Prime Minister Receives Rosselkhozbank Board President Dmitry Patrushev-Led Delegation

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, JAnuary 26 — Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sarkisian received today a delegation led by Rosselkhozbank Board President Dmitry Patrushev. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister stated that agriculture is a priority to Armenia and they try to find new tools and opportunities to promote its development. Tigran [...]

Inflation Of 2.5 Percent Registered In December

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 11 — At the sitting of the Central Bank Council of the Republic of Armenia the council passed a decision to leave unchanged the refunding cost, that is at the level of eight percent. Compared with November of last year an inflation of 2.5 percent was registered in December. As [...]

Annual Volumes Of RA Export Due To Reach $3Blin Till 2020

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 16 – The session of the Armenian Government confirmed the strategy of industrial export-oriented policy on December 15. Introducing the draft, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Davtyan stated that the document comprises the problem in the sphere, goals, actions and results to be registered till 2020. [...]

UMF Approves $56 Million Disbursement To Armenia

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 15 – IMF Executive Boards approved $56 million disbursement to the Republic of Armenia as of the third review of the country’s economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director expressed the content with the Armenian [...]

Armenia And EU To Start Negotiations On Visa Regime Facilitation

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 27 — The eighth round of negotiations on signing the Association Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and EU was held in Brussels on January 25-26. As the statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry states, the negotiations resulted in substantial progress in terms of the main goals and principles of [...]

Appalling Atrocities Committed Against Armenian People, British Premier

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 27 — During his speech in the PACE, UK Premier David Cameron noted that appalling things happened to the people of the Republic of Armenia. Asked by a Turkish delegate about the bill criminalizing the genocide denial adopted by the French Senate , Cameron stressed that UK’s position is clear. [...]

Armenian Citizens To Get Any Reference By “One Window” principle

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 26 — The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia will implement reforms in the sphere of providing legal services in 2012. On January 25 Armenian Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan stated that the offices of public services where any citizen will be able to get a passport, birth [...]

Armenia’s Number One Problems – Unemployment, Poverty, Inflation

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 24 — An inquiry held among Armenian citizens on issues most actual in the Republic of Armenia in 2011 showed that the top three problems Armenian citizens face concern unemployment, poverty and inflation. The inquiry was made by research institute, Institute for Political and Sociological Consulting, upon Armenian Government’s request. [...]

Whither CSTO: Russian Power, Armenian Sovereignty and a Region at Risk

By Raffi Hovannisian YEREVAN–The second anniversary of blitzkrieg between Russia and Georgia underscores the unresolved geopolitical undercurrents in this region among the seas.  Landlocked by the forces of history from the Caspian, the Black and the Mediterranean, Armenia’s pivotal position remains encircled by a neighborhood in strategic turmoil. The inherent jeopardy flowing from Turkey’s now [...]

Editorial: The Unofficial Travel Advisory

Recent news about Armenian tourists being beaten and murdered in Turkey has fostered dialogue on whether Armenians should vacation in Turkey. Regardless of the moral dimension of this argument, it is a disservice to Armenian citizens to not educate and make them aware of the risks they face while traveling to Turkey. This article contains [...]

Surb Khach Monastery Suffered Extensive Damage During The Earthquake

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, October 25 — Armenian Surb Khach Monastery situated on the island in Lake Van suffered an extensive damage during the earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, which occurred in the south-eastern part of Turkey. Yet no information concerning the extent of the damage caused to this cultural monument of global significance is announced. [...]

Armenia’s Best Geologists To Study Landslide Causes On Vanadzor Bagratashen Highway

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, October 4 — The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia visited the Vanadzor-Bagratashen Highway. “In the near future Armenia’s best geologists will study the causes of the landslide that occurred on the Vanadzor-Bagratashen highway,” said Tigran Sarkisian, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. The volume of the landslide [...]

Hovhannes Tumanyan’s Tbilisi House To Be Purchased And Gifted To Armenian Community In Georgia

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 27 — At the meeting with Tigran Sarkisian, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the future of Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan’s memorial apartment in Tbilisi, Georgia was discussed. Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, Chairman of the Writers Union Levon Ananyan and Hovhannes Tumanyan’s [...]

Violinist Roman Simovic To Perform In Yerevan On January 26

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 24 — London symphony Orchestra soloist and violinist Roman Simovic will perform in Yerevan on January 26. The talented violinist will perform within the framework of the Armenian State Youth Orchestra’s concert expected to be held in Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. The concert will feature Armenian composer Karen Ananyan’s “The [...]

Tigran Petrosyan Wins 72nd Armenian Men’s Chess Championship

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 24 — Tigran Petrosyan won the 72nd Armenian Chess Championship held in Yerevan. The final round featured two chess leaders Tigran Petrosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan. In the end Tigran Petrosyan managed to beat Robert Hovhannisyan with 7 points and consequently became the champion of the Republic of Armenia in the [...]

Arthur Abraham Wins WBO European Super Middleweight Title

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 16 — Famous Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham captured the WBO European super middleweight title in a fight with Argentinean Pablo Farias. A combination to the head and body put Farias down early in the fifth round. Soon a second knockdown followed, which put Farias down for a third and final [...]