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Expert calls for strategic partnership between Armenia, Iran

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Turkologist Varuzhan Geghamyan stresses the need to take relations between Armenia and Iran to a new level of strategic partnership.

His comments came after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned against attempts to “block” the Armenian-Iranian border at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday.

“If there is a policy to block the border between Iran and Armenia, the Islamic Republic will oppose it since this border has been a communication route for thousands of years,” Khamenei said.

He made a similar statement at a private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“The Islamic Republic will not tolerate policies or plans that lead to the closing of the Iran-Armenia border,” Khamenei said in a tweet, separately.

“Remarkably, Syunik remains Armenian primarily thanks to Iran. Thus, Armenian-Iranian relations should be taken to a new strategic level, making it one of the foundations of our new security architecture,” Geghamyan wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

Also, he condemned the Armenian authorities for handing over a section of the existing Armenia-Iran highway to Azerbaijan.

“Instead of deepening cooperation with Iran, Armenia’s capitulant authorities ceded the only road connecting Armenia and Iran to Azerbaijan, and there is no new [alternative] road,” the expert said.

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.

Azerbaijani press: Signal received about bomb planted in house of first president of Armenia

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 17. The police received a signal about a bomb planted in the house of the first president of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The information was confirmed by the press secretary of the ex-president Arman Musinyan, Trend reports citing Armenian media.

Police officers, sappers and cynologists arrived at the scene, Ter-Petrosyan's house was cordoned off.

The bomb signal in the house of the first president of Armenia .turned out to be false: no dangerous items were found as a result of the check.

The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan has ended

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 15:29,

YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. The bilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov ended in Tbilisi, spokesperson of MFA Armenia Vahan Hunanyan confirmed the information in a conversation with ARMENPRESS.

Other details of the meeting held in Tbilisi will be announced later.

President Khachaturyan, Ambassador Louyot highlight constant development of Armenian- French relations

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YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the French Embassy to congratulate on the national day, the Presidential Office said.

President Khachaturyan congratulated French Ambassador Anne Louyot on this occasion and stated that this holiday is very important not only for the French people, but also for the entire advanced humanity as it is symbolic for the ideas of freedom, brotherhood and equality.

The President highly appreciated France’s support to the development of different sectors in Armenia and friendly attitude.

The Ambassador thanked the Armenian President for the visit to the Embassy.

The sides highlighted constant development of the Armenian-French unique friendly relations and exchanged ideas about the current agendas of mutual partnership and future cooperation.

Creative Armenia Launches Artbox Incubator

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The Creative Incubator Artbox Will Provide Strategic Support and Access to Funding to Creative Projects and Businesses Across All Art Fields

Creative Armenia officially launched and opened applications on July 12 for the creative incubator Artbox, which is funded by the European Union in Armenia and launched in partnership with AGBU Armenia within the framework of the KATAPULT Creative Accelerator Program. 

Through a 12-week incubation process in the Fall of 2022 — taking place digitally through a cutting-edge online platform — selected projects across all creative fields will be given an unprecedented opportunity to work with prominent business leaders and renowned cultural figures to develop a comprehensive package around their projects, including a business plan, marketing strategy, video pitch, and financing plan. Once this package is ready, the artists will have the exclusive opportunity to present their projects for financial support, including grants provided by KATAPULT and possible investments by high-profile cultural investors. 

To learn more about the incubator and to apply by the August 12, 2022, deadline, please visit the website: www.artbox.am. 

“The idea of Artbox had its spark at Creative Armenia years ago – rising from our mission to provide artists a comprehensive and vital strategic support for their creative but, more importantly, economic success,” said Creative Armenia Director of Programs Anush Ter-Khachatryan. “Today we are thrilled to see that spark becoming an enlightenment and bringing a paradigm shift in our cultural landscape.”

The application is open for creators from across the world with projects to be realized within the Republic of Armenia. Preference is given to projects that seek investment and have potential to reach commercial success.

“Artbox is a unique opportunity that empowers artists and creative teams by investing in their entrepreneurship skills and their ideas,” — said Anna K. Gargarian, the lead of KATAPULT Creative Accelerator Program. “As KATAPULT works to catalyze the creative economy, Artbox’s focus on human capital and tailored learning modules for professionalizing the sector are essential for building an industry.” 

