10:17,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Idram and IDBank summarize the December program of the "The power of one dram" initiative. The "one drams" collected for the payments made by the clients of the two companies in December, 3.945.010 AMD, will be sent to the Health Fund for Children of Armenia.

Summarizing the year, Tatevik Vardevanyan, the Head of  Idram&IDBank communication unit, notes, that they managed to support more than a dozen initiatives and foundations. "During 2023, we have directed more than 40 million drams to various initiatives: healthcare, educational programs, as well as initiatives to support our compatriots forcibly displaced from Artsakh," notes Tatevik Vardevanyan.

The “one drams” accumulated during the January 2024 will be directed to the “Armenian Mothers” fund.

According to Narine Manukyan, director of the fund: “The cooperation between us and Idram has years of history and we are happy that this month too we had the opportunity to work with our partners for the sake of hundreds of children’s health improvements. The project is very important for us, because this year in the rehabilitation treatment we included children with disabilities, who were forcibly displaced from Artakh. They have the need to receive the treatment. In “Erazi Tun 1” and “Erazi Tun 2” children rehabilitation centers they will receive free rehabilitation therapies.”

 

You can become a goodwill ambassador without spending any extra money. For that, you just need to make all your payments via Idram&IDBank application, IDBanking.am online platform, via terminals of two companies, and for each payment you make, the companies will donate one dram to good deeds.

 

By the way, “The Power of One Dram” has directed more than 150 million drams to dozens of initiatives throughout its activity, contributing to the development of various sectors of our country and building a better future for our people.

 

In 2023, “The Power of One Dram” was directed to:

 

• The “Music for the Future” Foundation, for the “Talentum” educational program: AMD 3.008.215
• Installation of solar water heaters in private households in rural areas of Artsakh: AMD 6.463.511
• The program to reveal the professional potential of war participants: AMD 3.389.788
• Public organization “Road of Life”: AMD 3.520.698
• “Hayordi” camp: AMD 3.482.779
• Children of Armenia fund: AMD 3.480.466
• SOS – Children's villages: AMD 3.500.572
• Hayq to the World educational program: AMD 3.397.784
• Hayordi-Artsakh initiative: AMD 3.580.216
• Greenhouses for Artsakh Armenians in Syunik: AMD 3.588.848
• Health Fund for Children of Armenia: AMD 3.945.010

 

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 10:29,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Paris has opened a photo exhibition in the Place de la Bastille on the endangered Armenian heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The exhibition, titled Nagorno-Karabakh: Endangered Armenian Heritage has been organized by Paris City Hall and L’Œuvre d'Orient, a French, Catholic association, and will be open until January 15.

Armenian Ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian attended the opening ceremony and thanked Paris City Hall and L’Œuvre d'Orient for supporting Armenia and the Armenian people.

In her remarks, Ambassador Tolmajian warned that after perpetrating ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan now wants to erase the traces of Armenian presence there, which span thousands of years and are attested by the pictures displayed at the exhibition. The Ambassador attached importance to international efforts to preserve the at-risk Armenian historical-cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Deputy Mayors of Paris Carine Rolland and Arnaud Ngatcha, L’Œuvre d'Orient President Jean-Yves Tolot and others attended the opening ceremony. 

 

 10:58,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenian skier Gleb Mosesov has won bronze at the men’s slalom event at FIS Val Palot alpine skiing tournament in Italy.

Mosesov finished his first run in 40,63, and second run in 40,47 and took the third place with a total time of 1:21.10. (FIS points 28,49). 

Andorra’s Alex Rius Gimenez won the first place, and Italy’s Diego Bucciardini finished second.

Mosesov will now compete at the Alpine Skiing FIS Europa Cup event in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on January 13-14, marking the first ever Armenian participation in the tournament.

Mosesov, 25, was part of the Armenian State University of Economics Team that won bronze in the first European Universities Winter Championships skiing tournament in Val Di Zoldo, Italy earlier in 2023. He also recently won silver at an international tournament in Switzerland.

 11:07,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will be represented at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea by skiers Fenya Galstyan, Armen Margaryan and Hakob Hakobyan.

The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will take place January 19 to February 1.

 11:44,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Cabinet approved on Thursday a new support program for the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh aimed at creating employment opportunities for them.

The program was unveiled by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan at the Cabinet meeting and is aimed at organizing vocational trainings and creating employment opportunities.

The program covers vocational training, internship and employment opportunities.

The government will pay the training and internship expenses.

 13:01,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday night Israel “has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population,” rebuffing hard-right ministers’ calls to rebuild Israeli settlements in the territory and encourage Palestinian emigration, the Times of Israel reports.

The premier’s English-language video posted to social media came on the eve of the International Court of Justice hearing, a highly charged case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.

“I want to make a few points absolutely clear,” Netanyahu said. “Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population. Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and we are doing so in full compliance with international law.”

“Our goal is to rid Gaza of Hamas terrorists and free our hostages. Once this is achieved, Gaza can be demilitarized and deradicalized, thereby creating a possibility for a better future for Israel and Palestinians alike.”

 14:45,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government will provide funds to GTB Steel for its project to build a steelworks in the village of Ararat which was originally supposed to be built in Yeraskh but was moved due to safety precautions after multiple cross-border shooting attacks by Azeri forces.

The US-affiliated company had spent nearly 2 billion drams during its construction work in Yeraskh.

The government of Armenia adopted a decision on January 11 to provide 3,500,000,000 drams in budgetary loan to the Pan-Armenian Fund investment fund, which is managed by the Armenian Development and Investment Corporation universal crediting organization, with the purpose of financing the GTB Steel project in Ararat.

 15:12,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The defunct Kosh Correctional Facility and adjacent buildings in the eponymous village in Aragatsotn Province will be turned into a military base.

The decision to assign the buildings to the Ministry of Defense was adopted at the Cabinet meeting on January 11.

The Kosh prison was shut down in 2022 and its premises have been vacant ever since.

The Ministry of Defense has asked the Cadastre Committee to be granted ownership to use the area to build a new military training base. The request was approved on January 11.

 15:26,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has congratulated the new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on his appointment.

“I cordially congratulate you on your election as Prime Minister of the French Republic, and I wish you success in your high mission,” PM Pashinyan said in a letter to PM Attal. “Citing the Armenian-French age-old friendship and special relations, I am sure that during your tenure our governments will cooperate with new vigor to further deepen the multi-sectoral partnership between Armenia and France. Certainly, the 2021-2026 Armenian-French Economic Cooperation Roadmap is an effective instrument for that goal, and I am hopeful that we will utilize all existing opportunities to secure its successful implementation. I’d like to underscore that Armenia highly appreciates France’s important, consistent efforts in the process of resolving the geopolitical challenges that our country is withstanding and establishment of lasting peace and stability in the region. I am deeply grateful for your constant attention towards Armenia-related issues and your warm, friendly attitude towards the Armenian people. I’d be happy to host you in Armenia on an official visit, which will intensify our highest-level commitment to enhance our bilateral cooperation. I once again congratulate you on assuming the office of the Prime Minister of the French Republic and I wish you good luck in your initiatives. Please accept, honorable Prime Minister, the assurance of my highest consideration.”

 16:16,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Iran has always supported Armenia’s territorial integrity, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani has said.

“We’ve always supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia,” he told reporters. “Whatever would constitute a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia would be unacceptable for us,” Sobhani said.