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

CivilNet: 2,735 new companies were registered in Armenia in April and May

Emil Lazarian
CIVILNET.AM

09 Jun, 2022 10:06

  • The future rail routes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been agreed on, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
  • The Armenian government has adopted a decision to make the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces subordinate to the Defense Minister.
  • 2,735 new companies were registered in Armenia in April and May of this year, according to the country’s Statistical Committee.

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Political relations between Belarus, Armenia described as vibrant

Emil Lazarian
Belarus –

MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) – Political contacts between Belarus and Armenia have been developing very dynamically, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said at a meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council in Yerevan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.

“I would describe the level of our relations as very, very high and dynamic. Next year we will celebrate 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our states, but today we can state that political contacts between our countries have been developing very dynamically,” Vladimir Makei said.

According to him, the Belarusian president regularly meets with the prime minister of Armenia on the sidelines of the meetings of the EAEU, the CSTO, the CIS. The parties discuss ways of strengthening bilateral relations. The foreign ministries have just recently held ministerial consultations.

Inter-parliamentary relations have been vibrant too. The intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation convened for a meeting not so long ago.

Trade and economic relations between Belarus and Armenia also show very high dynamics, Vladimir Makei said. According to him, in 2021, the trade, despite the pandemic, surged by almost 20% to approach $100 million.

“This suggests that we still have the potential and we intend to work on advancing trade and economic ties between our states. I must say that our embassies contribute a lot in this regard. The framework of relations is solid. Our task is to further develop, first of all, trade and economic relations, political relations, humanitarian ties, interregional cooperation, which is very important,” the foreign minister said.

Russia Supports Normalisation Of Armenia-Azerbaijan Ties: Lavrov

Emil Lazarian

Yerevan, June 10 (IANS) Russia will contribute to the normalisation of the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

During a joint press conference on Thursday with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan after their meeting, Lavrov emphasised the need to further push forward the process of normalising Armenia-Azerbaijan ties, Xinhua news agency reported.

‘In my view, we have a common perception that the process moves forward. Perhaps, it would be desirable for the process to be faster,’ said the visiting Russian Foreign Minister, stressing that Russia will try to contribute to the process in every way.

He hailed the endeavour of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Commissions on border delimitation, saying Russia is ready to provide consulting support in this respect.

Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Minister guaranteed that any arrangement to facilitate the economic and transportation communications in South Caucasus will fully respect the sovereignty of the territory of Armenia.

For his part, Mirzoyan highly appreciated Russia’s role in maintaining the stability in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Armenia is interested in activating the works of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, he said.

On Wednesday, Lavrov arrived in Armenia for a working visit.

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Iran seeks to increase trade turnover with Armenia to $1 billion

Emil Lazarian
PanARMENIAN
Armenia –
– 11:11 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Iran wants to increase trade turnover with Armenia to $1 billion annually, Tehran’s ambassador to Yerevan Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri has told ISNA News Agency (via Pars Today).

“Although Armenia is a country bordering East Azerbaijan, we have not been able to exceed half a billion dollars in our trade with this country, so we must make efforts to increase this volume to $1 billion,” Zohouri was quoted as saying.

The envoy said Armenia serves as a bridge between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union.

“Given that Armenia has preferential customs duties with EU countries, we can use that potential to export our goods, and steps should be taken by the [Iranian] provinces bordering Armenia to improve that,” he said.

“Many of Armenia’s neighboring provinces have excellent climate conditions, so we can use the new agricultural technologies acquired in Iran in this country.”

Armenia and Iran are currently working on the the expansion of the gas for electricity swap deal between the two countries. The two sides have repeatedly stressed the importance of boosting cooperation in the trade and economic sphere, which would enable the sides to increase turnover to $1 billion.
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Digital Julfa Network to be launched during Orion Summit 2022 in Yerevan

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia –
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The Digital Julfa Network – an initiative bringing together the pan-Armenian intellectual, technological, commercial and cultural potential – will be officially launched during Orion Summit 2022. 

