Category: 2021

 19:15, 27 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Global Covid-19 cases have reached 232 million and 728 thousand, 4 million and 764 thousand have died, 209 million and 369 thousand have recovered.

ARMENPRESS reports the USA remains the leader in terms of the number of the cases with a total of 43 million and 754 thousand cases. The death cases is 706 thousand.

The second in terms of the Covid-19 cases is India with a total of 33 million and 694 thousand cases. 447 thousand have died in India.

Brazil is the 3^rd in terms of the number of the cases with 21 million and 351 thousand cases.

Deputy PM Suren Papikyan visits “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution

 19:42, 27 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan visited “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution on September 27. The Deputy PM was accompanied by Justice Minister of Armenia Karen Andreasyan, Head of the Penitentiary Service of the Justice Ministry Sergey Atomyan and MP representing the ‘’Civil Contract’’ Party Trdat Sargsyan, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Offic eof teh Deputy Prime Minister. 

The Deputy Prime Minister toured the administrative area of “Nubarashen” penitentiary, got acquainted with the place and conditions of the convicts’ detention.

He visited the canteen, got acquainted with the menu of the day, as well as got acquainted with the visiting rooms for convicts. Suren Papikyan toured the infrastructure of the penitentiary institution, got acquainted with the building conditions, property and territorial capacities.

During the tour, the possibility of building a new penitentiary institution was discussed, the issues of improving the living conditions and improving the quality of food were touched upon.

 21:16, 27 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Defense Minister of Armenia Arshak Karapetyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Colonel-General Artak Davtyan honored the memory of those fallen during the protection of the Motherland and laid flowers at their tombs at Yerablur Military pantheon.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MoD Armenia, afterwards, the Defense Minister attended the solemn opening ceremony of a khachkar (cross-stone) commemorating the victims of the 44-day war, located in the headquarters of the Union of Yerkrapah Volunteers.

Arshak Karapetyan also paid a working visit to one of the military units located in the northeastern part of the country and took part in a Requiem Mass at the monument to the servicemen killed in the 44-day war.

At the end of the working visit, the Defense Minister visited the construction site of one of the new military units, got acquainted with the large-scale construction works on the spot.

 10:13, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The Embassy of Argentina in Armenia is launching the project of creating the first Argentine Chamber of Commerce in Yerevan.

The new chamber’s goal is to become a new business platform offering important toolkit for trade promotion, contribute to business development and creation of favorable environment for new investment and trade flows, the embassy said.

Ambassador of Argentina to Armenia Mariano Vergara said the chamber will initially be based on a virtual application, which will connect in real-time Argentine and Armenian companies and entrepreneurs. This new commercial tool will be at the disposal of the Armenian authorities, marking the 30th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Special attention will be drawn on many young Argentine specialists who come to Armenia and seek to get integrated into the labor market. “Converse Bank is our partner in this initiative, we expect that the bank will have active participation and role also in the work of the Armenian-Argentine Chamber of Commerce,” the ambassador said.

Albeit the modest trade turnover between Armenia and Argentina, there is big potential to enhance it and subsequently contribute to the development of various branches of the economy. For at least a decade, Argentina was among the five top investment flow countries in Armenia, mostly through the Argentine-Armenian community, and to this day Argentina has a leading place in Armenia’s foreign investments.

“The 1992 establishment of diplomatic relations between Argentina and Armenia was the reflection of the high level political dialogue and successful cooperation between our friendly countries. The significant Armenian Diaspora of Argentina, which is fully involved in Argentina’s society since its formation, also has its invaluable contribution in the development of bilateral relations,” the embassy said.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 10:59, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. President of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan participated in an online international research conference organized by the Central Bank of the Philippines on September 27, the CBA said.

The conference titled “Shifting Gears, Changing Lanes: Central Banking in a Post-Covid Economic World” touched upon the enduring impact of COVID-19, new monetary policy era for emerging markets, forecasting future crises, and payment innovation, financial inclusion and financial stability risks.

The Armenian Central Bank President delivered speech on topic of new monetary policy era for emerging markets.

The conference was attended by top officials from central banks in Asia, Europe and the US.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:08, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso to discuss the cooperation prospects in tax and customs administration field, the SRC reported.

In his remarks the SRC Chairman noted that the legal-contractual base between Armenia and Italy in tax and customs administration enables to run cooperation both at bilateral level and within the frames of international organizations.

The Armenian and Italian sides expressed their readiness to take practical steps to further expand the cooperation between the tax and customs authorities of the two countries.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:13, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. 772 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 259,779, the Armenian Ministry of Healthcare said.

4988 tests were administered.

425 people recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 240,730.

13 patients died, bringing the death toll to 5277. This number doesn’t include the deaths of 1205 other individuals infected with the virus (2 in the last 24 hours) who succumbed to co-morbidities.

As of September 28 the number of active cases stood at 12,567.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 11:15, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The proposal of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan to create a demilitarized zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being actively circulated within the international community. The proposal has been submitted to the special rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with proving facts.

Particularly, the PACE resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict was adopted yesterday in Strasbourg, which, among other issues, calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to negotiate on a process of delimitation and demarcation of the border and examine the possibility of creating a demilitarized zone with the presence of a peacekeeping or military monitoring force.

The Office of the Ombudsman reports that the meetings and discussions of Arman Tatoyan of the past one year with the representatives of various international organizations were aimed at proving that the only efficient option to prevent the criminal acts of the Azerbaijani armed servicemen is to create a security (demilitarized) zone.

“The deployment of Azerbaijani troops on the roads between the Armenian communities, their flags and banners, have no legal ground, they must be removed and a security zone must be created.

Moreover, only the demarcation and delimitation with Azerbaijan without the creation of a security zone not only would not ensure the rights of the Armenian citizens and especially the border residents, but will become a reason for new violations of rights and new tension”, the statement made by the Office of the Ombudsman says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:00, 28 September, 2021

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The republican conference organized by the History Museum of Armenia on the occasion of the 30^th anniversary of Independence opened today in Yerevan.

At the opening ceremony Director of the History Museum Davit Poghosyan said the conference has been organized aimed at valuing the 30^th anniversary of the independence of Armenia. According to him, a decision was made to value the independence with circulation of knowledge.

“The idea of independence is based on the identity of the Armenian people”, he said. “We believe that independence is not only a fight, but also an opportunity for us to develop, create better homeland in order to inherit the homeland to our generations. I think, independence is work”, he added.

The conference will last until September 30.

Mr. Poghosyan informed that more than 80 applications for participation to the conference were received. The reports and materials presented at the conference will be published under the title “Works of History Museum of Armenia”.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:35, 28 September, 2021

STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. 2new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Artsakh on the past 24 hours, the ministry of healthcare said.

54 COVID-19 tests were conducted on September 27.

At the moment, 26 infected patients receive treatment in hospitals. 4 are in serious condition.

The ministry again urged the citizens to follow all the rules, to get vaccinated to avoid the new outbreaks and overcome the virus.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan