On March 28, Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received the delegation led by Chung Byung-won, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea for Political Affairs, in order to discuss the perspectives of Armenian-Korean economic cooperation. Deputy Minister Rafael Gevorgyan was also present at the meeting. This was reported by the Ministry of Economy. Possibilities of cooperation were discussed in the direction of environmental protection and renewable energy, in particular, waste management, plastic re...
Anne-Laurence Petel, the head of the France-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, believes that France has a role to play in strengthening Armenia's defense capability and sovereignty. According to her, France has become a key partner of Armenia in the field of defense, which allows the country to balance relations with its aggressive neighbor, Azerbaijan. In an interview with "Armenpress," Anne-Laurence Petel discussed France's efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the prospects ...
Members of the Security and Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe will be on a working visit to Armenia on 8-9 April. According to Armenpress Brussels correspondent, the meetings are scheduled in Yerevan and in the office of the EU observer mission. The purpose of the visit is to gain insight into the developments in the region and the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process. The delegation will also visit Georgia and Azerbaijan. The Security and Political Affairs Committee of the European Council is compos...
According to a decision of the government, redistribution was made in the state budget in order to earmark funding to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia. Accordingly, the allocated sum of 1,393,405,800 drams (approx. US$3.5 million) will be directed to the holding of events on the 100th birth anniversaries of famous Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov and renowned French Armenian musician Charles Aznavour. The 100th birth anniversaries of Parajanov and Aznavour have been included in the 2024-...
The former mayor of Yerevan, Hayk Marutyan, will soon establish a political party. It is called New Power. Marutyan's political team confirmed this in an interview with the RFE/RL Armenian Service. The inaugural congress of this new political force in Armenia is slated for May 1. The faction headed by Marutyan is the second largest in the Yerevan Council of Elders. Earlier, he had announced about founding a political party and running in the next parliamentary elections.
On March 24, the "Europeans for Artsakh" platform brought together the representatives from Armenian communities across Europe in Brussels to collaborate on advancing the defense of the rights of Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Representatives from the Armenian communities in Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, and United Kingdom were present. The main purpose of the ‘’Europeans for Artsakh’’ meeting was to exchange insights and discuss on the upcoming April 24 commemoratio...