Author: Emil Lazarian

 10:08, 1 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan released a congratulatory address on September 1, Knowledge and School Day.

“Dear students, teachers and parents, happy September 1^st, congratulations on Knowledge and School Day. The beginning of every academic year is unique and obligating for us all.  In the era of modern changes, knowledge and education are the main pillars with which man, societies and countries must be able to overcome the most various challenges and problems.

Dear first-graders and freshmen, I would like to specially wish you peaceful course in this new phase of your lives where you must learn, acquire knowledge and experience and enrich the potential of our society, which is not only one of the primary guarantees of our country’s development and empowerment but also the precondition of the prosperity of our society and citizens.

I am conveying special congratulations to all teachers and academic staff, wishing good luck in your difficult and responsible work. You bear on your shoulders not only the working or specialized duties, but also the responsibility of developing a conscious and dignified citizen through giving high-quality education to generations.

Dear students, don’t forget that knowledge is your future, the road to big life. It will allow you to find your place in the modern world, do become dignified citizens and patriots of our country.

Dear countrymen, once again congratulations on Knowledge and School Day,” the President said in the address.

 11:40, 1 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan visited the Shirak Province on August 31.

Matevosyan toured the construction site of the 18,7km section of Talin-Lanjik of the North-South Transport Corridor Investment Program, where the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Kristine Ghalechyan and the Executive Director of the Road Department Gor Avetisyan, together with the contractor engineer and construction workers presented the ongoing work, stressing that the asphalting work of this section will be completed within September 2022, while the equipping and marking works will be finished during November 2022.

Shirak Governor Nazeli Baghdasaryan welcomed Matevosyan at the Lanjik-Gyumri road section.

The construction of the 27,5km long road section is expected to be completed in December 2023.

The next stop was at the Horom-Artik-Alagyaz 4,9km long republican-significance road which is currently being renovated by state budget funds.

Then, the Deputy PM visited the construction site of the Azatan N2 school. The work is carried out as part of the Seismic Safety Improvement program of the Territorial Development Fund of Armenia. The program is worth 1 billion 585 million drams. The construction of the school with a capacity of 300 students was launched in January 2022 and will be completed in two years.

During the visit to the province, the Deputy PM, accompanied by the Governor, laid flowers at the war memorial honoring the memory of fallen troops.

Matevosyan also inspected the construction of a kindergarten in the settlement of Shirak in Akhuryan.

Active construction is underway at the Gyumri city Friendship Park.

The last stop during Matevosyan’s visit was the construction site of the Artur Alexanyan Greco-Roman Wrestling Youth School Complex. The construction began in 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2025. The complex will be equipped with training grounds, football field, a track, a swimming pool, a hotel area, among others.

 12:10, 1 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. The government of Armenia can’t tolerate the “ridiculous” salaries paid to school and kindergarten teachers and has launched a process of tripling the salaries, PM Nikol Pashinyan said.

The PM said that this process must be accompanied with the voluntary certification process of teachers.

“Furthermore, this ought to be a continuous process and the certified teachers will have the chance of again getting their salary increased once every five years,” the PM said.

Regarding teachers who haven’t passed the certification process for several years, the PM said that these teachers won’t have the chance to retain their positions.

PM Pashinyan said that kindergarten teachers must also undergo the same process.

 10:11, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan congratulated his counterpart in Artsakh Speaker Artur Tovmasyan on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Artsakh.

“On behalf of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, I am conveying my warm congratulations and good wishes on the occasion of Independence Day of the Republic of Artsakh to Members of Parliament and all Armenians of Artsakh. In order to withstand geopolitical tectonic shifts, foreign and domestic threats, now more than ever we must be united and strong, for preserving our own homeland, statehood, freedom and independence of the people. Eternal glory and honor to our brave sons who fought for preserving independence and statehood, who blessed the Armenian land with their blood.

Mr. Speaker, by once again congratulating you on this solemn day, I wish you robust health and productive work, and to the people of Artsakh eternal peace and welfare,” Simonyan said.

 11:26, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Republic of Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan will hold policy consultations across Washington, DC – including Congressional briefings, think tank roundtables, university lectures, and community gatherings – during an upcoming visit to Washington, DC coinciding with an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Federal Policy Seminar, the ANCA reported.

Minister Babayan will offer the keynote speech at an ANCA event dedicated to Artsakh security and liberty held at the historic Woodrow Wilson House, the museum honoring the U.S. president who championed efforts to secure a U.S. mandate to support the Armenian Republic in 1918. He will also be the featured speaker at the “Capitol Hill Salute to Artsakh’s Independence,” organized in cooperation with the Congressional Armenian Caucus, which will be held on Monday, September 19th. Due to Congressional regulations related to COVID-19, supporters of Artsakh freedom must request to attend the Capitol Hill event by registering at anca.org/rsvp.

