Author: Ophelia Vardapetian

Possibilities of freight shipping from Mumbai port to Armenia discussed in India

 09:57,

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan led a delegation to the city of Mumbai as part of his visit to India. Armenian businessmen accompanied the FM to the financial capital of India, the foreign ministry said.

In Mumbai, FM Mirzoyan inaugurated the Armenian Trade Office which functions under the Honorary Consulate of Armenia in Chennai.

On the same day, together with the Armenian business delegation the Foreign Minister visited the largest port of India, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port of Mumbai, which handles more than half of the sea shipments of India. After touring the port, the delegation was hosted at the PSA Mumbai headquarters, the operator of the port.

During a presentation on the port’s operations, ideas were exchanged on the possibilities and technical details for conducting shipments from the Mumbai port to Armenia.

B2B meetings between Armenian and Indian businessmen took place later in the day.

With the participation of the Armenian Ambassador to India, a meeting was held between the Armenian businessmen and the Vice President of IHCL, a subsidiary of the Tata Group multinational conglomerate.

 18:31,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces of the French Senate Christian Cambon participated in the event dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

As ARMENPRESS reports, Cambon published photos, writing ”Emotional gathering near the khatchkar dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide with the participation of Armenian Ambassador Hasmik Tolmajyan. Even today the security and sovereignty of Armenia is permanently threatened by Azerbaijan.’’

 17:18,

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Nizhny Novgorod within the framework of his official visit in Russia, Armenpress correspondent reports.

At the airport, the Armenian PM was welcomed by Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Gleb Nikitin, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Evgeniy Lyulin, Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Yury Shalabayev and Russian Foreign Ministry representative in Nizhny Novgorod Sergei Malov.

PM Pashinyan is expected to visit the Gaz company’s factory where he will tour the company together with the company president Vadim Sorokin. Later, Pashinyan will visit the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin to pay tribute at the Eternal Flame monument and will tour the state art museum of the Kremlin.

Nikol Pashinyan will also have a private meeting with Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Gleb Nikitin.

The PM will visit the Holy Savior Armenian Church where he will meet with the representatives of the Armenian community.

FM Ararat Mirzoyan holds meeting with OSCE Minsk Group’s U.S. Co-Chair Andrew Schofer

 12:04,

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting on April 18 with Ambassador Andrew Schofer, the United States Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the foreign ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said on social media.

On April 11 Mirzoyan also held a meeting with Ambassador Brice Roquefeuil, the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.

 13:18, 5 April, 2022

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. The parliamentary standing committee on labor and social affairs disapproved the bill submitted by the opposition “Armenia” faction, which proposed to raise the minimum wage from 68,000 drams to 80,000 drams.

Faction MP Aghvan Vardanyan presented the bill on making amendments to the Law on Minimum Monthly Wage during the committee’s session.

The lawmaker reminded that recently the Armenia faction has once again proposed to increase the minimum monthly salary, but the proposal was not included into the agenda of the plenary sessions and was not approved in the committee.

“The draft has been amended. The current draft proposes to set the minimum wage at 80,000 drams”, he said, proposing this regulation to take effect from January 2023.

Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ruben Sargsyan presented the conclusion of the government. He reminded that the government’s 2021-2026 action plan envisages taking steps by 2026 to set the wage up to 85,000 drams. “The increase in minimum wage must be accompanied by a respective economic opportunity as a source of funding for the additional costs”, he said.

The deputy minister said that the draft submitted by the MP has no analysis from economic justification perspective. According to him, the unjustified increase in minimum monthly wage could lead to GDP and employment level decline, which could result in inflation pressures. Therefore, he urged to keep the law unchanged.

The bill was disapproved after long debates at the committee.

 14:34, 31 March, 2022

YEREVAN, MARCH 31, ARMENPRESS. The government of Armenia approved today the proposal to sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates about regulating the working activity of Armenian citizens in the UAE.

The signing of the memorandum will contribute to settling the working relations of Armenian citizens, who work or are ready to work in the United Arab Emirates, as well as protecting the rights and interests of working migrants.

In 2017 the UAE came up with an initiative to sign a memorandum of understanding about the use of labor force between the Armenian and the UAE governments. The Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs completely amended and submitted a draft memorandum to the Foreign Ministry, including key provisions for the settlement of working relations.

During the visit of the UAE delegation to Armenia in August 2021, the provisions of the draft memorandum were discussed in details and were amended as a result of the talks.

 16:51,

YEREVAN, MARCH 29, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will pay a working visit to Brussels on March 30 and Vilnius in the next two days, his Office said.

Mr. Grigoryan will have a number of meetings during the visit.

PM Pashinyan attends opening of “COBRAIN” Scientific-Educational Center for Fundamental  Brain Research at YSMU

 19:27,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi to attend the opening of the “COBRAIN” Scientific-Educational Center for Fundamental  Brain Research. Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vahram Dumanyan, Rector of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi Armen Muradyan and others were also present at the ceremony.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan toured the newly established center, got acquainted with the created opportunities and directions of activities. It was mentioned that it is planned to carry out research aimed at the prevention of chronic diseases of the human brain and the provision of healthy brain functioning. It is expected that the establishment of the center will contribute to the implementation of the university strategy and science development concept, the development of innovative research in the field of neuroscience, the formation of an incubator for young professionals. The center was built by the World Bank-funded “Improvement of Education” loan program implemented by the Center for Education Programs PIU of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia. 

Within the framework of his visit to Yerevan State Medical University, Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by Armen Muradyan, also visited the Center for Excellence in Dental Training of YSMU, the activity of which is aimed at developing the practical skills of dentists. The Center has all the necessary equipment, appropriate furniture, modern professional literature. Doctor training courses, mutual visits of specialists, training are organized here.

The Prime Minister also visited the Museum of History of Medicine of Armenia located in the central building of the YSMU, the renovated gym of the YSMU, the 4th classroom named after Emil Gabrielyan, and the 8th classroom named after the Honored Doctor of Armenia Robert Karamyan, which were recently reconstructed.

The Prime Minister laid flowers at the memorial plaque to the YSMU students who were killed during the 44-day war.