Category: 2022

Operational issues minimizing negative consequences are on EAEU agenda – Armenian PM

 10:42, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. The geopolitical developments will leave their impact on the economic environment of the Eurasian Economic Union, and in this context it’s very important to discuss what kind of operational decisions must be adopted in order to lead that negative consequences to a minimum, or if possible, to bypass them, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said during the session of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

“The results of 2021 were positive for the Eurasian Economic Union. Truly, 2021 was also a crisis year in general, but the trade turnover volume within the EAEU has increased, and this is a positive signal for all of us. It’s worth noting that there is a potential to expand the EAEU region, there are observer countries with which we are effectively cooperating, and there is also an interest by other countries. This is also a positive process”, the PM said.

Pashinyan expressed hope that they will manage to run such a policy so that the Union is strengthened as an economic platform in the current situation and continues giving positive signals for the economic development of member states.

 11:01, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for an “anti-war coalition.”

“We defend our freedom, our land. We need effective international assistance. Discussed this with [President of Poland] Andrzej Duda. Appealed to the Bucharest Nine for defense aid, sanctions, pressure on the aggressor. Together we have to put Russia at the negotiating table. We need anti-war coalition,” the Ukrainian president tweeted.

Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine following a request from the authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics for assistance in repelling Kiev’s military aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in urgent address on Thursday, as quoted by TASS.

He said that Moscow would seek the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine, called upon the Ukrainian army to lay down weapons and warned there would follow a prompt response to attempts at foreign intervention from outside.

 11:11, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and heads of government of the remaining member states of the Eurasian Economic Union met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan, the Armenian PM’s Office reports.

The President of Kazakhstan welcomed the heads of the delegations of the EAEU states, expressing hope that the session of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council in Nur-Sultan will be held effectively.

In his remarks the Armenian PM said that the Kazakh President has noted right that today’s session, meeting coincide with the drastic escalation of the geopolitical situation.

“It’s obvious that we are in a sensitive period, in sensitive geopolitical tectonic processes, and in this context, of course, the Eurasian Economic Union is an important format in order to develop the economies of our countries.

Of course, it’s obvious that sanctions will have their effect on the economic environment in the Eurasian region, and in this sense, we need to discuss what operational decisions we must adopt in order for that negative consequences to be minimal and if possible, to bypass them, by taking respective steps.

You were right, the results of 2021 for the Eurasian Economic Union are quite positive because last year was already a crisis year, but the overall volume of trade and economic ties within the EAEU, the trade turnover have increased, which is quite a positive signal for all of us”, Nikol Pashinyan said.

He emphasized that there is a potential to expand the Eurasian economic region. “There are observer states, with which we are cooperating quite effectively. There is also a certain interest by other countries to intensify the ties with the Eurasian Economic Union. I think, this is, overall, a positive process and I hope that the Eurasian Economic Union, we all, will manage to carry out such a policy so that the EAEU is strengthened as an economic platform in the current situation and continues giving an impetus to the development of economies of our countries”, Pashinyan noted.

 11:14, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. 572 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 418,792, the Armenian National Center of Disease Control and Prevention reported.

21 people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the death toll to 8413.

1571 people recovered (total 398,241 recoveries).

4642 tests were administered (total 2,884,327).

As of February 25 the number of active cases stood at 10,535.

 11:19, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. Armenian gymnasts Artur Avetisyan and Vahagn Davtyan entered the finals of the Rings exercises at the Cottbus Gymnastics World Cup.

Meanwhile, Olympic bronze medalist Davtyan also performed a new element on the pommel horse, which will be recorded in his name.

 11:20, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. French President Emmanuel Macron said he phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday on a request from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, reports TASS.

“I had a quick, direct and frank conversation on a request from President Zelensky”, Macron told reporters after the EU summit on Friday.

In his words, the aim of the conversation was a request “to end hostilities as soon as possible”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on Thursday morning that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law in the country.

 11:36, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. The next session of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council will take place in Brest, Belarus in late June, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov said today while summing up the results of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council session held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan.

“The next session of the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council will be held in the city of Brest on June 21-22, 2022, at the initiative of the Belarusian side”, he said.

The Eurasian Inter-governmental Council involves Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

 11:46, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. The Russian military seized two vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, changed uniforms and are moving towards Central Kiev from Obolon, according to the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar.

“Russian military confiscated two vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, are wearing Ukrainian military uniforms and are rapidly moving towards Central Kiev from Obolon. They are followed by a Russian military cargo convoy,” Malyar said in a statement on social media.

 11:54, 25 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan on the sidelines of his working visit, the PM’s Office said.

“I am very happy to see you, dear Mr. Prime Minister. The relations between Kazakhstan and Armenia are steadily developing. This year we mark the 30^th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations, it’s a very important year. An open dialogue at the highest levels has been established between us, the parliamentary and cultural-humanitarian ties are developing. You know that we have the warmest feelings towards Armenia and the Armenian people, I personally have a great respect to you and the Armenian people. I think I know the history of your people not so badly, I highly appreciate their achievements in culture and other areas.

In practice, we are allies within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, therefore I think that these type of mutual relations between our countries are the most optimal ones. As for Kazakhstan, we will continue working on that direction”, the President of Kazakhstan said.

In his turn the Armenian PM said: “Dear Mr. President, I am glad to meet you. This is our first face-to-face meeting this year, however, we talked by phone for many times. I am very happy that the normal life has been fully restored in Kazakhstan after the latest events. We are already discussing in the Eurasian Economic Union our further economic cooperation and the further development of the Eurasian economic space.

I want to note that I am happy that finally the crisis mechanisms of the Collective Security Treaty Organization started to work. You know that it has been the priority of Armenia’s chairmanship. We always thought and continue to think that the CSTO rapid crisis response mechanisms must operate normally. Unfortunately, Armenia has been in a situation when we believed that this mechanism must work, however, it didn’t take place, unfortunately. After that we became a chairing country in the CSTO and announced that it is one of our priorities. I am very happy that we managed to apply that mechanism when it was needed. I once again want to thank you for your warm words and hospitality”.

Various issues relating to the agenda of the Armenian-Kazakh relations, the integration processes were also discussed during the meeting.