“We welcome Minister Babayan’s consultations across Washington with U.S. policymakers and foreign policy stakeholders – as well as his remarks on Capitol Hill, at the Wilson House, and at our policy conference – as a meaningful contribution to constructive U.S. engagement on Artsakh Republic status and security issues,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “Artsakh’s voice – in Washington and on the world stage – represents the unbending resolve, the abiding democratic aspirations, of the Armenian nation to endure, to survive, and thrive on the very frontier of world freedom against the forces of darkness and dictatorship.”

The ANCA Federal Policy Seminar – a four-day series of presentations, roundtable discussions, and Capitol Hill visits for chapter and community leaders – will focus on targeted initiatives to advance ANCA strategic priorities: saving Artsakh, strengthening Armenia, holding Azerbaijan and Turkey accountable, and securing justice for the Armenian Genocide.

Following his Washington, DC visit, Babayan will be traveling to California for a series of events and meetings with Armenian American community leaders and elected officials.

 13:01, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the course of implementation of the trilateral agreements ( 2020 November 9, 2021 January 11 and November 26) on Nagorno Karabakh and prospects during a September 1 phone call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

“An agreement was reached to continue contacts soon,” the Russian foreign ministry added in the readout.

 15:24, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Celebrations on the 875th anniversary of Moscow will take place in Armenia, starting September 5 in Yerevan.

The events are organized by the Dom Moskvi (House of Moscow) Cultural-Business Center.

The celebrations will start at the Pushkin public school in Yerevan with the opening of a Moscow Corner, followed by a I Love Moscow flashmob, a checkers tournament and a Russian song concert program, as well as a photography exhibition.

Dom Moskvi CEO Vahram Karapetyan said that the inauguration of a Russian Center will take place in the town of Hrazdan. “This is already the 8th center, after Yerevan, Vanadzor, Armavir, Kajaran, Ijevan and other towns. The purpose is to contribute to the deepening of Armenian-Russian relations. It is a platform for children where free classes are offered,” he said.

Russian Centers are planned to be opened in Goris, Meghri, Tsaghkadzor and Yeghegnadzor.

Special literature will be gifted to visually impaired children.

Celebrations also include sports events. A chess tournament will be held for the third time.

Founding Director of the Armenian Chess Academy Smbat Lputyan said that chess grandmasters and international masters will participate in the 2-round tournament.

Russian sabre fencer, six-time team European champion, two-time team world champion, 2016 individual Olympic champion, and 2016 team Olympic champion Yana Egorian will be the special guest at the fencing tournament.

A hockey tournament will conclude the celebrations.

 15:32, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. The new Ambassador of the Philippines to Armenia Igor Bailen (stationed in Moscow) presented his credential to President Vahagn Khachaturyan.

President Khachaturyan congratulated the ambassador on assuming office and wished productive work in all initiatives.

Ambassador Bailen thanked for the reception and said that he will put maximum efforts to enrich the bilateral agenda.

Both sides underscored that a big potential exists for enhancing partnership between the two countries and it is necessary to take steps to promote bilateral trade-economic ties and intensify direct contacts between the peoples of the two countries. Issues related to deepening cooperation in high technology, culture and tourism were also addressed, the presidency said.

 15:51, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. The 3rd DataFest Yerevan International Conference on artificial intelligence kicked off September 2 at the American University of Armenia (AUA) in Yerevan.

The goal of the conference is to promote the development of artificial intelligence in Armenia by creating a platform for Armenian and foreign experts for communication, exchange of experience and networking.

“A greater flow of people is seen this year, more people are interested, we’ve registered twice as many participants as before,” co-organizer Zaven Navoyan said.

A part of the speakers represent Armenian AI companies, while others are leading experts from Switzerland, Russia, UK, US, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland and other countries.

The event is sponsored by Intent AI, Digitain, PMI Science, Picsart, Portmind, WorldQuant, AimStack, AMD, Krisp, One Market Data, Plat AI, Simply Technologies and Deem Communications.

The conference is organized by the DataFest Yerevan NGO and the AUA’s Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering.

 17:10, 2 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính on the occasion of Independence Day, the PM’s Office said.

The message reads as follows,

"I warmly congratulate you and the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the occasion of the national holiday – Independence Day.

I highly appreciate the positive developments in Armenian-Vietnamese relations. There is a high-level political dialogue and rich prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries.

I am sure that as a result of our joint efforts, the traditional warm relations between Armenia and Vietnam will further develop and strengthen for the benefit of our peoples.

I wish you good health and success, and welfare and happiness to the friendly people of Vietnam.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration”.