Category: 2024

 14:32,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. Czechia wants the countries in the South Caucasus to be at peace and prosperous, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia Markéta Pekarová Adamová said in Yerevan.

“We definitely support sovereignty of countries, but at the same time, the best circle would be to support the countries in the international level as part of the UN or other bodies, which are designed for that purpose,” she said at a press conference with Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan when asked how Czechia can support the Armenia-Azerbaijan talks.

She said that Czechia seeks to achieve a result when the South Caucasus countries will be at peace and prosperous.

“Our values are based on protection of human rights, thus we are always trying to emphasize that it is important to care for the people, to respect human rights as a priority. We will continue to support the refugees, over a hundred thousand people were forced to leave their home. I will travel to Baku after this visit. We will express our support to the Armenian people,” the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia Markéta Pekarová Adamová said.

 15:07,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has held a meeting with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia Markéta Pekarová Adamová.

Simonyan and Adamová held a one-on-one meeting followed by enlarged-format talks involving the delegations, the parliament’s press service said in a press release.

Speaker Simonyan said that Armenia greatly values the development of its friendly relations with Czechia. The sides noted that the two countries have managed to develop strong interstate relations and a multilateral agenda of cooperation ever since establishing diplomatic relations.

Speaking about the 2023 ethnic cleansing campaign perpetrated by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, Speaker Simonyan briefed the Czech parliamentarians on the current issues, particularly on the negotiations process and the Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan.

“Armenia’s position regarding the establishment of peace in the region is clear, we must establish peaceful relations based on the mutual recognition of sovereignty and territorial integrity. The policy pursued by Azerbaijan recently, however, has been leading this process into a deadlock,” the Speaker of Parliament of Armenia said. He added that a long-term EU monitoring mission is of vital importance for Armenia in terms of security. “We appreciate Czechia’s contribution in this issue,” he said.

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia Markéta Pekarová Adamová praised Armenia’s efforts in the direction of establishing peace in the region and expressed confidence that Czechia will try to contribute to the resumption of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks.

The sides also discussed the opportunities for developing inter-parliamentary relations.

The need for continuously expanding the agenda aimed at democratic values was highlighted.

 15:31,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s foreign trade turnover reached over $20,7 billion in 2023, growing 46% compared to 2022, according to the Statistical Committee.

Exports in 2023 grew 55,3% and reached $8,4 billion.

Import volumes reached $12,3 billion – a 40,2% growth.

 15:36,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. The new Armenian Ambassador to China Vahe Gevorgyan on January 30 presented his credentials to President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

In his speech, Ambassador Gevorgyan underscored his commitment to strengthen the relations between the ancient Armenian and Chinese peoples and reiterated Armenia’s readiness to enhance bilateral relations and multisectoral cooperation with China, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

President Xi Jinping welcomed the Armenian Ambassador and wished him success.

 17:04,

YEREVAN, 31 JANUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 31 January, USD exchange rate down by 0.26 drams to 403.70 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 0.72 drams to 437.09 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate down by 0.02 drams to 4.50 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 0.69 drams to 511.49 drams.

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

Gold price up by 249.82 drams to 26517.27 drams. Silver price up by 0.72 drams to 299.50 drams.

 16:15,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $1,000,000 in additional assistance to the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh.

19,300 forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh will receive humanitarian assistance through the USAID-funded Protection, Inclusion, and Empowerment activity implemented by Democracy International.

Since the end of September 2023, the USAID provided over $9,2 million in humanitarian assistance for those affected by the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.

 17:49,

 18:19,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted the delegation led by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Markéta Pekarová.

In a readout, the Prime Minister's Office said that Nikol Pashinyan attached importance to Mrs. Pekarová's visit to our country and emphasized the importance of continuous development of Armenia-Czech Republic relations. In this regard, Nikol Pashinyan noted that bilateral high-level mutual visits give a new impetus to interaction and contribute to the expansion of relations.

The Prime Minister also emphasized the importance of close parliamentary cooperation, including within the framework of international organizations.

According to the source, Markéta Pekarová emphasized that her country also attaches great importance to multi-sectoral cooperation with Armenia and noted that Prime Minister Pashinyan's official visit to the Czech Republic in 2023 contributed to its development.

The interlocutors discussed a number of issues related to the agenda of Armenia-Czech relations, aimed at expanding political, economic, humanitarian ties and joint projects.

It is noted that the sides exchanged ideas on the prospect of establishing security and sustainable peace in the region. The Prime Minister emphasized the key approaches of the Republic of Armenia.

 18:37,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. The sixth meeting of the Commission on Delimitation and Border Security of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Commission on the Delimitation of the State Border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia has come to an end in the Ijevan-Gazakh sector, Grigoryan’s Office said.

The fifth meeting of the State Commissions on the delimitation of the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place on November 30  under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev.

 19:18,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. The best guarantee of stability and long-term peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the implementation of high-level tripartite agreements signed in 2020-2022, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said, referring to the proposal made by Armenia to Azerbaijan regarding the signing of the non-aggression pact.

 “If you are talking about our principled position, then we are sure that the guarantee of reaching stability and long-term peace in the South Caucasus is the speedy restoration of the implementation of high-level tripartite agreements signed in 2020-2022,” said Zakharova, noting that it is a roadmap with no alternative for the reconciliation of Baku and Yerevan, which also includes the development of a peace treaty.