Armenia has proudly showed off state-of-the-art Russian ballistic missiles at a military parade marking its independence day, the Associated Press writes.
According to AP, the Iskander missiles displayed Wednesday are capable of striking targets up to 300 kilometers with high precision, adding muscle to the Armenian military amid tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
A military parade dedicated to the 25th anniversary of independence was held in Yerevan.
On 21 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian on the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister wished the people of Armenia all success in building a secure, prosperous and democratic state.
“This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Armenia. I am confident that we will further take advantage of every possible opportunity to strengthen our cooperation in trade, transport, innovations, science, education, and other areas of mutual interest,” wrote Lithuania’s Foreign Minister.
According to Linkevičius, Lithuania welcomes and wholeheartedly supports the ongoing negotiations on the new legally-binding EU-Armenia Agreement, which will open up new opportunities for enhanced bilateral trade, investments and people-to-people contacts.
On 21 November, Lithuania and Armenia will mark the establishment of diplomatic relations 25 years ago.
On September 21, 2016 “HayPost Trust Management” B.V. put into circulation two stamps dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Armenia.
The official cancellation ceremony of the stamps took place at the Presidential Palace. The cancellation was carried out by the Presidential of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.
The stamps have been printed in “Cartor” Printing House, France, with face values of 200 and 300 Armenian drams.
The stamp with face value of 200 drams depicts “25th anniversary” and “INDEPENDENCE” texts, as well as the waving tricolor flag of the Republic of Armenia on the background of blue sky symbolizing the twenty five years of independence and statehood of the country.
The stamp with face value of 300 drams depicts “25th anniversary” which consists of a collage made with the sights of Yerevan showing thus the advancement of the country through twenty five years of its independence.
The stamps have been designed by the Managing Director of “HayPost Trust Management” B.V., Juan Pablo Gechidjian and the designers of “HayPost” CJSC Vahagn Mkrtchyan and David Dovlatyan.
Date of Issue: 21 September 2016
Face value: 200 AMD
Design by: Juan Pablo Gechidjian, Vahagn Mkrtchyan
Printing House: Cartor, France
Size: 40,0 x 30,0 mm
Print run: 50,000
Date of Issue` 21 September 2016
Face value: 300 AMD
Design by: Juan Pablo Gechidjian, David Dovlatyan
Printing House: Cartor, France
Size: 30,0 x 40,0 mm
Print run: 50,000
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement in recognition of Armenia’s Independence Day:
“Today, we join the Armenian community – here in Canada, in Armenia, and around the world – in celebrating the country’s 25thIndependence Day.
“Canada and the Republic of Armenia enjoy a dynamic and friendly relationship, rooted in the shared values of democracy and freedom, bilateral relations, and our collaboration in international organizations such as La Francophonie.
“I look forward to working with President Serzh Sargsyan and newly-appointed Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan to further strengthen the relations between our two countries, and to work together on global and regional issues including peace, security, and development cooperation.
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I invite all Canadians to reflect on the important contributions of Canadians of Armenian descent to our national fabric, and offer our best wishes to everyone celebrating today.”
On September 19, Edward Nalbandian, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, had a meeting with Abdolreza Fazli, Interior Minister of Iran.
During the talks held in New York reference was made to issues concerning the development of good neighborly relations between the two countries.
In the course of the meeting the sides discussed the further expansion of effective cooperation established between the Police of Armenia and the Ministry of Interior of Iran.
Edward Nalbandian and Abdolreza Fazli commended the significant increase of mutual visits since the Memorandum on Visa liberalization between Armenia and Iran entered into force.
On 20 September Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the French Alfortville city at the head of its mayor Luc Carvounas.
Issues related to the cooperation between Alfortville and a number of Artsakh towns were on the agenda of the meeting.
The Head of State highlighted such cooperation, noting that there were all preconditions for widening and deepening the relations.
The Michigan State University (MSU) has been granted $1.2 million to develop new less commonly taught language courses, reports.
Center for Language Teaching Advancement, or CeLTA, faculty have been awarded funding by the Mellon Foundation for 38 months to create new language programs through a partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
Though MSU already offers 29 less-commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, CeLTA faculty hope to add many more, including Armenian, Burmese, Gaelic, Hmong, Serbo-Croatian and Sinhala, according to the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages’ website.
The new LCTL courses will be taught via CourseShare, an online distance-learning program used throughout Big Ten Academic Alliance schools.
Although LCTL learners agree that access to these languages is important, some students think the university could be doing more.
“Hopefully in the future MSU will show its commitment by hiring a full-time, in-person teacher instead of relying solely on digital language instruction,” doctoral student Shelbi Meissner said.
Armenia’s Acting Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The interlocutors exchanged views on issues on OSCE agenda, as well as urgent international and regional issues.
The parties discussed the current state of the process of settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Edward Nalbandian and Lamberto Zanier referred to the activity of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the programs it implements and the perspectives of their expansion.
On 20 September Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan attended the solemn opening ceremony of the park adjacent to the Stepanakert Republican Medical Center after Sargis and Amalya Karapetyans, NKR President’s Press Office reports.
President Sahakyan considered the beautification of the medical complex an important component of its efficient functioning.
The Head of State expressed gratitude to national philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan, who was present at the event, for the realization of the project highlighting his constant support to Artsakh.
National Assembly chairman Ashot Ghoulyan, prime-minister Arayik Haroutyunyan and other officials were present at the event.