Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government continues discussing anti-crisis activities aimed at curbing the coronavirus-driven pandemic’s economic impact. Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadyan reported progress in the first and second anti-crisis programs. 296 out of 1,176 applications received within the framework of the first activity have already been complied with to a total …
Monthly Archives: April 2020
EU NEIGHBOURS . The EU-supported initiative ‘EU4Business’ has launched a weekly digest on the current business environment and the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The digest focuses on the six Eastern partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. It also includes stories about …
A Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Government approved the fifteenth activity to mitigate the pandemic’s adverse economic impact, under which river banks will be built in Armenia’s highlands with the involvement of the local population. The project provides that forest layers shall be created in river valleys through …
“I went out with my family for a walk yesterday and there were lots of people outside,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the beginning of the session of government when Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said that a record number of new cases was confirmed and Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said that the …
Comment by the Artsakh Foreign Ministry on the 29th Anniversary of the Operation ‘Koltso’ on the Deportation of the Armenian Population of the Borderline Villages of Artsakh 29 years ago, under the direct organization and coordination of the central authorities of the USSR and Azerbaijan, a large-scale operation ‘Koltso’ (‘Ring’) was carried out to deport the Armenian population of the borderline villages …
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Rik Daems, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has recalled the vital role of journalists and the media in a democratic society. “In the age of misinformation and propaganda, professional and reliable journalism is essential to ensure that citizens …
A record number of new coronavirus cases was confirmed today. The Minister of Health, Arsen Torosyan, spoke about this prior to the government session when the Prime Minister asked Torosyan about the coronavirus situation. “The bad news is that we had a record number of new cases yesterday: 134. So, the overall number of confirmed …
In the Republic In the daytime of April 30, in the evening of May 1-3 in separate regions short rain with thunderstorm is predicted, in separate places hail is possible. On May 4-5, no precipitation is predicted. South-west wind speed is 3-8 m/s, during the thunderstorm wind speed may reach up to 15-20 m/s. The …
New report lists 142 serious attacks against journalists in 2019 Strasbourg, 30.04.2020 – In a statement issued ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić calls on governments to avoid unduly restricting media freedom during the COVID-19 crisis. “Governments are facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, but …
In two videos released today on the Assembly’s YouTube channel, Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC), chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and Vladimir Vardanyan (Armenia, EPP/CD), chairperson of the Sub-committee on Human Rights, discuss the impact of Covid-19 on human rights and the rule of law with representatives of select Council of …
