Category: 2020

 15:31, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. The Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia is discussing with the concerned sides the applications on revising the tariffs of gas.

Two companies – Gazprom Armenia CJSC and Transgaz LLC, conduct a licensed activity in Armenia’s gas supply system. Gazprom Armenia CJSC conducts the import of the natural gas, the operative technological regulation of the system, the distribution and sale of the natural gas to the consumers. Whereas, Trasngaz LLC carries out the natural gas transportation and operation of gas storage facilities.

The applications on revising the gas tariffs were submitted by these two companies on April 1 and were examined by the staff of the Public Services Regulatory Commission. The Commission proposed to keep unchanged the current gas tariffs both for the population and the socially needy families. In particular, Gazprom Armenia proposed to set the tariff both for the population and those families at 135,909.6 drams for thousand cubic meters. But this in case when currently the gas tariff for socially needy families is 100,000 AMD, and that for the population is 139,000 AMD. The Commission proposed to keep unchanged the current tariffs.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 15:43, 4 June, 2020

STEPANAKERT, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. Siran Avetisyan has been appointed Minister of Justice of the Republic of Artsakh.

The respective decree has been signed by President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan on June 4, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:36, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, 4 JUNE, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 4 June, USD exchange rate down by 0.27 drams to 482.11 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 1.02 drams to 539.87 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate down by 0.08 drams to 6.97 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 3.28 drams to 603.94 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price down by 412.52 drams to 26433.26 drams. Silver price down by 4.88 drams to 276.83 drams. Platinum price down by 87.65 drams to 12803.16 drams.

 19:45, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. A 33-year-old citizen has died in Armenia of coronavirus, Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan said in a briefing following the session at the Commandant’s Office.

‘’The citizen suffered chronic diseases, while the cause of the death was complicated anamnesis’’, ARMENPRESS reports the Minister as saying.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan

 20:37, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. Conditioned by the situation caused by coronavirus pandemic, the halls of the National Assembly of Armenia have been prepared for remote sessions and discussions, Chief of Staff and Secretary General of the Staff of the National Assembly Tigran Galstyan wrote on his Facebook page.

”The National Assembly of Armenia is ready for remote sessions and discussions”, he wrote, posting a photo.

A total of 11,221 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Armenia. Death toll is 176. Another 68 deaths have been recorded for patients who were infected with coronavirus but died of other causes. A total of 63,459 tests have been done. 3,468 patients have recovered.  There are 7509 active cases. 697 new cases were reported today.

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

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan, Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 20:51, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. There are no radical changes in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement negotiations, official representative of the MFA Russia Maria Zakharova said in a weekly briefing.

‘’We support the political settlement through negotiations of that protracted crisis. And we will spare no efforts as a neighboring country, as a country linked with long lasting friendship, partnership and cooperation with those countries so as to have our constructive contribution’’, ARMENPRESS reports Zakharova as saying.

She also emphasized the role of Russia as a Co-chair, participating in the works of the OSCE Minsk Group.

”Though there are no radical changes, I can affirm that optimism still remains”, she said.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan

 20:08, 4 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. Though the Armenophobic propaganda and war threats of Azerbaijan are meant for domestic consumption, they seriously undermine the peace process and demonstrate that not the population, but the top leadership of Azerbaijan is not prepared for peace, ARMENPRESS reports spokesperson of MFA Armenia Anna Naghdalyan said, commenting on bellicose statements of various circles of Azerbaijani authorities

”Recently the high leadership along with the other state agencies of Azerbaijan have been competing in delivering hysterical Armenophobic statements with no substantive content. It seems that the Azerbaijani leadership is attempting desperately to exceed its previous Armenophobic statements, which is not an easy task to do amid its decades-long anti-Armenian consistent discourse.

It is noteworthy that the authoritarian leadership of Azerbaijan, which promotes hatred among its people and puts forward war threats, instrumentalized the fighting against COVID-19 to commit massive human rights violations in its country. Recently, a number of reputable international and regional organisations have raised their voice against these practices of Azerbaijan.

Nevertheless, even though the Armenophobic propaganda and war threats of Azerbaijan are meant for domestic consumption, they seriously undermine the peace process and demonstrate that not the population, but the top leadership of Azerbaijan is not prepared for peace.

The anti-Armenian actions of the leadership of Azerbaijan have already received their legal assessment by the international bodies. In this vein, the ECHR ruling on “Makuchyan and Minasyan vs Azerbaijan and Hungary” case condemned Azerbaijan’s racist policy, which was manifested by pardone, release and glorification of the murderer Ramil Safarov.

The current authorities of Azerbaijan, which consider Armenophobia as the main source of their legitimacy and domestic consolidation, pose a threat not only to Artsakh, Armenia and all Armenians, but also to regional peace and security.

The security system of Artsakh and Armenia is comprehensive and consolidated enough to effectively address and confront such threats”, reads the comment.