Category: 2018

On February 8, around 2:15 p.m., a soldier of the Armed Forces died in the central military hospital of Stepanakert due to an illness (preliminary diagnosis: meningococcemia, lightning form), 1999. born Hayk Sergeyi Hakobyan.

An investigation is underway to find out the details of the incident.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh shares the heavy grief of the loss and expresses its support to the family members, relatives and fellow soldiers of the deceased serviceman.

If drivers are occasionally harassed by various agents in order to sign an APPA contract, then they have the right to report the illegal use or circulation of personal data to the relevant law enforcement agencies. This is reported by the Bureau of Auto Insurers of Armenia. 

“Recently, the Bureau of Auto Insurers of Armenia has been receiving complaints from both individual consumers and mass media representatives that individual insurance agents are calling and offering to sign an insurance policy on behalf of the insurance company with which the recipient of the phone call does not have and has never had an insurance contract.

Taking into account the mentioned circumstance, the Bureau of Auto Insurers of Armenia once again wants to remind the following: for the purpose of solving similar problems, with the general terms and conditions of auto insurance approved by the Bureau (which is an integral part of the auto insurance contract) starting from 2016, it is clearly defined that the information received by the insurance company in the process of signing the auto insurance contract can be used to inform or remind the person about the revision of the auto insurance contract only if the person previously had auto insurance with the given person. of the insurance company or its representatives (including insurance agents) that signed the contract by

Accordingly, in all cases when you are called and offered to sign or renew an insurance contract on behalf of the insurance company with which you have never signed an insurance contract, you have the right to submit a report on the illegal use or circulation of personal data to the relevant law enforcement agencies.

The restoration of railway communication between Armenia and Russia through the territory of Abkhazia and Georgia corresponds to the economic interests of Yerevan and Moscow. This project can also further strengthen the political ties between the two countries, although bilateral relations are still at the highest level today. This was announced by RA Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanyan during a discussion in the press center of “Parlamentskaya Gazeta”. 

According to the diplomat, Moscow and Yerevan are showing the best experience of friendship to the whole world, and there are no global issues on their agenda. They do not exist not only on the political stage, but also in real life: about 1.5 million Armenians living and working in Russia are just one of the vivid proofs of this.

“At the very least, we are obliged to maintain such relations, taking into account our historical experience and modern realities. It is necessary to deepen the military-political, economic, cultural partnership”, RA Ambassador to Russia Toghanyan emphasized.

Participant in the discussion, vice-chairman of the Control and Regulation Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Oleg Nilov noted that the process of deepening relations between the two countries should start with the restoration of railway communication between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, because it is required in the context of both passenger and cargo transportation. “What’s more, this road also provides us with exits to the huge market of Iran,” said the Russian deputy.

He noted that the road must pass through the territory of Abkhazia and Georgia. “Considering that normal relations have been established between Armenia and Georgia, the implementation of the project depends to a large extent on the diplomatic efforts of Tbilisi and Yerevan. It is very important that the railway does not create fears on the Georgian side,” Nilov warned.

At the same time, he reminded that Russian trains to Kaliningrad have been passing through Lithuania for a long time, although there are complicated relations with that state. “The trains go without stops, the carriages are tied up. This scheme can also be applied in this case. And I am sure that all the investments will pay off very quickly,” added the deputy.

Vardan Toghanyan, in his turn, confirmed that Armenia and Russia still really lack cooperation-production projects. There is cooperation in the field of gas and energy, but there is a need for projects in other fields, for example in agriculture. In this sense, the ambassador suggests involving partners from Kazakhstan and Belarus.

“I am confident that the railway, passing through the territory of the Russian Federation, can work for the interests of Central Asia as well, because Armenia alone cannot be the beneficiary of such an economic project. But such programs can strengthen the political basis of these relations and I am fully in favor of that idea,” Toghanyan added.

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Andrew Schaefer (USA), Stephane Visconti (France) and Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, who arrived in Yerevan within the framework of a regional visit.

The co-chairs presented the results of their meetings in Baku to President Sargsyan.

President Sargsyan, drawing the attention of the co-chairs to the latest statements from Baku, noted that they are another evidence of how far Azerbaijan is from the readiness to advance the negotiation process of the Karabakh problem based on the recommendations of the Minsk Group co-chairs, and also show how Baku responds to the continuous calls of the three presidents to prepare societies for peace.

The participants of the meeting emphasized the commitment of the parties to the commitments aimed at the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the negotiation process, as well as the need to fulfill the agreements reached at the Vienna, St. Petersburg and Geneva summits.

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group informed the president of the republic about their upcoming work plans.

Serzh Sargsyan reaffirmed Armenia’s readiness to continue efforts aimed at peaceful settlement of the conflict with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.

At the invitation of President Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev will arrive in Armenia on a state visit on February 11.

Within the framework of the visit, the meetings of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria with the highest leadership of the Republic of Armenia, the President, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Prime Minister are planned.

President Rumen Radevi will also host H.E. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. After the meeting with His Holiness, the President of Bulgaria will visit the Cathedral and the Treasury.

At the end of the high-level Armenian-Bulgarian negotiations at the residence of the President of the Republic, Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Rumen Radev will make statements summarizing the results of the meeting in front of the media. A signing ceremony of documents aimed at expanding and deepening bilateral cooperation in a number of fields between Armenia and Bulgaria is also planned.

RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received US Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Bridget Brink.

Foreign Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia highly values ​​the partnership relations formed with the United States. He added that the high-level contacts provide a good opportunity to discuss the agenda issues of the Armenian-American friendly partnership, the prospects for further deepening and development of interaction.

For her part, Bridget Brink noted that the United States values ​​partnership relations with Armenia and is interested in the further expansion of Armenian-American cooperation in various fields. “I am proud of the achievements of our economic partnership with Armenia. The trade turnover between our two countries increased by more than 35% during the first eleven months of last year, and we continue to witness new and large-scale American investments in Armenia,” the US Deputy Secretary of State emphasized.

During the meeting, ideas were exchanged on joint steps to be taken in the direction of political dialogue, expansion of the legal contract field, further deepening of trade and economic ties. Both sides emphasized the importance of the activities of the Armenian-American Trade and Investment Council and the works of the Armenian-American intergovernmental commission.

The head of the foreign political department of Armenia presented the latest developments regarding the process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem, highly appreciating the joint efforts of the USA, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries, Russia and France. The Minister of Foreign Affairs added that the destructive attitude of the Azerbaijani side in the ongoing negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship format undermines the process and prevents progress.

The high-ranking American diplomat reaffirmed the commitment of the US to continue its active involvement as the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group towards an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

The US Deputy Secretary of State highly appreciated Armenia’s active participation in peacekeeping missions. The parties exchanged ideas on a number of urgent international and regional issues.