18:22, 13 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. By the decree of the President of Armenia, Razmik Khumaryan has been appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Belarus, and Armen Sargsyan has been appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Qatar, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the President’s Office.
19:08, 13 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Hermine Stepanyan, a well-known actress, TV host and blogger, and designer Gayane Soghomonyan united their efforts to create a new Armenian brand – UNLIKE Fashion Outbreak.
UNLIKE collection is made of high-quality fabrics, is in line with world trends and at the same time is affordable for the wider public.
Starting from September 15, UNLIKE clothes which are now shown at Tpagrichner 4 showroom will be presented also in the “5 Concept” multi-brand store launched by Armenian designers. ARMENPRESS reports the brand’s Facebook and Instagram pages are always available for those who prefer online shopping.
According to Hermine Stepanyan, the co-founder of UNLIKE brand, she had great desire to contribute to Armenia’s economic progress especially after the war. And the creation of high-quality and affordable Armenian production was what Hermine thought about the first.
“I have been working with designer Gayane Soghomonyan for years. I was thinking of developing another type of cooperation with Gayane after the creation of the capsule collection by Soghomonyan Fashion for the project “Life is beautiful with Hermine Stepanyan”. The COVID-19 pandemic and the painful events of 2020 in our country made me committed to an idea that we should find a new inspiration, recover and continue creating in our land. I talked to Gayane and we realized that we are ready to make a contribution into the Armenian fashion industry and the development of the field,” says Hermine Stepanyan.
They involved partners to support their startup – UNLIKE which is made for those who appreciate stylishly designed comfortable and affordable clothes.
Gayane Soghomonyan, designer with more than 25-year-long experience in fashion industry, mentions that she has been sewing clothes for herself from the school years trying to look differ from her peers. “I pursue the principle of emphasizing the uniqueness during my whole career and I try to express it in all my collections. You know I always smile during making UNLIKE clothes because our brand is about positive mood in bright colors,” says Gayane Soghomonyan.
Why UNLIKE?
The founders of UNLIKE note that the whole team was actively involved in the creative process – deciding on the brand name, the colors of the collection, the fabrics. The choice was made for UNLIKE which means different, diverse and incomparable.
“The name of our brand should be out of box, non-stereotypical, memorable, and why not, intriguing. This name is challenging in itself, that’s completely about us; it’s our inspiration, different and original,” added Hermine Stepanyan.
UNLIKE Fashion Outbreak has also market expansion plans for the future. The customers are not only offered oversize clothes for each season, but also UNLIKE collection will be replenished with evening dresses in the near future. The Autumn-Winter collection will not be delayed.
20:48, 13 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. The main stage of ‘’West-2021’’ military drills has kicked of at Mulino’s shooting range in Russia. The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Arshak Karapetyan also followed the drills, carried out with combat firing.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MoD Armenia, military units of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation, as well as military units from Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia are involved in the main stage of ‘’West-2021’’ drills. Armenia participates in the drills with a battalion comprised of tank, motorized rifle and artillery units.
‘’The drills are based on the experience of the recent military operations, in particular, in the Syrian Arab Republic and the Artsakh Republic. New ways and methods for operations of joint forces have also been developed’’, reads the statement.
20:57, 13 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. By the decree of the President of Armenia, Kamo Kochunts has been appointed First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia. ARMENPRESS reports, by another presidential decree, Poghos Poghosyan has been relieved of the post of Head of the Armament Department of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. Sahak Ohanyan has been relieved of the post of the head of the Military Medical Department of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.
21:10, 13 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. A 19-20 weeks pregnant woman died of coronavirus in one of the specialized hospitals of Armenia. ARMENPRESS reports, the Ministry of Health of Armenia informs that the latter had acute respiratory insufficiency, bilateral pneumonia with 40% lung infection.
09:51, 14 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. An active duty reservist of the Armenian Armed Forces died after suffering “according to preliminary information a fatal gunshot wound as a result of violation of the rules of organizing combat service”, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said.
It said the incident took place around 22:00, September 13 in a military outpost at the south-eastern direction.
The victim is Sergeant Mkrtich Hovakimyan (born 1978).
“An investigation is underway to fully determine the circumstances of the incident,” the Ministry of Defense said and conveyed condolences to the family and friends of the Sergeant.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
Parliament session – LIVE
10:00, 14 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Parliament of Armenia is holding a session today.
The lawmakers are debating the election of a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission. Mariam Galstyan’s candidacy has been nominated for the position.
The election of a candidate for a judge of the Court of Cassation is also on the agenda.
During yesterday’s session the Parliament completed the debate of the activity of the Central Electoral Commission.
10:11, 14 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephane Visconti, the PM’s Office reports.
The officials discussed the ways of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, in that context emphasizing the importance of the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ format.
11:06, 14 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and Slovakia are going to develop the cooperation in a number of areas, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the joint press conference with his Slovak counterpart Ivan Korčok in Yerevan on September 14.
FM Mirzoyan said that he has discussed with his Slovak counterpart the bilateral relations, as well as the ways of utilizing the cooperation potential in different branches of economy.
“The relations between our countries have developed in all directions, and today we reaffirmed that that we need to make efforts to further intensify those ties. This, firstly, relates to the political dialogue. We have a high-level political dialogue, and that dialogue refers to both the bilateral and the multilateral relations. We also talked about the economic relations, especially about the existing potential which is not utilized yet. We need to make joint efforts for the development of energy, information technologies, as well as in the fields of culture and science. I would like to inform that we have outlined certain actions that we are going to implement soon with joint efforts”, the Armenian FM said.
Ararat Mirzoyan expressed gratitude to Slovakia and its people for the support provided to Armenia both during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent Artsakh War, and also for the position adopted by that country.
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Ivan Korčok arrived in Armenia on an official visit on September 13.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
11:10, 14 September, 2021
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. 657 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded over the last 24 hours, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 249,803, the Armenian Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.
5067 tests were administered.
16 patients died, bringing the death toll to 5034. This number doesn’t include the deaths of 1180 others (5 in the last 24 hours) infected with coronavirus who died from comorbidities.
416 persons recovered from COVID-19, raising the total number of recoveries to 233,521.
As of September 14, 11:00 the number of active cases stood at 10,068.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan