Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Liliane Maury Pasquier were present at the official ceremony during which the nameplate of Square of Europe was opened. Yerevan Mayor handed the PACE President the decision of the Council of Elders on naming the square. The Vice …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
The Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact over 170 times in the past week. In the period from 24 to 30 March, the adversary fired around 1,000 shots towards the Armenian defense positions from firearms of different calibres, the Artsakh Defense Ministry told Panorama.am. The Defense Army’s frontline troops …
Azeri studies expert Taron Hovhannisyan spoke to reporters about his view of the Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting that took place on March 29th in Vienna. Regarding the claims from both Armenia and Azerbaijan about preparing for peace, Hovhannisyan said, “The Armenian side is upholding all norms, but the Azeri side isn’t. There is a lot of anti-Armenian …
“What compromises? It is far too early to speak about compromise. When has Azerbaijan come to negotiate that you are now asking about compromises?” the administrative head of Civil Contract, freedom fighter, and My Step faction deputy Sasun Mikayelyan told reporters. “Compromises cannot take place. Such discussions have not taken place between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and …
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. Before discussing the agenda issues, Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan said that they were negotiating with the International Red Cross to support the flood victims in Iran. It is planned to send cars, equipment and rescuers to Iran. Deputy Prime Minister …
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with representatives of the Armenian community in Vienna and shared his impressions of his meeting with Aliyev. “I can give our meeting a positive evaluation overall. I can’t say that there was some kind of breakthrough in the negotiations process, a revolution, or epiphany, but it is important that the …
Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met today in Vienna for the first time under the auspices of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE …
Zvartnots Airport plans to make a major investment and renovate the runway of the airport for bringing it to the best international standards level. Our airport runway is 3850m long and 56m wide. It was constructed back in 1963 and as of this date has been renovated and reinforced for several times. The latest renovation …
Speaking at the end of her official visit to Armenia, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier congratulated the people of Armenia and the authorities for completing a peaceful and democratic political transition which followed a major overhaul of the country’s governance system. “It is important to note that this transition took place peacefully and within the …
Armenia will send humanitarian support to Iran to help in tackling the consequences of the deadly floods that hit the country last week. “We want to send humanitarian aid to Iran”, Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan said at today’s Cabinet meeting. “It is organized through the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Center, there they will also …
