Category: 2020

 11:43,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. 759 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 23,247, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said today.

814 more patients have recovered. The total number of recoveries has reached 12,149.

13 people have died in one day, raising the death toll to 410.

The number of active cases stands at 10,557.

The number of people who had a coronavirus but died from other disease stands at 131.

So far, 105,046 people have passed COVID-19 testing.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:23,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. The oldest judge in the Constitutional Court of Armenia, Ashot Khachatryan, will temporarily fulfill the duties of the President and the Vice President of the Court until a new president and vice president are elected, Constitutional Court judge Vahe Grigoryan said on Facebook.

On June 26 the Constitutional amendments adopted by the Parliament entered into force. Accordingly, the tenures of three judges of the Court have been suspended, and Hrayr Tovmasyan is now serving as CC member, not as President of the Court.

Currently there are 6 judges in the Court. The three new judges will be elected within two months.  

The new President and Vice-President of the Court will be elected by the Constitutional Court after the whole staff of the Court (9 judges) will be ready.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:11,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. June 26 is celebrated as the Air Force Day in the Armenian Armed Forces.

Armenian defense minister’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook that this year marks the 28^th anniversary of the formation of the Armenian Air Force.

If necessary, the combat divisions of the Armenian Air Force will bring their major contribution to ensuring the country’s defense and security”, she said.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:32,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. 1 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic of Artsakh, bringing the total number of cases to 114, the ministry of healthcare said.

The total number of recovered patients stands at 77.

At the moment 68 people are quarantined.

1,828 COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far.

No death case has been registered in the Republic.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:03,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. Justice Minister of Armenia Rustam Badasyan commented on some statements over the recent changes in the Constitutional Court.

“The claims according to which the changes to the Constitution should enter into force only after the change to the constitutional law on the Constitutional Court, have nothing to do with the reality.

Those political forces, which are trying to create an artificial agenda, are incapable of undermining the leadership’s programs in any way, these are meaningless attempts.

Yesterday, one of the most ridiculous incidents was registered in the political history of Armenia: they decided that if “few votes” are lacking, it is possible to “slightly round” the number, which proves the level of this fight.

The Constitutional amendments have entered into force, the powers of three judges of the Court, as well as the power of Hrayr Tovmasyan as President of the Court are suspended”, the minister said on Facebook.

On June 22 the Armenian Parliament adopted the Constitutional amendments bill which proposes to replace the Constitutional Court President and CC judges who have served no less than 12 years in their position.

The bill was passed unanimously with 89 votes in favor.

With the adoption of the bill, the tenures of Constitutional Court Judges Alvina Gyulumyan, Feliks Tokhyan and Hrant Nazaryan were suspended, while the current President of the Court Hrayr Tovmasyan will continue serving as Constitutional Court member.

The bill has been drafted by more than 50 MPs of the ruling My Step faction.

The Constitutional amendments have already entered into force. Three new judges of the Court must be elected within two months.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:30,

STEPANAKERT, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan visited today the Tigranakert training range to watch the combat tactics phase of the military exercise involving different military units of the Defense Army, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

Accompanied by Defense Minister Jalal Harutyunyan, the President of Artsakh got acquainted with the latest local and foreign production sights and cameras, their technical capacities.

Arayik Harutyunyan thanked the commanding staff of the Army for organizing the military exercise at the highest level, stating that the demonstrated results once again prove that the Armenian Armed Forces are the real restraining measure of the aggressive behavior of the adversary’s military-political leadership.

The military exercise was also attended by Armenia’s Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan, as well as other officials.