Category: 2020

Armenia single mother can’t pay electricity bill, asking for help

Jirair Kafian
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020
Armenia single mother can’t pay electricity bill, asking for help Armenia single mother can’t pay electricity bill, asking for help

23:17, 27.04.2020
                  

Alvina Hovhannisyan, a 33-year-old single mother living in the Armenian city of Byureghavan, is in a difficult situation. During a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, Hovhannisyan said she can’t pay her electricity bill (AMD 6,500).

“The lights might be switched off in a couple of days. I just purchased a computer for my kid and am paying off the loan. I even have Internet connection for my kid to learn online. However, I don’t know what I’ll do, if the lights are switched off,” she said, adding that she receives an AMD 23,500 benefit, has purchased food, kept money for the Internet connection and only has AMD 4,500 left.

Those who wish to help Alvina Hovhannisyan can contact her by calling 098 74-88-85.

Armenia Urban Development Committee chief to remain under custody

Emil Lazarian
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020

21:47, 27.04.2020
                  

The Criminal Court of Appeal of Armenia has rejected the appeal filed by former chairman of the Urban Development Committee Vahagn Vermishyan’s attorney against the decision to keep Vermishyan under custody for another two months. This is what Vermishyan’s attorney Mushegh Arakelyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am, adding that he is preparing to file an appeal to the Court of Cassation against the Court’s decision.

Arakelyan said he had also submitted the statement of the Council of Europe on releasing prisoners due to the coronavirus pandemic since Vermishyan is in the risk group.

Vermishyan is charged with receiving a bribe in particularly large amount.

As reported earlier, another six people are charged under Vermishyan’s case.

Armenian MP: Bill on TV and radio placed into circulation

Edgar Tavakalian
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020

22:23, 27.04.2020
                  

Today a bill has been placed into a circulation, and we have talked about the need for and importance of this bill for the past year. This is what Chair of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport of the National Assembly of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan posted on his Facebook page today, adding the following:

“As I have declared from the podium of the National Assembly several times, we will be implementing serious reforms in television and radio with this bill and will reaffirm our will and willingness to clean the airwaves.

Taking into consideration the fact that you have many questions regarding the legislative initiative, on April 30 at 12:00 my colleagues and I will answer your questions live on my Facebook page.”

UAE Sends Medical Aid to Armenia in Fight Against COVID-19

Karapet Navasardian
ReliefWeb
April 27 2020
Source: Govt. UAE

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The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Armenia to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus.

Commenting on the aid delivery, His Excellency Mohammed Issa Al Qattam Al Zaabi, UAE Ambassador to Armenia, said: “The UAE is honored to carry out its commitments to aiding other nations in their respective fights against COVID-19.”

“The leadership and people of the UAE stand in solidarity with all those working together to put an end to this crisis, recognizing that the international community can only defeat COVID-19 while unified in action and intention,” His Excellency remarked.

To date, the UAE has sent over 314 metric tons of aid to more than 27 countries, supporting nearly 314,000 medical professionals in the process.

At the bottom of the Black sea found Armenia

George Mamian
KXAN 36 News
April 27 2020
By RAMBLER

April 27, 2020



The motor ship “Armenia” found at the bottom of the Black sea. About it reports a press-service of the Russian geographical society (RGS).

“Armenia,” as reported by “the Rambler”, was flooded by German aircraft in 1941. On its Board, according to various estimates, there were between six and 10 thousand people were evacuated from Sebastopol, actors theatre named after Lunacharsky, the staff of the children’s camp “Artek” and their families, patients and staff of hospitals and infirmaries, of the civilians and the party leadership of the Crimea.

The Ministry of defense of Russia conducted an operation to search the ship. In 2017, during her 15 nautical miles from Yalta magnetometer spotted on the sea floor magnetic anomaly. In March 2020, the area was thoroughly investigated by sonar. He showed the presence at the bottom of the object, resembling outlines the “Armenia”.

In April the specialists of undersea research Centre (NURC) PRO lowered to the bottom of the remotely operated underwater vehicle and found that found the ship — do “Armenia”.

“Bombed the ship is a conglomeration of metal parts, structures, lifelines, davits, hanging ropes, ropes, anchorages, sagging of the masts. It is a dense forest!” — said the Executive Director of TSPI PRO Sergey Fokin.

Armenia commemorated the Genocide loudly, but without lament – PM

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
April 27 2020
 
 
 

 
The events organized on the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide are a vivid example of how the crisis can be turned into an opportunity, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says.
 
“Amid the coronavirus crisis, it seemed unreal to ban citizens from visiting the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, but otherwise the spread of the virus would get out of control. And we decided to use the crisis as an opportunity,” the Prime Minister said through Facebook Live
 
“On April 24 we told our story without shouting, we commemorated the memory of martyrs very loudly and visibly but without lament,” he added.
 
According to PM Pashinyan, on that day we set a new civilizational benchmark of how we can tell about ourselves.
 
The Prime Minister said some components of this year’s commemoration will be used in the coming years.
 
This year the traditional match to the Tsitsernakaberd hill was replaced by a “virtual pilgrimage” to the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
 
The names of all people who sent messages to 1915 short number from Armenia and 0037433191500 from abroad were projected on the columns of the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial throughout the concert that started at 10 pm and continued until dawn.
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Media Advocate: Large-scale campaign against Armenian TV company

Emil Lazarian
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020

18:21, 27.04.2020
                  

Media Advocate initiative expresses its concern following the Social Network discussions over the 5th channel.

The statement runs as follows:

Some SM users demand that the TV station suspends its activity. According to the monitoring results, the public-political representatives claim that the campaign against the TV company is controlled by the authorities.

“Media Advocate” initiative considers such a manifestation of hate speech unacceptable. In fact, dissent and criticism of the government are condemned, the right to speech, thought and free will are simply violated. With such manifestations, the society does not contribute to the formation of a free society, it opposes journalistic work instead.

The media outlets are free to express their will, and the work of a journalist may contain criticism of the government, but it should not be a reason to launch a large-scale campaign against the TV company.

By the way, today the Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan expressed concern over the hate speech manifestation. He also referred to the action of targeting the journalists, noting: “Journalists are often identified with the person who they interview and actually are being targeted because of that. There are certain stereotypes about the work of a journalist, for example, that a journalist hinders the work of any body. It’s just a stereotype, one should adopt a principle of working properly with a journalist, based on the assumption that a journalist contributes to the work.”

In fact, the Human Rights Defender also expresses his concern over the situation and the initiated campaign against freedom of speech.

Maralik Health Center director responds to Armenia health minister

Torgomian Varazdat
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020

19:18, 27.04.2020
                  

During a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, Director of Maralik Health Center Anush Hovsepyan, who is also infected with COVID-19, said she doesn’t agree with the claim of Minister of Health of Armenia Arsen Torosyan that Maralik Health Center hasn’t followed the instructions of the Ministry of Health and presented other justifications.

“The problem was that we were overseeing almost 250 people from abroad and taking their temperatures, but one of the locals was infected with COVID-19, and what’s more, the local had a chronic disease, and this was why the virus spread. The minister is not right when he says the health center hasn’t followed the rules, but our doctors are in the risk group and paid the price with their health,” she said, adding that all clinics and hospitals can face this problem.

The director of the medical center said the regional governor’s office had sent outfits and that she had provided the ambulance doctors with those outfits first.

During an interview with Azatutyun Radio yesterday, Minister of Health of Armenia Arsen Torosyan said there have been cases when the personnel of medical centers have followed the instructions of the Ministry of Health, there have been cases when medical centers haven’t followed them a lot, and there are two similar cases in Maralik and Vardenis.

Armenian president’s wife undergoes heart surgery

Baghdasarian Karlen
News.am, Armenia
April 27 2020

19:52, 27.04.2020
                  

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s wife Nouneh Sarkissian has undergone heart surgery, she wrote on her Instagram.

“A couple of months ago I had a heart surgery at the Heart Surgery Unit at Astghik Medical Centre in Yerevan.

The surgery and recovery went perfectly well due to Mr. Mher Sasuni, the head of heart surgery unit, Dr. Karine Sargsyan, the head of cardiology, Dr. Eva Krasnikova, the anaesthesiologist and all the dedicated doctors and the most professional nurses. I’m hugely grateful to the team, for fixing my heart and for giving me the chance to restart my life. I’d like to say thank you to all those who sent me flowers, books, letters, cards and good wishes during and after the operation-it was a great help,” she noted.

EBRD to continue collaborating closely with the Armenian government

Hambik Zargarian
Public Radio of Armenia
April 27 2020


Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a video conference with Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The interlocutors discussed issues related to cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the EBRD.

Welcoming and appreciating the Government’s broadband anti-crisis action plan, Mr. Chakrabarti noted that the Bank supports the steps and programs of the Armenian side. The EBRD President stressed that the Bank will continue to actively support small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, as well as the investment programs underway in infrastructure, energy, transport, foreign trade and other areas.

Thankful for the Bank’s readiness for close cooperation, Prime Minister Pashinyan stressed that his government highlights the infrastructure-related capital investment programs and will continue to act in that direction in a bid to reboot the economy.

During the video conference, Nikol Pashinyan and Suma Chakrabarti exchanged views on the situation caused by the coronavirus and its economic consequences.