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

Introduction of toolkits on screening and risk assessment of deliberate self-harm and suicide prevention in prisons of Armenia

Emil Lazarian

July 13 2022
ARMENIA 13 JULY 2022

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice, directors and deputy directors, as well as the security and medical staff of the penitentiary institutions were trained on the toolkits for screening and risk assessment of suicide and self-harm behaviour in penitentiary institutions in Armenia. The toolkits were developed within the Project in line with the Council of Europe standards.

Nine 2-day and two 1-day training sessions with 222 participants in total were organised. The trainings were preceded by the piloting of the toolkits in three selected penitentiary institutions in September 2021. The results of the piloting, introduction and usage of the toolkit, the involvement and role of the staff of different levels of the penitentiary institutions were among the main topics discussed during the workshops.

The participants agreed that the toolkits will enable the penitentiary staff to perform better the initial screening upon admission in a penitentiary institution in respect of the suicide and self-harm behavior in line with European standards.

The trainings were organised in March-June 2022 within the framework of the project “Enhancing health care and human rights protection in prisons in Armenia” implemented by the Council of Europe and financed by the Action Plan for Armenia 2019 -2022.


Armenpress: Mkhitaryan makes his first debut for Inter

Emil Lazarian

Mkhitaryan makes his first debut for Inter

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 09:53, 13 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS. Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his first debut for Inter Milan.

Inter beat Lugano 4-1 in their first pre-season friendly match in Switzerland.

Mkhitaryan was in the starting lineup and played the first half.

Inter’s next friendly match is with Monaco on July 16.

Wine routes to tell about Armenian winemaking by bringing a lot of tourists to Armenia

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 10:36, 13 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS. Winemaking is one of the most prospective fields in Armenia. The sector is always full of new and interesting ideas and projects aimed at attracting tourists.

The Sea Of Wine program director Ani Manaseryan shared to ARMENPRESS another interesting program which is implemented for boosting the sector.

She said that the main purpose is to develop wine tourism in Armenia, but from a comprehensive perspective to position the partner countries of the Black Sea region as an important wine travel destination and help the concerned sides of wine tourism develop common approaches.

“I would like to note that in order to achieve this goal, wine routes have been developed during the program, and they are more than the routes with linear mapping, we have developed thematic routes “Wine and Art”, “Wine and Adventures”, “Wine and Gastronomy”, etc.

We have created a website for this which presents all winemaking factories in Armenia, their history and the list of wine tourism services. Trainings were also organized for winemaking concerned sides aimed at improving the tourism services”, Ani Manaseryan said.

She informed that one more event will be held soon entitled “Let’s Talk About Wine”. During the meeting the participants will discuss opportunities of improving the service quality of wine tourism.

The project is co-funded by the European Union and is being implemented by the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education Foundation. The project involves Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Ukraine. “I want to note that Armenia is the coordinator of the project in the person of the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education Foundation. We started it in 2020 August and will end by yearend”, she stated.

Tbilisi Hosts Meeting Between Azerbaijani, Armenian Foreign Ministers

Emil Lazarian
 Civil Georgia


17/07/2022 – 13:29

On July 16 the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited Georgia to meet with each other in a meeting hosted by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss stability and peace in the region. The pair also held separate meetings with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili.

The Georgian MFA welcomed the visit and underscored “its commitment to contribute, through joint efforts, to peace and stability in the region.”

The Ministry expressed hope that through “concerted efforts to ensure peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus and stable development of the region, it will become possible to solve various issues on the agenda, create positive dynamics and develop the potential of the region.” 

The Armenian Foreign Ministry stated after the meetings that a wide range of issues was discussed aimed at “normalizing” relations between the two nations.

During the meeting, Minister Mirzoyan reiterated the significance of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for achieving sustainable peace and underscored the need for using the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship towards this end. The Armenian FM stressed the need to resolve humanitarian issues regarding the release of Armenian prisoners of war and the issue of missing persons.

For its part, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry highlighted the need to fully implement the Trilateral Statement, signed by leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia, for “building good neighborly inter-state relations” between the two. Minister Bayramov also raised the issue of people who remain missing from the Azeri side after the conflict.

Both Ministers expressed gratitude for Tbilisi hosting the meeting and interest in continuing dialogue between their countries.

