The Azerbaijani MP once again admits that they could not afford to advance aggressive plans against Armenia, especially with any international partner…

Yesterday, another meeting was held in Azerbaijan on the subject of the invasion plan being developed against the Republic of Armenia. Moreover, the state agency “Azertaj” of Azerbaijan writes about it. There is no lack of information about such gatherings in the official Azerbaijani sources, they are very happy to write about the annexation plans of Armenia, especially when there is no proper response from Armenia.

However, among the speeches made during this gathering, the speech of the ruling deputy of Azerbaijan, Malahat Ibrahimgez, drew attention, where he says: “Before, it was difficult to pronounce the phrase “Western Azerbaijan” on international platforms, but today the rights of our compatriots deported from Western Azerbaijan are on the agenda of international organizations.”

Calling the Republic of Armenia “Western Azerbaijan” would never have been possible even today in case of normal diplomatic organization, but… all this is made possible for Azerbaijan by its lawyers who lead the Armenian government.

Azerbaijanologist Tatev Hayrapetyan

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The RA Ministry of Economy informs that the existing free trade agreements between the Republic of Armenia and a number of partner countries create an important opportunity to promote the export of Armenian products, increase the competitiveness of Armenian products in foreign markets and reduce exporters’ costs.

This was reported by the Ministry of Economy.

“Particularly, in cases where the Republic of Armenia has a free trade agreement with the given country, during the export of goods of Armenian origin, in case of compliance with the specified requirements and the presence of the appropriate document certifying the origin of the product, the certificate of origin, the exporters can use the preferential customs regime. This means that during customs formalities in the importing country, no customs duty is charged on the corresponding goods, provided that the conditions set by the current free trade agreement are met.

The Ministry urges exporters to study in advance the conditions applicable to their products, including rules of origin, necessary documents and customs procedures of the importing country. Proper preparation of the certificate of origin is an important prerequisite for taking advantage of the benefits provided by free trade agreements.

The RA Ministry of Economy continues to work on promoting the export of Armenian products, diversifying markets, and raising awareness of the opportunities available to exporters.

The Ministry calls on the exporting companies to more actively use the preferential conditions provided by the current trade agreements of the Republic of Armenia, contributing to the expansion of the representation of Armenian products in the international markets.

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Citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia will have the opportunity to provide confidential information about missing persons and places of burial.

This was announced by the Deputy Head of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, Sharafat Hasanov, at the international conference on “Modern Approaches to Solving the Missing Persons Problem and Strengthening Cooperation” held in the framework of cooperation with the International Commission on Missing Persons, Azerbaijani mass media reported.

“Within the framework of the system, an opportunity will be created for citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia to provide confidential information about missing persons, including places of burial. The information provided will be used exclusively for humanitarian purposes, and the person providing the information will not be held responsible under any circumstances. The goal here is to contribute to finding out the fate of missing persons,” Hasanov said.

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As a result of the inspection carried out by the food safety inspection body in the factory of dairy products (“Gandzak kat” brand) owned by individual entrepreneur Ashot Harutyunyan (Gegharkunik marz, Gandzak settlement), it was found that dangerous food was produced in non-compliance with the safety and food hygiene requirements set by the legal acts of the food safety sector.

This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

The sample of the “Cheese Lori” product submitted for examination did not meet the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of milk and milk products” with the indicator of “intestinal yeast group bacteria”.

By the decision of the head of the inspection body, the separate function of the production activity of the dairy factory, the production of “Cheese Lori” product, was suspended.

A deadline has been set for eliminating the reported violations.

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Azerbaijan has always been guided by the principles of humanism and declared that the settlement of the problem of missing persons is an important part of the process of strengthening peace and trust in the South Caucasus. According to “Report”, this was announced by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the State Commission on Captives, Hostages and Missing Citizens Elnur Mammadov during the international conference dedicated to the issues of missing persons in Baku.

“Solving the problem of missing persons requires the joint efforts and transparent cooperation of all parties. The family of each missing person experiences their own tragedy. The issue of missing persons is one of the priority topics of the global humanitarian agenda,” Mammadov noted.

He also added that since November 2020, Azerbaijan has handed over the bodies of more than 2,000 Armenian servicemen found on the battlefield.

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In just one year, the government deprived 869 families (71% of beneficiaries, increasing from 1219 to 350) of the minimum means of subsistence. This is called “New Vulnerability Assessment System”, which was first tested in Syunik as a pilot program. Irina Yolyan, former deputy mayor of Goris, member of the “Strong Armenia” party, wrote about this on her Facebook page.

In particular, he noted: “With these mechanical reductions, the government “overcomes poverty” on paper.” But did those families get rich in one year? Of course not.

I myself am not at all in favor of long-term provision of benefits. Keeping families on benefits for years is a bad practice that does not solve the problem of poverty. However, in order for this benefit to last for a short time and the person to leave the system, the state is obliged to create conditions, to create a job. The problem here is not taking away the benefit, but the fact that the state has not done anything for these families, but has also cut off the little support that was there.

No mass jobs were created in Goris and the entire region. When you don’t create a job opportunity, but you also take away the benefit, the situation of poor families becomes poorer.

From July 1, this same system will be spread throughout the country, so that from July 1, thousands of families in other marzes will start to “get rich in a flash” with the light hand of the government.

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Representatives of the RA Ministry of Finance participated in the annual Corporate Management Conference organized by the Corporate Management Center. The conference entitled “Modern trends of corporate governance and their response in Armenia” brought together representatives of the public and private sectors, international organizations and the professional community to discuss modern corporate governance trends, international experience and development priorities of Armenia.

RA Deputy Finance Minister Edgar Mkrtchyan delivered a welcome speech within the framework of the forum and emphasized that effective corporate management is one of the most important prerequisites for economic competitiveness, investment attractiveness and sustainable development, and its development in companies with state participation is one of the priority directions of state reforms.

During the conference, a Memorandum of Intent was signed between the RA Ministry of Finance, the Corporate Governance Center, the Corruption Prevention Commission and the State Property Management Committee. Secretary General Hayk Harutyunyan signed the memorandum on behalf of the RA Ministry of Finance. It confirms the intention of the parties to contribute with joint efforts to the introduction and effective application of the best principles of corporate governance in companies with state participation in the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Code of Corporate Governance of the Republic of Armenia.

Lia Hayrapetyan, coordinator of separate functions of the Fiscal Risk Management Department of the RA Ministry of Finance, participated in the panel discussion titled “Corporate Management Developments in State-Participated Companies of Armenia” within the framework of the event, presenting the main goals and reforms of ownership policy of companies with state participation, the main directions of corporate management reforms, their evaluation criteria and steps aimed at strengthening the role of the state as an active and responsible owner.

The conference was an important platform for the exchange of experience, professional dialogue and development of cooperation. Such events contribute to the continuous development of the corporate governance culture in Armenia and the implementation of the best international practices, including state participation in the management systems of companies.

The RA Ministry of Finance continues to implement the corporate governance reforms of companies with state participation, aiming to increase their efficiency, accountability and transparency in accordance with the best international standards.

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Ukraine received another tranche of 3.8 billion euros from the European Union. Prime Minister of the country Yulia Sviridenko announced this in her Telegram channel.

“Another 3.8 billion euros have been transferred from the European Union to the special fund of the state budget,” he wrote.

According to him, the funds will be directed to “the financing of priority defense needs: the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, the strengthening of the capabilities of the defense-industrial complex and the provision of immediate supplies for the needs of the front”.

Sviridenko emphasized that this is “exactly the first tranche of defense support within the framework of the new financial instrument Ukraine Support Loan”. On June 25, 3.2 billion euros were entered into the budget for budget support within the framework of the same loan, Sviridenko reminded. Thus, the total volume of funds received by Kyiv within the framework of this program is 7 billion euros.

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The decision about the possibility of taking the parliamentary mandates or the street struggle will be made after the decision of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. This was announced by Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the “Strong Armenia” bloc.

According to him, the decision to go to the parliament or start a street struggle has not been made yet. The opposition operates within the framework of the law, that is why it applied to the Constitutional Court, he noted. “Let’s see what decision the CC will make. After that we will plan our next steps. Why do we need new steps now, when there is at least a slight hope that the options we proposed can be accepted… That’s why we don’t want to discuss these issues for now,” explained the leader of “Strong Armenia”.

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The ongoing peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia, are encouraging. This creates prospects for greater stability and cooperation for our wider region. Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili announced this in his speech at the 67th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.

According to him, today the region has great potential to strengthen its role as a trade, transport, energy and digital communication hub.

“In order to further strengthen cooperation, we should consider the current period not only from the point of view of challenges, but also from the point of view of new opportunities,” the speaker noted.

Papuashvili added that at the beginning of this month, the full operation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which is a joint strategic project of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, is a vivid example of mutually beneficial cooperation and joint investment in the development of the region.

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