Mark Chenian, a veteran of investment banking, and a member of the board of directors of the Armenian Society of Fellows, is the keynote speaker at the Orion Summit 2022 which will address the final panel discussion on “Standing up Digital Julfa Network of the 21st Century․” Mark Chenian is a veteran of over 50 years in Investment Banking, primarily in Asset & Wealth Management.

The panel will bring together BAJ Accelerator and Orion Worldwide Innovations Founding Partner Emma Arakelyan, Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, BAJ Accelerator Co-Founding Partner Dr. Armen Kherlopian, and Souren Israelian, head of Law Office of Souren A. Israelyan.

Digital Julfa network’s cultural significance will be presented during the panel. The summit will be followed by the reception during which classical pianist and composer, author of “Jazzical Komitas-Passion of Fire” CD Joel A. Martin will perform the works of Komitas with jazz interpretation.  An art exhibition of contemporary art works will also be held during the summit.

Orion Summit 2022 will take place on June 22, 2022, in Yerevan, Matenadaran. The event will bring together world-class founders, investors, advisors, and professionals in technology, finance, business, and other fields.

Orion Worldwide Innovations (“Orion”), is a startup growth and ecosystem acceleration hub and offers a full-service package to make companies investable to enter the US market, enhance their customer acquisition strategies, stay competitive and protect their innovation. Orion is a U.S.-based company formed in 2017, with offices in New York City, U.S., and Yerevan, Armenia, though Orion partners with companies and investor networks worldwide.

Ishkhan Saghatelyan: If new road is commissioned, we will lose Berdzor

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia –

Opposition leader and deputy parliament speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan on Friday accused the Armenian authorities of plotting to cede to Azerbaijan the Berdzor (Lachin) road linking Artsakh and Armenia.

Speaking at a briefing in France Square in central Yerevan on Friday, he said that Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev “have seemingly reached an agreement”, as a result of which Armenia will lose control over the Berdzor road.

“A bypass road is being built to Stepanakert, which is expected to be commissioned in two or three months. If it happens, we will completely lose control over the Berdzor district, Aghavno and a number of other Armenian villages,” Saghatelyan noted.

“Most importantly, our all communications, including the electricity and gas networks, will be taken over by Azerbaijan. As a result, we will become totally dependent on Azerbaijan and there will be no Armenians left in Artsakh,” he said.

Saghatelyan promised to address the issue in detail at the next opposition rally.

Azerbaijan expels Sputnik chief editor

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia –

The State Migration Service of Azerbaijan has not extended the work permits of the editor-in-chief of the Sputnik Azerbaijan website and the producer of the press center, according to Azerbaijani media reports.

The work permit of Veronika Antonova-Trizno, editor-in-chief of Sputnik Azerbaijan, and her husband Pavel Antonov, producer of Sputnik Azerbaijan’s press center, expired on June 6.

Chief of the Public Relations Department of the State Migration Service Elnur Kalantarov confirmed the report.

Resistance Movement is heading to hotel where Russian delegation and head of Russian Foreign Ministry have settled

Emil Lazarian
ARMINFO
Armenia –
Naira Badalian

ArmInfo.Participants of a protest rally of the Resistance Movement are marching in the center of Yerevan.

The participants of the action started the march from France Square,  they intend to pass next to the hotel where the Russian delegation  and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov settled. , said one of the leaders of the  Movement, Vice Speaker of the RA Parliament Ishkhan Saghatelyan.

Earlier today, the opposition held a rally in front of the Armenian  Foreign Ministry, where the meeting of the heads of the foreign  affairs departments of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian  Federation Ararat Mirzoyan and Sergei Lavrov was to take place.  According to Ishkhan Saghatelyan, their goal is to tell their Russian  partners that any agreement reached with the current government,  which “does not have a people’s mandate to lead the country to new  concessions” is invalid.  It should also be noted that the National  Democratic Pole is holding a protest action near the Russian embassy  in Armenia, with banners with the inscription “Decolonization”. 

Azerbaijani president will not be able to de-Armenianize Artsakh in near future – Ruben Safrastyan

Emil Lazarian
ARMINFO
Armenia –
David Stepanyan

ArmInfo. No doubt, Baku, supported by Ankara, will try to de jure cement the results of its aggression against Artsakh, expert in Turkic studies, Professor Ruben Safrastyan said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

“In question is the Artsakh territory occupied as a result of the  44-day war and Artsakh’s final status. I think that in the context of  the discussions on Artsakh’s final status launched on various  international platforms Azerbaijan will not be able to settle the  issue ‘at one stroke’ as it sees fit, much as I would like to,” the  expert said. 

As regards Azerbaijan’s desire to establish control over of the rest  Armenian territories of Artsakh and de- Armenianize them by  committing one more genocide there, Mr Safrastyan stressed that  Aliyev will not be able to accomplish his task in the near future,  including due to Russian peacekeepers’ presence there and  international discussions on possible specification of Artsakh’s  future status. And that will incite Aliyev to realize his plans  step-by-step. 

In its turn, Turkey will seek to use its influence and involvement in  such international formats as 2+3, including for the purpose of  assisting Azerbaijan in solving the Artsakh in Baku’s favor. And  Ankara’s main goal has since 1991 been extending its influence over  the entire South Caucasus, the professor said. 

“I would note that Armenia’s defeat opened up new and favorable  opportunities for Turkey to achieve this goal by exerting more  intense pressure on Armenia by means of Azerbaijan. Ankara is  disguising its expansionist designs with talks of peace, cooperation  and conflict settlement. This is Turkey’s geopolitics,” Mr Safrastyan  said.

Issue of status of Nagorno Karabakh vital in context of conflict’s settlement – Armenian PM

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YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, the PM’s Office said.

Addressing the meeting participants, the Armenian PM said: “Dear friends, I welcome you all in our country, in our capital. I welcome the holding of the session of the Council of CSTO Foreign Ministers in our country.

This year we have a double jubilee as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It’s a great pleasure to see that on this jubilee year the dynamics, we have had traditionally, is being restored again after the coronavirus pandemic. And as we have stated it repeatedly, I think that this jubilee is a very good occasion to analyze the past path, highlight our achievements and success and talk about the shortcomings noticed during the existence and activity of our organization.

You know that CSTO is one of the key factors in ensuring the security of our countries, and I should regretfully state that the situation under the responsibility zone of our organization is not so stable. In this context, I believe, we should closely cooperate, exchange information and situation assessment in order to use the mechanisms for preventing and managing the crisis situations at the necessary moment.

I also want to note that we are very glad to host different CSTO events with this intensity. Recently we have hosted the session of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan, and now we are hosting this important event. We are waiting for the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO states on June 17. These are really very good occasions to talk about and discuss the agenda that our organization has.

I once again want to welcome you and hope that you are having a productive session and time in our republic”.

At the meeting PM Pashinyan also touched upon the current situation in the region, speaking about the activity of the Armenia-Azerbaijan delimitation and border security commission, the opening of regional communications and the return of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and other civilians still held in Azerbaijan. In this context Pashinyan highlighted the international community’s support.

The PM said Armenia is interested in the unblocking of regional communications, and all roads, to be opened, must operate under the sovereignty of the country through which they pass. He said there couldn’t be any “corridor” logic, and this is a common perception. In the context of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the Armenian PM considered the issue of the status of Nagorno Karabakh vital and stated that the conflict must be settled peacefully, within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.

Pashinyan said that the issue of the incursion of the Azerbaijani troops into Armenia’s sovereign territory since May 2021 still remains open, over which Armenia applied to the CSTO. In this context views were exchanged on improving the CSTO monitoring and rapid response mechanisms, which will raise the efficiency of the activity of the organization and the servicing of the security challenges of the member states.