Meetings with Georgian PM

Prior to the meeting, both the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs had the opportunity to meet with PM Garibashvili to discuss relations in the country and Georgia’s Peaceful Neighborhood Initiative, a platform it proposed for confidence-building in the South Caucasus with the participation of Armenia, Azerbaijan, the U.S., and the EU.

The Georgian PM underscored the need to “bolster the dialogues positive dynamic further” while meeting with Minister Mirzoyan. The pair also discussed how to build on areas of economic and bilateral trade.

With FM Bayramov, PM Garibashvili discussed the situation in the region and relevant challenges. The pair also touched on developing Georgia’s relationship with Azerbaijan, especially in the areas of transportation and energy.

Turkish press: Azerbaijani, Armenian top diplomats meet in Georgian capital for peace talks

Emil Lazarian
Handan Kazanci   |16.07.2022

ISTANBUL

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday as part of peace talks between the two South Caucasus countries.

Accompanied by their respective delegations, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan met in Tbilisi, Georgia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The top officials from Azerbaijan and Armenia also held meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili.

The Georgian foreign minister welcomed the meeting between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in a bilateral format, the statement said.

According to the statement, Georgia expressed hope for peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus and stable development of the region.

Georgia reiterates “its commitment to contribute, through joint efforts, to peace and stability in the region,” the statement added.

“Very proud to see Tbilisi being a venue for a meeting,” Darchiashvili said on Twitter, adding: “Feel confident that our joint efforts to build peace and stability in the region will yield results.”

Meanwhile, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two “sides discussed the implementation of previously undertaken commitments and exchanged views on further possible steps.”

For its part, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two ministers discussed a wide range of issues pertinent to the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

“Bayramov highlighted that based on the post-conflict realities (that) emerged after the resolution of the armed conflict between the two states, all efforts need to be directed towards making progress in building good-neighborly inter-state relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” the statement added.

Relations between the two former Soviet countries have been tense since 1991 when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.

New clashes erupted in September 2020, and the 44-day conflict saw Azerbaijan liberate several cities and over 300 settlements and villages that were occupied by Armenia for almost 30 years.

A tripartite agreement was brokered by Russia to bring an end to the war in November 2020.




Armenian, Kazakh officials discuss possibilities of importing oil products from Kazakhstan to Armenia

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YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan had a meeting with Kazakh Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov in Nur-Sultan during his working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. ARMENPRESS reports the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure informed that issues related to bilateral cooperation in the field of energy were discussed. In particular, the possibilities and conditions for the import of oil products from Kazakhstan to Armenia were discussed.

Issues regarding the exchange of successful experiences in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency were also discussed.

Armenian FM, Georgian PM discuss prospect of bilateral cooperation

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YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in the sidelines of his working visit to Georgia, ARMENPRESS reports the Government of Georgia informs.

During the meeting, the central topic of discussion was the meeting between Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, which will take place in Tbilisi after hours. Garibashvili emphasized the importance of having a positive dialogue.

The parties also discussed the Armenian-Georgian bilateral relations and future cooperation prospects, particularly in the fields of economy and bilateral trade.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Irakli Garibashvili spoke about the latest developments in the South Caucasus, emphasizing the need to have a peaceful region.

Military medic Kristine Chichyan dies in an accident – Armenia MoD

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia –
, 14:06

Contract servicewoman, junior sergeant Kristine Chichyan (born in 1985) was injured as a result of an accident at one of the military units and was taken to hospital on July 15, the Ministry of Defense reports.

Kristine Chichyan, who was the head of the medical unit, died in hospital on July 16, despite the doctors’ efforts. An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is under way.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the sorrow of the heavy loss and expresses support to Kristine Chichiyan’s family and friends.

Arrested opposition activist Narek Mantashyan hospitalized

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia –

Opposition Hayastan alliance member Narek Mantashyan has been taken to hospital from prison, his lawyer Alexander Kochubaev said on social media.

He was hospitalized late on Friday due to heart issues caused by elevated blood glucose levels, the lawyer said.

“The current authorities have come to realize that they can no longer keep people in prison on trumped-up charges and are making every effort to cause their death,” Kochubaev wrote.

“Judge Karen Farkhoyan never bothered to hold an emergency hearing in a month to consider the motion over the incompatibility of Mantashyan’s health condition with arrest, while the state has clearly failed in its function of ensuring his health,” the lawyer said.

Narek Mantashyan is accused of involvement in mass riots in Yerevan on 10 November 2020.