynalyan greeted Mrs. Hakobyan and presented the history of the church. The church was built by Priests Grigor and Manas in the 7th century and served as a Convent where the remains of the nuns and priests are laid to rest.

Governor Sergey Movsisyan and his spouse presented to her an oil painting depicting the Karmravor Church.

 20:52,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, ARMENPRESS. On August 19 of this year, based on the request of the Republic of Armenia to apply an interim measure by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the protection of the rights of the civilian population of a number of settlements of the Artsakh Republic, the ECHR reaffirmed the interim measures applied on September 29, 2020 and further expanded on November 3 of the same year, stating that it remains in effect, ARMENPRESS reports the office of the representative of the Republic of Armenia on international legal matters informed.

“The ECHR requested the parties to refrain from actions that could lead to the violation of the rights of the civilian population protected by the Convention, including endangering their rights protected by Articles 2, 3 and 8 of the Convention,” reads the statement.

The ECHR also recorded that the decision of September 29, 2020, which is still in force, is applicable to the actions referred to by the Government of the Republic of Armenia, that is, armed attacks on peaceful settlements, threats of displacement of the population of Berdzor and Aghavno communities.