Author: Raffi Khondkarian

MEDIA ALERT: ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM CONCRETE POURING CEREMONY

WHAT:

The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California will be celebrating the first concrete pour of the historic project by hosting a Concrete Pouring Ceremony at the construction site of the landmark center. The ceremony will feature an invocation led by religious leaders and special remarks by museum, government, and community leaders. The ceremony is a private event by invitation only.

WHEN:

Thursday, February 17, 2022 ***NEW DATE***

11:30AM to 12:30PM

WHERE:

Armenian American Museum Construction Site

151 E. Colorado St.

Glendale, CA 91205

(Public parking will be available at the Glendale Marketplace Parking Garage)

WHY:

The Armenian American Museum is a world class educational and cultural institution that is currently under construction in the museum campus at Glendale Central Park. The museum will offer a wide range of public programming through the Permanent Exhibition, Temporary Exhibitions, Auditorium, Learning Center, Demonstration Kitchen, Archives Center, and more.

The mission of the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Armenian American experience. The vision is a cultural campus that enriches the community, educates the public on the Armenian American story, and empowers individuals to embrace cultural diversity and speak out against prejudice.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Arsine Torosyan

Communications Director

(818) 644-2215

[email protected]

Learn more about the Armenian American Museum at ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org. 

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 17:28, 14 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan received Ambassador of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso and his delegation, the ministry said in a press release.

Welcoming the Ambassador, the minister highly appreciated the cooperation existing between Armenia and Italy.

The Ambassador said that there is a big potential which could be used for deepening the cooperation between the two countries.

A number of issues of bilateral interest were discussed during the meeting. The Ambassador, particularly, said that many Italian companies are interested in energy, construction, infrastructure fields in Armenia and it would be desirable to see Italian companies in Armenia.

The minister informed that the ministry will soon announce many international tenders, adding that he would be very glad to see Italian companies among the participants of these tenders.

As a good example of the Armenian-Italian cooperation, the minister highlighted the construction of a thermal power plant in Yerevan by the cooperation of the Italian Renco and the government of Armenia, which is already playing an important role in the energy system of the country. He said this cooperation could serve as an example for other Italian companies.

The sides also highlighted the creation of relations and mutual partnership between the Armenian and Italian cities.

MEDIA ALERT: ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM CONCRETE POURING CEREMONY

WHAT:

The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California will be celebrating the first concrete pour of the historic project by hosting a Concrete Pouring Ceremony at the construction site of the landmark center. The ceremony will feature an invocation led by religious leaders and special remarks by museum, government, and community leaders. The ceremony is a private event by invitation only.

WHEN:

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

11:30AM to 12:30PM

WHERE:

Armenian American Museum Construction Site

151 E. Colorado St.

Glendale, CA 91205

(Public parking will be available at the Glendale Marketplace Parking Garage)

WHY:

The Armenian American Museum is a world class educational and cultural institution that is currently under construction in the museum campus at Glendale Central Park. The museum will offer a wide range of public programming through the Permanent Exhibition, Temporary Exhibitions, Auditorium, Learning Center, Demonstration Kitchen, Archives Center, and more.

The mission of the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Armenian American experience. The vision is a cultural campus that enriches the community, educates the public on the Armenian American story, and empowers individuals to embrace cultural diversity and speak out against prejudice.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Arsine Torosyan

Communications Director

(818) 644-2215

[email protected]

Learn more about the Armenian American Museum at ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org. 

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 12:52,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan received today Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov, who arrived in Yerevan to attend the Armenian-Russian inter-agency consultations on information security, the Office of Armen Grigoryan told Armenpress.

At the beginning of the meeting, Armen Grigoryan highlighted the effectiveness of the ongoing activities of the Armenian-Russian inter-agency consultations. In this context the sides highly valued the level of partnership between the Offices of the Security Councils of Armenia and Russia.

Touching upon the issues of bilateral interest, the officials emphasized the necessity of continuing the cooperation in the field of information security.

The sides also discussed the steps to be taken in the future and the implementation of the inter-agency agreements.

 14:18,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Science funding in Armenia grew 83% in 2022 compared to 2021. In 2021, government funding for science was 13,7 billion drams, but in 2022 it reached 25,1 billion.

