Author: Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS

Armenian Prime Minister calls on EAEU states to maintain pace of mutual trade

Emil Lazarian
Russia – Aug 25 2022
According to Pashinyan, "negative forecasts in the Eurasian economic space have not become a reality"

YEREVAN, August 25. /TASS/. The member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) must do their best to maintain the current pace of trade, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov in Cholpon-Ata.

"When we look at the indicators of trade turnover within the EAEU, we see that there are large growth rates compared to 2021. Of course, this must be maintained, but we should not relax, because the hard times, unfortunately, are not over yet. We need to focus on keeping the pace of trade between the EAEU countries," he said.

According to Pashinyan, "negative forecasts in the Eurasian economic space have not become a reality."

"On the contrary, our perception of the situation has been confirmed, because we clearly determined that the situation that emerged after the pandemic, of course, not only outlines new challenges, but also creates new opportunities," Pashinyan said.

On August 25-26, a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council is underway in in the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata. It is attended by prime ministers of the members states of the EAEU (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia).

Azerbaijani press: Blinken’s statement on appointment of senior adviser for Caucasus negotiations comes as surprise – MFA

Emil Lazarian
Politics Materials 25 August 2022 17:15 (UTC +04:00)


BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. Head of the Press Service Department of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leyla Abdullayeva responded to a request from local media regarding the statement of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on August 24, Trend reports via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The fact that the press statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the appointment of Philip Reeker as senior adviser for Caucasus negotiations demonstrates an approach far from the post-conflict realities prevailing in the region comes as surprise.

"Azerbaijan's position on OSCE Minsk Group has been repeatedly and clearly expressed on the highest level. Attempts to revive actually non-functioning Minsk Group may lead to the separation of the US from the process of normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations. The Karabakh conflict has been settled, and Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan. The international community, including our partners, should understand that linking the negotiations on the normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations with the Karabakh issue doesn't help the normalization at all," Abdullayeva noted.

Armenian government to incentivize businesses hiring unemployed people

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 10:20, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. The government approved a new state support program of ensuring employment which will incentivize employers who will hire unemployed persons, including  social benefit recipients. According to the program, in case of signing employment contracts with unemployed persons for at least a year, the government will provide a one-time compensation to the employer in the amount of 250,000 drams, and 350,000 drams in case of hiring a social benefit recipient.

Zhora Sargsyan, the Head of the Department of Labor and Employment at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, said during the ARMENPRESS Podcast that similar programs existed in the past as well, but given the changing demands of both employers and unemployed people this project is the revised option.

“Unemployed people aged 35 or above who’ve been registered as unemployed for at least the past three months are eligible for the program. If the unemployed person is a social benefit recipient then only that circumstance is sufficient to be eligible. In case of unemployed persons who are social benefit recipients the three-month registration and age limit is not a mandatory condition,” Sargsyan said.

There are several criteria in case of employers: the program is carried out only for private sector employers; employers who’ve been active in the market for at least two years at the time of application are eligible for the program; employers must also have had at least 10 employees in the three month before applying for the program whose income hasn’t declined in the period, or has declined not more than 5%.

If the employer is hiring a social benefit recipient unemployed person for seasonal work then they are eligible to sign the contract for a period of up to 8 months instead of a year.

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President of Artsakh receives the delegation of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

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 12:06, 25 August 2022

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan received the delegation led by National Academy of Sciences of Armenia President Ashot Saghyan, the Artsakh presidency said in a press release.

Issues related to the development of education and science in Artsakh were on the discussion agenda.

The President expressed his satisfaction with the effective cooperation of the institutes of the highest scientific institution of Armenia with the Artsakh Scientific Center, emphasizing the pivotal role of scientific and educational progress in the development and strengthening of the Artsakh Republic.

Artsakh Republic Minister of Education, Science and Sports Anahit Hakobyan and other officials partook in the meeting.

US State Department responds to Baku’s statement over appointment of new Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. The United States Department of State responded to the statements made by the Azerbaijani foreign ministry over the appointment of the new US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group according to which such steps cannot contribute to the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.

When asked to comment on these statements of the Azerbaijani side, Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at Bureau of Global Public Affairs, said at a press briefing that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appointed Philip Reeker “to serve as the senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations to underscore our commitment to facilitating peace in the South Caucasus”.

“As a country, we are committed to facilitating direct dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia bilaterally, multilaterally, and in cooperation with likeminded partners to achieve a comprehensive peace settlement between the two countries”, Vedant Patel said.

He once again reminded that Ambassador Reeker will also represent the US both at the OSCE Minsk Group and at the Geneva International Discussions.

China begins live-fire exercises off Fujian Province

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. The Chinese armed forces launched on Friday live-fire drills in the waters off East China’s Fujian Province which is opposite Taiwan, TASS reports citing CCTV.

The waters of the Island of Muyu near Fuqing City are indicated as the drill zone. The forces and means involved are not disclosed, while coordinates for the drills can be found on the website of the Maritime Safety Administration of Putian. The live-fire exercises will last till Saturday.