Category: 2022

 16:17,

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, ARMENPRESS. During the UN 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, the Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan delivered a speech, presenting the programs for the displaced residents of Artsakh.

Mkrtchyan told ARMENPRESS that he presented the challenges facing the people of Artsakh who were displaced as a result of Azerbaijan’s war of aggression.

“The majority of the more than 90,000 displaced people from Artsakh are women and children, and they have been included in different support programs. I presented the work aimed at overcoming the social crisis. I also spoke about what needs to be done to ensure dignified conditions for them,” Mkrtchyan said.

A significant part of the displaced persons have returned, but many have stayed in Armenia and they require assistance and dignified conditions. Accommodation remains a problem. As long as their housing issue isn’t solved in Artsakh they will stay in Armenia.

 16:36,

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, ARMENPRESS. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged NATO to provide Kyiv with unlimited military aid in a message via video link.

“To save people and our cities, Ukraine needs military assistance without restrictions. In the same way that Russia is using its full arsenal without restrictions against us,” the Ukrainian leader told NATO representatives gathered in Brussels as reported by France24.

US President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels on Thursday to attend a series of NATO, G7, and European Union summits on the war in Ukraine. Biden will later visit Warsaw to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda.

 16:44,

YEREVAN, MRCH 24, ARMENPRESS. Aircompany Armenia cancelled NGT936/935 Moscow-Yerevan-Moscow flights from March 24 to April 15 due to the European and American restrictions, the company’s deputy director Gevorg Khachatryan said on social media.

“NGT930/929 Yerevan-Moscow-Yerevan flights will be operated in accordance with the schedule. Negotiations and works are underway at the moment for finding alternative solutions. The additional information will be updated regularly. Thank you for your understanding”, he said.

 17:28,

YEREVAN, 24 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 24 March, USD exchange rate up by 0.66 drams to 489.81 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 0.04 drams to 538.20 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.37 drams to 5.14 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 0.21 drams to 646.40 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price up by 300.48 drams to 30420.73 drams. Silver price down by 0.57 drams to 393.93 drams. Platinum price stood at 16414.1 drams.

 17:32,

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani armed forces violated the line of contact in the direction of the village of Parukh in Artsakh’s Askeran region, the Artsakh authorities said.

The government of Artsakh said representatives of the Artsakh Defense Army and the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Artsakh are attempting to prevent through negotiations the further advance of the Azerbaijani troops and return them to their original positions.

As a safety precaution, women and children in the village of Khramort in Askeran region have been evacuated.

“We call on the population to remain calm, the situation is stable in all other parts of the line of contact,” the Artsakh authorities said.

 17:54,

YEREVAN, 24 MARCH, ARMENPERSS. The delegation headed by the deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia Karen Brutyan was in Greece on an official visit.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Defense, on March 22 a meeting took place with Deputy Minister of National Defence of Greece Nikolaos Hardalias.

During the meeting issues of mutual interest were discussed, as well as issues related to further enlargement of bilateral military cooperation. The sides also exchanged thoughts about the international security situation and military political developments.