Category: 2022

 10:13, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The specialists of the new nuclear power plant in Armenia will be trained in Russia, the Director-General of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (Metsamor) Eduard Martirosyan told TASS news agency.

“In Russia,” he said when asked where the future staff of the new plant will be trained.

The lifecycle of the current Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant was extended to 2026, and it will further be extended for another 10 years.

Meanwhile, the construction of the new nuclear power plant will take somewhere between 10 or 12 years, Martirosyan said.

Martirosyan said that the specialists of the current nuclear power plant have also studied in Russia.

Additionally, Martirosyan said they’ve considered the option of constructing small plants. He said there is a probability of building such a plant for the Geopromining Armenia company in Syunik Province.

In September 2021, Geopromining donated 25% of its shares in the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine to the Armenian government.

The new nuclear power plant must have at least the same capacity as the active one – 500-600 MW.

At the same time, he didn’t rule out the possibility of building a more powerful plant – 2 power units with 1200 MW capacity. This will depend on the level of energy consumption of that time, and the possibility of expanding energy supplies to neighboring countries.

On the sidelines of Expo 2020 in Dubai, ROSATOM and the management of the Armenian nuclear power plant signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of the project.

 10:28, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Advertising, banning all kinds of gambling advertisements.

The bill passed first reading with 56 votes in favor, 8 against and 16 lawmakers voted present.

The law bans gambling advertisements of all types, including via television, radio, internet with few exceptions: the casinos or bookmakers will still be able to advertise their services through their own official websites or on their own buildings.

During the debates, ruling Civil Contract party MP Babken Tunyan 3,2 trillion drams in gambling bets were made from January to November of 2021 in Armenia.

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 10:58, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Detroit Pistons assistant coach Rex Kalamian will be the new head coach of the Armenian National Basketball Team, the Basketball Federation of Armenia said.

Kalamian will lead the team to the European Championship due June 28-July 3 in Malta.

Earlier, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted : “Detroit Pistons assistant Rex Kalamian has agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team, Kalamian tells ESPN. His grandmother escaped the Armenian genocide as a teenager to come to the United States, and both his parents are Bronx-born Armenian-Americans.”

Earlier in January, sources familiar with the matter told ARMENPRESS that Kalamian could become the new head coach of the Armenian basketball team.

Kalamian serves as assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.

He previously had coaching terms with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Toronto Raptors.

 11:06, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. 628 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one day, the ministry of health reported.

The total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 349,957.

The COVID-19 recoveries rose by 125 in a day, bringing the total to 333,982.

The death toll stands at 8026 (no death case in past day).

3605 COVID-19 tests were conducted on January 20. 

The number of active cases is 6430.

 11:19, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Fly Arna, Armenia’s national airline and a joint venture company between the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia Group, announced the appointment of its Board of Directors.

The company’s Board of Directors consists of the following five Directors each of which is appointed for a period of three years: Mr. David Papazian, Chief Executive Officer, ANIF; Mr. Eduard Mkrtchyan, Chief Operating Officer, ANIF; Mr. Adel Ali, Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia Group; Mr. Housam Raydan, Director, Air Arabia Group; and Mr. Nico Buchholz, expert independent director.

Fly Arna’s Chairman of the Board will be permanently nominated by ANIF. During the first three years of operation, the appointed Chairman is ANIF’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. David Papazian.

“The board members bring extensive expertise and leadership skills, and they are all well recognized for their contributions in their respective industries. Together, they bring rich experience in Finance, Aviation and Tourism that will provide guidance and support as the company delivers on its strategy of building a reliable operation, achieving accelerated growth, and creating long-term value to its customers and shareholders”, the ANIF said in a statement.

With Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan as its base, ‘Fly Arna’ follows Air Arabia Group’s successful low-cost business model offering comfort, reliability, and value-for-money air travel.

 11:46, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan met today with the delegation consisting of representatives of the European Council’s presidency and the European Union, his Office reports.

The delegation included EU’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin, French Ambassador to Armenia Anne Louyot, Advisor for Continental Europe and Turkey at the Office of the French President Isabelle Dumont and others.

The sides praised the Armenia-EU active cooperation during their conversation. The Secretary of the Security Council highlighted Armenia’s readiness to continue the partnership with the European Union in the processes of preserving Armenia’s democratization and the region’s security.

At the meeting the sides also touched upon the current situation around the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In this context the quick launch of the border delimitation and demarcation process and the creation of a respective environment for that were emphasized.

Isabelle Dumont and Toivo Klaar touched upon the humanitarian problems and stated that the EU is working actively to quickly solve the crisis around the prisoners of war.

 12:26, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian gave an interview to Sky News Arabia during his visit in the United Arab Emirates, touching upon the regional developments and Armenia’s relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan, the Presidential Office reports.

The President said that negotiations are the way leading to sustainable future and stated: “I hope this time Armenia and Azerbaijan will be able to create a sustainable peace through compromise. But that’s difficult”.

As for the relations with Turkey, the Armenian President said pragmatism and sustainability suppose normal relations with the neighbors, and there is no other way rather than talking. At the same time, the President emphasized that it’s impossible to ignore the historical facts, move on without the support of the Armenian Diaspora which has been formed as a result of the Genocide. Armenia is a small state, but much bigger nation worldwide, he said.

“I hope one day Armenia and Turkey will succeed, but in order to succeed we cannot ignore the historic facts, and in order to succeed we have to be pragmatic to build sustainable, stable relations between Armenia and Turkey, and in the region”, the Armenian President said.

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 12:31, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas says the situation in the Caucasian region remains relatively stable thanks to the Russian-mediated agreements reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

During a talk with the UN Assistant Secretary General Miroslav Jenca, the CSTO chief said that a practical work for the state border delimitation and demarcation is needed aimed at the further solution of the situation.

 13:03, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received today the delegation of the European Union’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar and representative of the French presidency at the Council of the EU Isabelle Dumont, the foreign ministry reports.

FM Mirzoyan congratulated France on assuming the presidency of the Council of the EU, expressing confidence that it will be effective and will contribute to the establishment of security and stability in the South Caucasus. The further development of the Armenia-EU partnership was also emphasized.

The meeting also touched upon the humanitarian problems caused by the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War. In this context the immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian captives, held in Azerbaijan, was emphasized.

The sides discussed also taking actions to raise the level of security and stability on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In this respect the minister highlighted the implementation of the agreements reached by the Sochi trilateral statement and the Brussels meeting mediated by the President of the European Council. The necessity of observing the ceasefire, refusing the militaristic rhetoric by the top leadership of Azerbaijan was stressed.

The Armenian FM attached importance to the full resumption of negotiations for the lasting and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.

 13:32, 21 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Defense of Armenia Suren Papikyan will be on vacation from January 21 to 25.

The government said that Papikyan’s deputy Arman Sargsyan will fulfill his duties during the vacation.