“Today, the science sector in Armenia is more attractive than two years ago,” the Deputy Chairman of the Science Committee of Armenia Artur Movsisyan said at a press conference. “Along with funding increase, the number of scientific grant tenders also increased, therefore the participation of scientific groups has become more active. The funding for procurement of equipment used for scientific projects also increased, meaning the opportunities have increased and interest for science grew.”

Further progress will be ensured, however in the long-term perspective the objective is to ensure the kind of environment and development that would make science have its contribution to economic development.

The Science Committee plans to implement a number of themed projects in several directions. Opportunities will be created for Armenian scientists to travel abroad and train in the best scientific organizations.

The next project envisages support to a scientific group formed in Armenia whose team leader will be from abroad. The team leader must put specific scientific objectives before the group, select specialists through a competition, monitor the work and work in Armenia for several months during the year.

The next project is the “repopulation” grant, which envisages work with ethnic Armenian or foreign scientists abroad who want to live and work in Armenia, create scientific groups and laboratories.

“At this moment I find it difficult to say what specific criteria will be used to select the scientists, but I can confirm that the branch of science will be significant. The projects must be aimed at strengthening the directions of science which are either nonexistent or weak in Armenia, for example jurisprudence, political science, economics and others,” he said.

He said the sector has serious staffing problems because over the years the number of scientists dropped. The average age of scientists is high, while the number of young scientists entering the sphere is low. This is why the government is taking measures to involve specialists.

There is state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan – Pashinyan

 20:52, 9 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. There is a state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as there was a border between the countries in Soviet times, which was delimited, and by the 1991 agreement on the establishment of the CIS, ratified by the parliaments of  both Armenia and Azerbaijan, those borders were recognized, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said during the parliament-Cabinet Q&A session.

“We think that these agreements should be implemented in this logic. Moreover, we are ready to listen to other proposals, other ideas," said the Prime Minister.

Speaking about the ungrounded speculations on this issue that the villages will remain without protection and so on, Pashinyan noted, "There is nothing like that, everything is taken into account in the package of proposals. We must also admit that it’s not so that the proposal we are making are 100% comfortable for Armenia or discomfort for Azerbaijan. There is a border line and, we think that there should be a withdrawal along that border line, noting that this does not predetermine the further results of the demarcation and delimitation, but they should be the subject of relevant negotiations. I think that those proposals are based on legitimate arguments”, the PM said.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the essence of these proposals should be properly presented to the international community by Armenian parliamentarians, because some forces may use the wrong interpretation of the situation to provoke new escalations at the border. "And it is very important for us to record the legitimate and legal realities and to record that there is such an effective mechanism that can prevent any further escalation," Pashinyan concluded.

 17:59, 2 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vakhtang Gomelauri. Police Chief of Armenia Vahe Ghazaryan also attended the meeting, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.  

Greeting the guest, the PM said, “I am very happy for the new dynamics in the relations between our countries. A few days ago, the Minister of Justice of Georgia was here, but unfortunately I could not meet him because of the Covid. Our Police Chief had paid a visit to Georgia before. We summed up last year with the sitting of the Armenian-Georgian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Tbilisi. Before that, I had several meetings with the Prime Minister of Georgia, my friend Irakli Garibashvili. And I think it's very important that our law enforcement systems establish close cooperation. It is important for the security of our countries, for the protection of the rule of law”. Nikol Pashinyan asked to convey his heartfelt greetings and wishes of health to the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, who has contracted the coronavirus.

Vakhtang Gomelauri thanked for the reception, conveying to the Armenian PM the warm greetings of the Georgian PM. "Armenia is a very important partner for Georgia, it is a neighbor and a friendly country. I always emphasize that Armenians and Georgians are the nearest and dearest peoples, we are very close, with similarities in traditions and cultures, we are close in every aspect.

As for our cooperation, let me say that just after the first meeting we have already made friends with the Police Chief. I would like to express our readiness for further cooperation. You should know that we are always ready to support and are also ready to consider your experience, which is quite extensive. What you have just undertaken, I am particularly about the Patrol Service, is a very laudable and important program. I wish you a successful completion."

Prime Minister Pashinyan highlighted the continuous strengthening of the effective cooperation between the law enforcement systems of the two countries.

The interlocutors exchanged views on sectoral reforms in Armenia and Georgia, shared information on the results of the patrol service reform process. Both sides highlighted exchange of experience and constant communication in the spirit of Armenian-Georgian friendly relations.