Deputy Chairman of Investigative Committee dismissed
12:25, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Samvel Avetisyan has been relieved from the position of Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee-Head of General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases.
The respective decision has been signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Armenian military receives new Russian URAL vehicles
12:27, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian military has received new URAL vehicles from Russia, Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan told ARMENPRESS.
Hovhannisyan also posted photos of the trucks on Facebook.
He did not specify how many units were received.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Indicted Mayor of Ijevan resigns
13:12, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Mayor of Ijevan Vardan Ghalumyan has resigned, Governor of Tavush – the province encompassing the town – Hayk Chobanyan told ARMENPRESS.
Chobanyan said the mayor tendered his resignation without mentioning a reason.
Ghalumyan is indicted since August 29 on charges of official misconduct.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Amulsar issue discussed during session of ruling My Step faction
13:46, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The issue of the Amulsar Project has been discussed during today’s session of the ruling My Step faction, Vice Speaker of Parliament, faction MP Alen Simonyan told reporters.
“The issue of Amulsar was discussed with the faction. Opinions were voiced and the current situation was presented. There was no tension, the discussions were held in a very harmonious atmosphere”, he said.
Simonyan added that there is no final decision yet on this matter, in case of having any conclusion, public will be informed.
The ruling My Step faction today convened a session at the office of the Civil Contract Party.
The session was also attended by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Armenia MFA rules out cooperation at expense of relations with other partner
13:53, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia rules out cooperation with any state at the expense of relations with other partner, Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told reporters during today’s press briefing.
“We have a clearly formed strategic cooperation with Russia, we have our own cooperation agenda with numerous partners. We have our relations at all directions, our partners, and of course, we also take into account the agenda and dynamics of the current international relations. And we are building our relations by ruling out that cooperation at the expense of relations with other partner”, he said.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Armenia will continue the friendly relations with Iran, says FM
14:02, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will continue the friendly relations with Iran, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told reporters today.
“We have quite a broad agenda in relations with Iran which aims at deepening the cooperation both in the fields of regional security and development so that we can form results in terms of pursuing this goal. This derives from our national interests. We have quite actively continued our friendly relations with Iran. Armenia’s membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) enables to pursue our interests also through this framework”, the Armenian FM said.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Ministers of 20 countries confirm their participation to Ministerial Roundtable at WCIT 2019 Yerevan
14:09, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Ministers of 20 countries confirmed their participation to the Ministerial Roundtable during the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2019) in Yerevan, Armenia’s Minister of High Technological Industry Hakob Arshakyan said on Facebook.
“Ministers from 20 countries responsible for high technologies will arrive in Armenia on October 6-9 to take part in the WCIT 2019 Yerevan Ministerial Roundtable.
Don’t miss this chance, participate in this world event!”, the minister said.
WCIT 2019 will be held in Yerevan on October 6-9, 2019. The Congress is hosted by Armenia with the support and under the high patronage of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) was established by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). Its main organizing body is the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE).
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Iranian President, Singapore’s PM expected to attend upcoming EAEU Summit in Yerevan
14:21, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is preparing for the upcoming Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said during today’s press conference.
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong are expected to attend the Summit.
“We are preparing for this Summit. We expect that it will be held with the participation of heads of EAEU member states and guests who cooperate with the EAEU, including Iran and Singapore”, the FM said.
The EAEU Summit will take place in Yerevan on October 1.
Earlier Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan invited the Iranian President and Singapore’s PM to participate in the Summit.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
“The opposition has failed”, MP Arman Babajanyan quits Bright Armenia faction
14:24, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Member of Parliament Arman Babajanyan from the opposition Lusavor Hayastan (Bright Armenia) Party faction has announced his intentions to quit his membership to the faction.
“We haven’t seen creativity, pro-activeness and innovation from the opposition. The opposition has failed in being better that the government, its mission of the future’s hope, just like it has failed in its highly important role of being an alternative to the government. The abovementioned reasons and factors are making me no longer compatible with the Lusavor Hayastan faction of the National Assembly, which unfortunately has made me to make the difficult decision of leaving it. I will announce it at the beginning of the upcoming sitting of parliament. I will soon announce whether I am also refusing from the mandate of lawmaker or if I will continue my active political activities as an independent lawmaker,” Babajanyan said in a Facebook statement.
He also mentioned several other reasons for withdrawing from the faction.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Armenia is no place for mobsters, says Deputy Speaker on situation in prisons
14:34, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The situation in Armenian prisons is under control and there are no problems associated with it, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan from the ruling My Step bloc told reporters referring to the disobediences that took place in correctional facilities September 5.
“I am aware that the situation is currently under control and there are no problems whatsoever. I can once again insist that the Republic of Armenia isn’t for criminal authorities,” Simonyan said referring to the so-called organized crime hierarchy subculture in prisons which is being tackled by the government.
Inmates in several prisons of Armenia displayed disobedience in the evening of September 5, but the actions were stopped by the Department of Corrections.
Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan had earlier confirmed that the situation is under control.
Badasyan said he will take actions based on the situation in case of possible developments.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan