Category: 2022

 13:12,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the State Property Management Committee of Armenia Arnak Avetisyan assures that alienation of state property to non-residents is ruled out in Armenia.

Commenting on reporter’s statement according to which Turkish nationals are acquiring lands in Armenia, Arnak Avetisyan said this question is not addressed to him if the lands are purchased from the second market, from private individuals.

“I know that according to the Armenian legislation, lands are not sold to non-residents, it is banned. In other words, only the citizens of Armenia can own land in Armenia. As for the state property, such cases are ruled out”, he said.

In response to the reports claiming that in 2020-2021 Azerbaijani nationals have acquired 6 real estate in Armenia, Avetisyan said the real estate and the land must be differentiated. He said their Committee has no data on real estate sales, but state property has not been alienated to non-residents, he noted.

 14:13,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. A two-day seminar titled “Historical-Cultural Heritage of Yerevan” kicked off today in the Matenadaran – the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.

Director of the Historical-Cultural Heritage Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Khachik Harutyunyan, said the seminar aims at separately touching upon the historical-cultural heritage of Yerevan. It involves all phases relating to the history of Yerevan, the earliest stage, the Middle Ages, the pre-Soviet and inter-Soviet periods.

“The experience shows that our citizens are still not so well aware of the city’s history, and this is a good occasion to once again touch upon the historical-cultural heritage of our beloved capital. There are many problems in the field, but for us it’s very important that citizens recognize our historical-cultural heritage. First of all, the problems are connected with not knowing that cultural layers. We sometimes, are, really, very dishonest to our monuments and then demand to preserve these monuments”, Khachik Harutyunyan said.

As for the issues relating to the demolition of historical-cultural buildings, he said there are special professional commissions examining all narrow professional matters.

“Our organization is also engaged in that professional council and we are trying to do everything possible to preserve the buildings of historical-cultural significance”, he said.

Head of the Department of Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments at the Ministry, Harutyun Vanyan, said the importance of this event is that for Armenia the historical-cultural heritage has the same significance like oil, gas and gold for other countries.

“For us it’s very important that our historical-cultural heritage is popularized as much as possible and also brings a tourism investment attraction which is also one of the government’s strategy plans. I would like to note that there is a draft on making change in the law on historical and cultural monuments and historical environment, which has been developed by the ministry of culture and submitted to the government, and it involves a number of important reforms”, Harutyun Vanyan said.

Today’s workshop aims to inventory Yerevan’s historical-cultural heritage and organize a more comprehensive international conference in the future.

 14:22,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. The fact that the Azerbaijani authorities are charging customs duties from Iranian freight trucks in the Goris-Kapan road section does not affect the economic relations between Armenia and Iran, and the flow of Iranian freight trucks is arriving to Armenia via the newly built road, the State Revenue Committee Chairman Rustam Badasyan told reporters when asked on the matter.

“A large flow goes via the newly built road of Tatev,” he said.

Asked about the difficulties that have emerged on the mentioned road, Badasyan said weather-related difficulties could cause problems for one or two days, just like on any other road.

“This doesn’t impact our relations with Iran, given the fact that the volume that was entering Armenia is anyhow entering Armenia in the same volume,” Badasyan said.

Badasyan mentioned that new roads are being built.

 15:00,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is in Kyiv, Ukraine on a planned five-day visit to call for greater humanitarian access and protection of civilians, the organization said in a news release.

“Mr Maurer traveled to the country to see the challenges facing civilians affected by the conflict, to meet with members of Ukraine’s government, and to see how the ICRC can further expand its neutral and impartial humanitarian work”, the organization said.

 15:23,

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, ARMENPRESS. As result of the negotiations that proceeded with support of the Armenian government and the Russian peacekeepers, the Azerbaijani side on March 16 began the repair works of the damaged gas pipeline in Artsakh.

The Artsakh Information Center said according to the agreement the gas supply will be restored shortly, and the government of Artsakh is making all efforts for the restoration of gas supply to take place as soon as possible.

“The Government of Artsakh apologized to all citizens for the difficulties and is assuring that all problems facing Artsakh can be resolved through unity, decisiveness and patience,” the Artsakh authorities said.

The main pipeline supplying gas to Artsakh from Armenia was damaged overnight March 7-8.

 16:55,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan received the delegation led by Arif Baharudin, the Executive Director of the Board of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Sanosyan attached importance to the opportunity to discuss the deepening of ongoing and future cooperation with the ADB. He underscored that numerous and multi-layered projects are being implemented through the ADB in Armenia.

Baharudin noted that Armenia’s economy is recovering in a rather good pace after the pandemic and that the ADB is willing to continue the implementation of projects in Armenia. Particularly, the ADB is inclined to continue the seismic safety improvement project in schools. The ADB is also interested in the southern section of the North-South project, and the cooperation in the energy sector is also highlighted.

Sanosyan’s deputy Kristine Ghalechyan thanked the ADB for their attention and consistency in the projects implemented in the road sector, and presented the projects that are being developed by the ministry.

Sanosyan and Ghalechyan highlighted the construction of the Sisian-Kajaran section of the North-South project and attached importance to the ADB’s involvement in this project. The opportunities for modernizing and implementing solid waste management programs in Armenia were also discussed.

 17:09,

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. Russia welcomes the process of normalization of bilateral ties between Armenia and Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow during a joint press briefing with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

“The meetings of the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey were organized. We welcome the process of normalization of bilateral ties between Armenia and Turkey, and we are ready for joint work which will enable to deepen cooperation between countries in the South Caucasus,” Lavrov said.

Lavrov added that during the meeting with Cavusoglu they also discussed issues related to Syria, Libya and Nagorno Karabakh.