Inspired by innovative models in business and tech, Artbox is a reinvention of the incubator and accelerator model for the art world — a dynamic entrepreneurial system that provides strategic support, guidance, and access to funding to creative projects in theater, music, design, and across the arts, helping to develop them into commercially viable and investable creative products. 

Creative Armenia is a global arts foundation for the Armenian people that discovers, develops, and champions innovative talent across the arts. Artbox is developed by Creative Armenia, funded by the European Union in Armenia and launched in partnership with AGBU Armenia in the framework of the KATAPULT Creative Accelerator Program.

Russia confirms first case of monkeypox

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YEREVAN, JULY 12, ARMENPRESS. Russia registered its first case of monkeypox, Reuters reports citing the statement of consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.

The watchdog said in a statement that the disease was discovered in a young man who had returned from a trip around European countries. The risk of infection to others was limited, it said.

“The disease is proceeding in a mild form. There is no threat to life”, Rospotrebnadzor said.

Monkeypox is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions. It is endemic in parts of Africa.

Over 50 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases pass 7,600.

Turkey Proposes To Hold Meeting With Armenia In Ankara Or Yerevan – Source

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ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 12th July, 2022) Turkey has proposed to hold the next meeting on normalization of relations with Armenia in Ankara or Yerevan, a diplomatic source told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"If we are talking about the process of normalizing relations between the two countries, it would be logical for the negotiations to take place without the participation of third countries.

We proposed to hold a meeting in Ankara or Yerevan, but have not received a response yet," the source said.

According to the source, a pressure from the Armenian diaspora is an obstacle in the path of normalizing relations.

"In some cases, the process is sabotaged. But we hope that the normalization process will continue," the source added.

Armenian PM, Rwandan FM discuss development prospects of commercial ties

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YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received today Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda Vincent Biruta and his delegation, the PM’s Office said.

During the meeting PM Pashinyan highly valued the Armenia-Rwanda cooperation within the International Organization of La Francophonie, expressing hope that it will also contribute to developing the bilateral relations. Pashinyan warmly remembered his contacts with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame during his visit in Armenia, as well as on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, reaffirming the readiness to deepen the partnership.

The Foreign Minister of Rwanda thanked the Armenian PM for the welcome and conveyed the warm greetings and wishes of the Rwandan President to Mr. Pashinyan. He assessed the discussions with the partners of the Armenian Foreign Ministry effective and stated that Rwanda is interested in the cooperation with Armenia both in bilateral and multilateral formats.

The sides exchanged ideas about the agenda of cooperation within the OIF, touched upon the prospects of developing the bilateral commercial ties. In this respect, they emphasized tourism sector as interesting.

PM Pashinyan asked to convey his greetings to the President of Rwanda.

Dutch Embassy in Armenia holds business days for the first time

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 17:34, 9 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 9, ARMENPRESS. At the initiative of the Dutch Embassy in Armenia, business days that aimed at bringing together the business communities of the Netherlands and Armenia were held in Yerevan, the Embassy said.

"Dutch-Armenian Business Days 2022" first time ever held in Armenia gathered businessmen and state officials to discuss the prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation between the Dutch-Armenian business circles. The opportunities in the fields of construction, agriculture, and information technology, existing issues, and proposed smart solutions, possible financing mechanisms, the attractiveness of the Armenian market for attracting Dutch investments were introduced during the two-day event.

"The potential for economic cooperation between the Netherlands and Armenia definitely exists, and we, during the two years of the Embassy's activity, saw the need for such an event. We hope to see a higher level of cooperation in the near future, both in the areas identified by us and in other fields of economy," said Nico Schermers, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Armenia.

As part of the business days, held on July 6-7, the official opening ceremony of the Dutch-Armenian Chamber of Commerce was also held. A memorandum was signed between the Embassy of the Netherlands in Armenia and the Dutch-Armenian Chamber of Commerce with a joint constructive approach for closer cooperation between the business community of the two countries and the implementation of prospective projects.

"The idea of founding the Dutch-Armenian Chamber of Commerce has existed for a long time, having contacts with the markets of both countries due to work, I saw the need. The idea is a reality now thanks to the close cooperation with the newly opened Netherlands Embassy in Armenia over the last year. The mission of the Chamber is the development and strengthening of Armenian-Dutch economic and educational ties, due to the realization of all the unused potential between the two countries," noted Levon Hayrapetyan, the president of the Chamber.