Category: 2022

Armenia to host 2023 European Weightlifting Championship

 10:29,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Yerevan will host the 2023 European Weightlifting Championship, according to the official schedule of tournaments issued by the International Weightlifting Federation.

The 2023 European Weightlifting Championship will be held in April.

 10:41,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The death toll in the Philippines from the landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm Megi that hit on April 10 rose to 224, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said, adding that 147 more are missing.

221 deaths were recorded in the central Philippines and three in the southern Philippines.

 11:08,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. 6 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the last 24 hours, the Armenian Ministry of Healthcare said.

The cumulative total number of confirmed cases reached 422,805.

No new deaths were recorded and the total death toll stood at 8,622.

14 people recovered (total recoveries: 410,517).

As of April 21 the number of active cases stood at 1,984.

3,287 tests were administered (total tests: 3,026,628).

 11:35,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu announced that the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is now under the full control of Russian troops, TASS reported.

“As of today, entire Mariupol is under the control of the Russian army and the national militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Shoygu said in a briefing with President Putin.

Shoygu added that the territory of the Azovstal factory in the city is “reliably” blocked. According to Russia, foreign mercenaries still remain in the territory of the factory.

 12:00,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The Arabic translation of the poetry collection by Edward Militonyan, the President of the Union of Writers of Armenia, was published in Damascus, Syria.

Translated by Dikran Kapoyan (pictured above), the book was published by the Dar Al-Hilal Publishing House.

The publication is sponsored by the Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, the Armenian Literature Abroad Foundation and under the patronage of the Armenian Diocese of Damascus of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Primate of the Dioscese, Archbishop Armash Nalbandian.

 13:31,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian National Boxing Team is holding a training camp in Tsaghkadzor ahead of the May 21-31 European Championship that will take place in Yerevan.

The national boxing teams of Lithuania and Israel have joined the training camp, the Boxing Federation of Armenia said.

One more training camp will be held before the championship kicks off.

 15:00,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. A square and cross-stone in honor of the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims were inaugurated in the central part of the city of Nimes, France.

Nimes Mayor Jean-Paul Fournier, the Armenian Ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajyan and the President of Amicale Franco-Armenienne de Nimes et du Gard (the Armenian Association of Nimes) Armen Martirosyan delivered remarks at the inauguration ceremony.

French lawmaker Françoise Dumas, the Chairperson of the Defense and Armed Forces Committee of the French Parliament, and Consul of Armenia in Marseille Samvel Lalayan were also in attendance.

Ambassador Tolmajyan underscored the important role of France in taking in the survivors of the Armenian Genocide. The significance of France’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 2001, as well as officially declaring April 24th as the day of commemorating the Armenian Genocide in France was underscored in the context of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and genocide prevention.

Ambassador Tolmajyan thanked the Nimes Mayor and the City Hall for approving the naming of the square in honor of the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims and installing the cross-stone. She also thanked Amicale Franco-Armenienne de Nimes et du Gard for the initiative.

Later on the same day the Armenian Ambassador held a meeting with the local Armenian community of Nimes. The Ambassador thanked the community for their donations to the Hayastan All Armenian Fund made during the 2020 war in Artsakh.

 15:14,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan held a meeting with a delegation led by Jordanian lawmaker Khaldoun Hina, the Head of the Jordan-Armenia Friendship Group at the Senate of Jordan.

Simonyan attached importance to multi-polar partnership between the two countries and expressed hope that the visit of the Jordanian delegation will contribute to the implementation of joint projects.

The sides stated the necessity for developing cooperation between Armenia and Jordan, emphasizing the activity of the parliamentary friendship groups.

Speaking about Armenia’s readiness to establish lasting peace in the region, Simonyan briefed the Jordanian delegation on the situation that was caused after the 2020 war which the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem unleashed against Artsakh.

The Jordanian legislators underscored the necessity for solving the Karabakh conflict diplomatically, through peaceful path.

Prospects of partnership between the parliaments were also discussed.

 15:19,

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The TV tower of the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod was lit up in the Armenian flag colors on the occasion of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit.

In Nizhny Novgorod, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia first visited the factory of GAZ Automobile Plant, where, accompanied by the chairman of the company Vadim Sorokin, toured the plant, got acquainted with the products.

Afterwards, the Prime Minister visited the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, laid a wreath at the eternal flame, paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War. Nikol Pashinyan toured the Kremlin State Art Museum, the Bell Tower, the Alley of Military Glory, and the Cathedral of Archangel Michael.

The Prime Minister had a private conversation with the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gleb Nikitin, discussed the possibilities of developing cooperation in various fields.

The Prime Minister also visited the Armenian Holy Savior Church, lit candles.

Nikol Pashinyan concluded his visit to Nizhny Novgorod with a meeting with representatives of the Armenian community, during which the Prime Minister referred to the results of his official visit to Russia and answered various questions, which referred to the situation around Nagorno Karabakh, economic cooperation between Armenia and Russia, implementation of investment programs in the Motherland and other topics.