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Erdogan phones Sahak II of Constantinople amid coronavirus outbreak

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 13:27, 9 April, 2020

YEREVAN, APRIL 9, ARMENPRESS. Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian of Constantinople and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a news release issued by the patriarchate.

During the April 8 telephone conversation, President Erdogan asked Sahak II about the state of affairs of the patriarchate and the Turkish-Armenian community, according to the news release.

Erdogan thanked the patriarch for the latter’s contribution in the fundraiser-campaign for the coronavirus response, according to the news release.

The Turkish president told the Patriarch that he has facilitated the possibility of return of Armenian nationals to Armenia, referring to the 100 Armenian citizens who are being transported by land from Istanbul.

The Armenian government has ensured the leasing of the vehicles, but due to the closed borders with Turkey the buses will travel via Georgian territory, which required permission from Turkish and Georgian authorities.

According to the news release, Erdogan has expressed willingness to assist Armenia with the provision of medication.

Erdogan wished Sahak II good health and also inquired about the needs of the Turkish-Armenian community. Sahak II wished peace and good health to the Turkish president.

 

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan




2 Karabakh police officers self-isolated after having had contact with person with COVID-19

Nahapetian Zhanna
News.am, Armenia
April 9 2020

Artsakh1.am: Artsakh1.am:

23:50, 09.04.2020
                  

Two police officers have been self-isolated in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), as reported on the Facebook page of Artsakh1.am.

“Just minutes ago, reliable sources reported that two police officers have been self-isolated in Artsakh after having had contact with a citizen infected with COVID-19,” Artsakh1.am reports.

Earlier, the Information Headquarters of Artsakh had reported that there are three people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Artsakh to date.

Political analyst: Armenia 1st President is giving ‘foster child’ Nikol Pashinyan another lesson

Nahapetian Zhanna
News.am, Armenia
April 8 2020
Political analyst: Armenia 1st President is giving ‘foster child’ Nikol Pashinyan another lesson Political analyst: Armenia 1st President is giving ‘foster child’ Nikol Pashinyan another lesson

15:21, 08.04.2020
                  

Member of Vernatun public-political club, director of Akunq Center for Political Analyses Ruben Hakobyan has posted on his Facebook page, stating that first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan is giving his ‘foster child’ Nikol Pashinyan another lesson, asking the latter why he isn’t publicly executing the political opposition, just like Levon Ter-Petrosyan executed the oppositional mayor of an Armenian city during his term as president, or why the second President of Armenia hasn’t been infected with coronavirus yet.

Ruben Hakobyan adds that the very clever ‘foster child’ is showing that he is full of poison and hatred, that his agenda hasn’t been consumed yet and that he is in an unwavering ‘competition’ with the coronavirus.

Young woman injured in landmine explosion in Armenia’s Ararat Province

Nahapetian Zhanna
News.am, Armenia
April 6 2020

13:44, 06.04.2020
                  

A young woman was injured in a landmine explosion Sunday in Paruyr Sevak village of Armenia’s Ararat Province. The head of the community, Eduard Stepanyan, informed Armenian News-NEWS.am about this.

“She had gone to collect beets with her mother-in-law; there were 3 other women with them,” he noted. “Fortunately, they were not injured. The woman was taken to Astghik hospital [in Yerevan]; most likely, her leg will be amputated.”

The village head added that the 33-year-old woman had three minor children and that it was very difficult to remove her from the area because it was a minefield and civilians were not allowed to enter.

And Police informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that they had received a call from the aforesaid hospital that they had admitted a Paruyr Sevak village resident, who was born in 1987.

It was found out that she had accidentally stepped on a landmine, and this had caused an explosion which injured her.

The circumstances are being clarified.

A report is being prepared.

Serzh Sargsyan to attend parliamentary hearings on 2016 April War

Nahapetian Zhanna
Panorama, Armenia
April 7 2020

Armenia’s third President Serzh Sargsyan has agreed to take part in the special parliamentary hearings on the 2016 April War.

The ex-president received an invitation to take part in the hearings set for April 16 from Andranik Kocharyan, Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense and Security, on 6 April.

“Although it’s strange that the parliamentary committee has decided to hold a sitting given the situation caused by the [coronavirus] pandemic, the third president of Armenia is ready to visit the committee on April 16, at 2pm, in case the Armenian government does not make a decision to extend the state of emergency,” Serzh Sargsyan’s office said in an official response to the invitation.

The office stressed although the former president is not obliged by law to attend the hearings of the committee, he feels free to present the details of the hostilities unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2016, especially when he has made numerous public remarks on the April War, including speeches, interviews, consultations in participation of the president, meetings and session, which covered the events in detail.

The ex-president’s office also demanded that Serzh Sargsyan be provided with a copy of the recording following the hearings. 


Armenia discusses various assistance opportunities for microenterprises

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 13:41, 1 April, 2020

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is discussing options for assisting microenterprises within the frames of the measures aimed at eliminating the economic consequences of the novel coronavirus, Deputy Minister of Economy Naira Margaryan said in response to ARMENPRESS question.

“The 8th measure approved by the government is envisaged for hotel and guesthouse services, public food, tourism, hairdressing salons, beauty salons and retail services. There is a restriction for the retail as stores selling food, tobacco, medicines or alcohol cannot take part in it. The 8th measure is envisaged for micro-businesses. Unfortunately, the 3rd measure currently has a restriction, and only businesses that had 24 million and more turnover can apply. But we are discussing now various measures also for microenterprises based on all inquiries and applications received”, Margaryan said.

The 3rd measure is directed for assisting small and medium enterprises. Those SMEs operating in tourism, healthcare, housing, public food, processing industry, can apply.

On March 16 Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The state of emergency is effective until April 14. Currently there are restrictions on certain types of movement and economic activities.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




Patient, 76, dies of COVID-19 in Armenia

Nahapetian Zhanna
Public Radio of Armenia
April 3 2020


Armenia has reported one more coronavirus-related death.

A 76-year-old patient has died at Nork Infectious Clinical Hospital, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Alina Nikoghosyan reports.

The patient had coronavirus disease, confirmed bilateral pneumonia. In addition, the woman had chronic diseases, including diabetes and arterial hypertension.

Armenia has so far confirmed 663 cases of coronavirus, 33 patients have recovered, seven have died.

CIVILNET.Armenia: New Cases of COVID-19 in Army; PM Pashinyan Calls Random Phone Numbers

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By Ani Paitjan

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called random phone numbers in order to talk with Armenia’s residents on March 27.

He stated that his objective was to maintain contact with citizens and understand what their situations are in this period of crisis and isolation due to the pandemic.

“It’s very important to know how citizens are feeling and living during this state of emergency and how they’re resisting the restrictions.(…) This helps me to have a better understanding of the problems and to be more specific when it comes to creating packages for social and economic assistance,” he said.

On the same day, the Ministry of Defense announced that two more servicemen of Armenia’s Armed Forces tested positive for coronavirus. 

Three other servicemen were already diagnosed with the virus on March 26. The two new cases of coronavirus in the army were immediately hospitalized and, according to Shushan Stepanyan, Press Secretary of the Minister of Defense, their health condition is satisfactory. 

“None of the five infected servicemen have pneumonia, one had a slight fever, the other four servicemen have no symptoms,” wrote Stepanyan on her Facebook page.

The Press Secretary also stated that the people who were in close contact with the infected servicemen were isolated at a special location where their needs are being catered for. 

The period of quarantine of 40 Armenian citizens ended, their tests were negative for coronavirus and they returned to their homes on March 26, according to Health Minister Arsen Torosyan. In total, 28 people have recovered from the virus as of March 27.

“I would also like to add that ten more people tested negative and left the hospital. We can consider that they recovered,” said Torosyan. 

Media were informed on March 26 that a mother and her two-month-old child are infected by the virus.

“The child has no symptoms at all, only the mother had a temperature for two days, however, she does not have any symptoms either. They are currently at hospital and being monitored by doctors,” clarified Torosyan.

As of March 27, there are 329 cases of COVID-19, 28 recoveries and one death.
 

Sputnik: Coronavirus case confirmed in Vladimir Putin’s Administration

Nahapetian Zhanna
Public Radio of Armenia


A case of coronavirus has been identified in the Russian presidential administration, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, Sputnik reports.

According to Peskov, President Vladimir Putin did not contact with the person, and sanitary measures are being taken to stop the spread of the virus.

Peskov said Vladimir Putin takes additional sanitary and other protective measures, but continues to be on schedule, Tass reports.

“The President continues to world, he just can’t stop doing that,” the Press Secretary stated.

The coronavirus cases have surpassed 1,000 in Russia. Most cases have been registered in capital Moscow. Four coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.

Armenia Parliament Deputy Speaker: Mass media are worrying too much

Nahapetian Zhanna
News.am, Armenia

21:38, 23.03.2020
                

After the session of the Civil Contract Party, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan told reporters that the session was devoted to the coronavirus and the restrictions on news released by mass media outlets.

Alen Simonyan informed that the Commandant’s Office is working on preventing the coronavirus and is considering various possible scenarios.

Touching upon the complaints of mass media outlets about the restrictions on news releases, Simonyan informed that this issue was also considered during the session. “Today, the authorities are so open that there is no doubt about it, and it’s inappropriate to talk about restrictions. The censure only concerns the coronavirus. I think the mass media are a little too concerned. I can say that Armenia is currently among the countries that are the most open in terms of information,” he said.