There is no clear agreement on the upcoming meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers on the Artsakh conflict. Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tigran Balayan said this at a briefing. “There is no final agreement, although this issue was discussed at the foreign ministers’ first meeting in Brussels”, he noted. As for the possible …
Monthly Archives: July 2018

On July 27, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the general coordinator of the preparatory works for the Summit of La Francophonie Vahagn Melikyan met with Jean-Marc Berton, the Advisor to the President of France on francophonie issues. The interlocutors discussed in detail the preparations for the …

Armenia is consistent about the issue of Slovakia’s illegal arm supplies to Azerbaijan. Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tigran Balayan said this at a briefing. Journalists asked whether what the new authorities of Armenia do about the issue of arms sales to Azerbaijan by Russia and Belarus, which, unlike Slovakia, are members of the Collective Security …

On July 30, on the initiative of the RA National Assembly and the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) a discussion themed ‘Problems Existing in the Communities and the Opportunities of Territorial Equal Development in the RA’ was held. Representatives of the NA Standing Committees, the RA Government and the RUEA attended the discussion. …

“This willingness is fixed in the new program of the Armenian government, but Turkey is not the country to solve problems by active media response”, said Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tigran Balayan at a briefing, referring to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s recent statement that Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey without …

On July 30, the RA NA Vice President Mikayel Melkumyan received the delegation headed by the Vi9ce Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Mahyudin. Welcoming the members of the delegation, the Head of Armenia-Indonesia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Mikayel Melkumyan underlined the importance of the Parliamentary Friendship Groups’ work. Thanking for the reception, …

On 26.07.2018 the discussion of the amendments to the Electoral Code took place at RA Government Session Hall. The discussion was headed by Daniel Ioannisyan. During the discussion they spoke of reforms which were cosmetic upon their character and solved no essential problem. The discussion was aimed at changes and amendments to the Election Code, …

On July 30, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan met with the President of the National Association of Consumers Melita Hakobyan and the representatives of the Association. The members of the Association presented the program ‘Armenia without Tobacco’ the children and the women were chosen as a target …

“We take our steps in concert with the provisions of CSTO Agreement,” referring to the criminal persecution against CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov (he is accused of violating constitutional order), said the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Tigran Balayan. Let us remind you that the Republic of Armenia …

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and President of Italy Sergio Mattarella recapped the results of the meetings with the statements for the representatives of the mass media. *** Statement by President Armen Sarkissian Distinguished President Mattarella, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, I once again cordially welcome you to Yerevan, to the Republic of …