Category: 2020

 17:33, 19 June, 2020

 17:57, 19 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. President of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan met today with President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan, the CBA told Armenpress.

A number of issues of mutual interest were discussed at the meeting.

The meeting specifically touched upon the role of commercial banks and other financial companies to the development of Artsakh’s economy.

The sides highlighted the ongoing programs aimed at developing the partnership in the financial-banking sector.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 18:16, 19 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. The 2nd airplane carrying humanitarian aid of medical supplies reached Armenia from Serbia on June 19. ”Help in difficult periods for the Armenian people is a guarantee for bright future”, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said.

The 1st airplane had landed in Armenia on June 18.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Armenian President’s Office, Serbia provided Armenia with 10 artificial respiration devices, 10 monitors monitoring the patient’s condition, 500 thousand surgical և 100 thousand breathing masks, 25 thousand protective glasses, 25 thousand medical protective clothing and other necessary items.

Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Serbia in Armenia Tatjana Cvetkovic assessed the act of providing Armenia with humanitarian aid be Serbia as a bright prove of excellent relations between the two countries. ”Until recently fight against coronavirus was the central task of the Government in Serbia and we fully comprehend what means fighting against COVID-19”, she said.

Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 19:22, 19 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. Andrius Kubilius and Ivan Krulko, the Co-chairs of EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly have urged to find a peaceful and negotiated settlement to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. ARMENPRESS reports the Co-chairs spoke about this in their letter addressed to the Leaders of the EU Institutions and the Heads of State or Government of the 27 EU Member States and the 6 Eastern Partner countries.

”We call for an immediate end to military hostilities between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces which already claimed too many lives and call on both sides, in the interest of all their citizens, to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which does not have a military solution, through a re-launch of substantive negotiations in good faith and genuine confidence-building measures and dialogue.

We reaffirm our full support to the mediation efforts by the co-chairs of the Minsk Group, including at the level of Presidents, based on the 2009 OSCE Basic Principles, in line with the Helsinki Final Act “, reads the letter.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan, Editing and Translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 10:45,

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. The 2 billion AMD bail for releasing Robert Kocharyan from jail has been paid, ARMENPRESS reports the lawyers’ team of Kocharyan issued a statement about this.

”At the end of the working day of June 19 the sum was transferred to the deposit account of the Criminal Court of Appeal. Following some procedures prescribed by law and medical procedures Robert Kocharyan returned home from Izmirlian medical center”, reads the statement.

Kocharyan had been in detention since June 25 2019. He is accused of overthrowing the Constitutional order in 2008.

Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 11:07,

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. A total of 19,708 coronavirus cases have been reported in Armenia by 11:00, June 20. 8854 have recovered, ARMENPRESS was informed from the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention.

There are 10,409 active cases. A total of 93,786 tests have been done.

551 new cases were confirmed on June 20, 558 patients recovered and 13 died.

Death rate is 332. Another 113 who were tested positive for coronavirus, died of other causes.

State of emergency has been prolonged until July 13 in Armenia.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan, Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 20:10, 19 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will participate in the military parade dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow headed by Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, ARMENPRESS reports Mane Gevorgyan, spokesperson of Prime Minister of Armenia, wrote on her Facebook page.

”As many of you learned today, PM Nikol Pashinyan will not participate in the events dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. At the same time I would like to inform that a unit comprised of 75 servicemen will participate in the parade headed by Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan”, Mane Grigoryan wrote.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin informing that he cannot take part in the celebrations in Moscow dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The letter says:

“Dear Mr. President,

I regret to inform you that I will not be able to participate in the celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. As you know, I accepted your invitation to attend the ceremonies with pleasure. However, as later was revealed, the current coronavirus-related situation doesn’t allow me to carry out that trip. Based on this I decided to refrain from my visit to Moscow, which, as you know, has been discussed in detail and agreed upon between our administrations.

It would have been a great honor for me to attend the Victory Day Parade. I am confident that millions of citizens of our countries will follow that event, going back to the 1945 in mind when our grandfathers were proudly passing through the Red Square. The victory in the Great Patriotic War is our common heritage. The memory on it unites our peoples and creates a firm base for the friendship of future generations.

I am expecting our meeting in the nearest future which will enable to discuss the agenda issues of the allied relations between our countries.

Mr. President, accept my best wishes for good health and success in your activity”.

Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan