Author: Jhanna Virabian

 10:49, 6 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. 330 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 28,936, the healthcare ministry said.

162 more patients have recovered. The total number of recoveries has reached 16,302.

7 people have died in one day, raising the death toll to 491.

The number of active cases stands at 11,984.

The number of people who had a coronavirus but died from other disease has reached 159 (1 new such cases).

So far, 123,815 people have passed COVID-19 testing.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 20:43, 2 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenia became global leader for “Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality” action coalition of the UN-led Generation Equality Forum on July 1, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MFA Armenia.

Convened under the auspices of the United Nations, the Generation Equality Forum was established upon the initiative of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), co-hosted by the Governments of France and Mexico, in partnership with civil society. The process aims to boost cooperation between governments, international organizations and the civil society in the context of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration. The Forum is structured around six thematic action coalitions that are aimed at promoting gender equality and women’s rights in the areas of economic empowerment, healthcare and climate, prevention of gender-based violence, feminist movements and leadership.

The global leaders of the Action Coalitions comprise 20 countries, selected entities of the United Nations system, international organizations and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations. The selection of the coalition leaders was made on the basis of the level of the demonstrated commitment of the candidates, the progress achieved in the priority area and other criteria. Armenia’s nomination for coalition leadership in technology and innovations stems from the priorities of the Government of Armenia for advancing gender equality, political and economic empowerment of women, as well as progress achieved in the ICT industry.

The Action Coalition on technology and innovations will be led by Armenia, Finland and Tunisia – the three countries that have been selected to steer global action in cooperation with the UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union.

The Generation Equality Forum will also launch an innovative Compact for Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action to drive action and resources towards peace, security and humanitarian action. The Compact will strengthen coordination between existing initiatives and partnerships to ensure that women and youth are at the center of peace, security and humanitarian action, twenty years after the landmark UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.

 11:05, 4 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS. The total number of coronavirus cases has reached 27,900 in Armenia, 15,935 of which have recovered, ARMENPRESS was informed from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

580 new cases have been reported and 451 have recovered.

8 patients died bringing the total number of deaths to 477. Another patient with coronavirus died of other reasons, bringing the number of similar cases to 157.

State of emergency has been prolonged until July 13 in Armenia.

Reported by Anna Grigoryan, Editing and Translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 19:30,

YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. The Parliament of Armenia continues holding the extraordinary session.

The debate of the bill on replacing the Constitutional Court President and judges is on the agenda.

The bill has been drafted by more than 50 MPs of the ruling My Step faction and proposes to replace the Constitutional Court President and CC judges who have served no less than 12 years in their position.

The bill has been adopted today at the first hearing.

If the bill is approved, the tenures of Constitutional Court Judges Alvina Gyulumyan, Feliks Tokhyan and Hrant Nazaryan will be suspended, while the present President of the Court Hrayr Tovmasyan will become Constitutional Court member.

Earlier it had been planned to hold a Constitutional referendum scheduled on April 5, which suggested to suspend the tenure of Constitutional Court President Hrayr Tovmasyan and 6 members of the Court. The referendum did not take place due to the state of emergency declared as a result of the coronavirus.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 10:54, 12 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory letters to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of the Russia Day, the PM’s Office told Armenpress.

The letter addressed to Putin says:

“Dear Mr. President,

I cordially congratulate you on the state holiday – the Russia Day.

This day is inseparably connected with the political, socio-economic achievements of the Russian Federation, the strengthening of its role in the international arena.

The allied relations between Armenia and Russia continue steadily developing for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, the cooperation in all spheres of the Armenian-Russian partnership is strengthening and expanding.

The centuries-old history of friendship and trust, the firm brotherly ties between our peoples are a strong base for a constructive cooperation and mutual support not only at the bilateral level, but also within the frames of the international organizations and integration unions.

I sincerely hope that in the near future our countries will be able to overcome the temporary difficulties connected with the unprecedented global challenges and threats, and we will be able to resume the traditional close contacts.

On this festive day I wish you good health, happiness and further success, and to the brotherly Russian people – peace, welfare and prosperity”.

The letter sent to the Russian PM says: 

“Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

I sincerely congratulate you on the state holiday – the Russia Day.

This festive day reflects the millennia-old history of Russia’s statehood, the country’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage, the consistent creative work aimed at the country’s development and prosperity, as well as the strengthening of its role at the international arena.

The Armenian-Russian allied relations, which are based on the centuries-old friendship between our peoples, are reflected at the international platforms, and especially in the constructive and mutually beneficial strategic partnership within the frames of the Eurasian Economic Union.

The consistently strengthening mutual partnership between our countries in trade, economy, energy, military-political, cultural, humanitarian and other fields can be praised.

I hope the global pandemic situation will soon normalize which will allow us to completely restart the close ties aimed at implementing new ideas and initiatives.

I wish you good health, prosperity and further success in your state activity, and peace and prosperity to all citizens of Russia”.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:07, 12 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS. 612 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 15,281, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said today.

173 more patients have recovered and were discharged from hospital. The total number of recoveries has reached 5,639.

13 people have died in one day, raising the death toll to 258.

The number of active cases stands at 9,298.

The number of people who had a coronavirus but died from other disease has increased by 4. The total number of these cases has reached 86.

So far, 77,686 people have passed COVID-19 testing.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan