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The high level of centralization in Armenia’s sugar market has been maintained, allowing the main sugar importer, producer, wholesaler and retailer to leverage its market power into an arbitrary pric

19/09/2021 12:49 PM

Trudeau's Armenian Scandal

Canada has a finely-crafted international image as a champion of human rights. While different factors contributed to the outcome of the 2020 Artsakh War, one of them, the Turkish Bayraktar drone use

18/09/2021 2:52 PM

Kocharian Not Allowed To Visit Russia

An Armenian court has refused to allow Robert Kocharian, a former president leading the main opposition Hayastan alliance, to visit Moscow at the invitation of Russia’s ruling party.

17/09/2021 5:00 PM

Armenian Opposition Lawmakers Spurn Holiday Bonuses

Opposition lawmakers said on Friday that they will not accept hefty holiday bonuses allocated to all members and staffers of Armenia’s parliament by speaker Alen Simonian.

17/09/2021 3:39 PM

Armenia Takes Azerbaijan To International Court

Armenia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Azerbaijan responsible for what it called anti-Armenian “racial discrimination,” mass killings and other grave human rights abuses c

17/09/2021 1:51 PM

Armenian, Iranian Leaders Discuss Closer Ties Amid Transport Hurdles

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian discussed on Friday ways of deepening bilateral commercial ties complicated by an Azerbaijani checkpoint set up on the main

17/09/2021 11:50 AM

The Nuclear Option

Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor is vital for Armenia’s energy security; it also poses dangers that are often overlooked. While the focus has been its location, less public scrutiny has been

16/09/2021 5:06 PM

UCOM prolongs the unlimited internet offer for the level up 4700 and level up 5500 subscribers

15/09/2021 9:13 AM

2021 Municipal Elections in Gyumri and Other Cities

Municipal elections will take place in Armenia throughout the fall and serve as an important indicator for the future direction of Armenian politics. Harout Manougian breaks it down.

14/09/2021 1:21 PM

Ucom employees received recognition for their services to the homeland

14/09/2021 11:25 AM

Karen Vardanyan has allocated 105 million AMD to rescue the Yerevan Botanical Garden.

14/09/2021 7:42 AM

"The Power of One Dram" to overcome childhood cancer

“The Power of One Dram” initiative of IDBank and Idram has summed up the results of the next program: the entire amount of “one dram” gathered in August from user payments, AMD 3.701.910, was transfe

08/09/2021 8:51 AM

ANN/Groong -- Armenian minister: Baku not implementing statement on cessat

MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. The situation in the South Caucasus is still tense because of Azerbaijan’s destructive policy and its avoiding the implementation of the November 9, 2020, trilateral statem

31/08/2021 9:02 PM

ANN/Groong -- Makun Bridge in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region destroyed

Between April 8 and July 7, the Makun Bridge in Mets Tagher village in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region was destroyed in the course of river engineering and road construction, the Caucasus Heritage W

31/08/2021 9:02 PM

ANN/Groong -- Top Armenian diplomat ready to meet Azerbaijani counterpart

MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said that he is willing to conduct a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart to resume negotiations in Nagorno-Karabakh settl

31/08/2021 9:02 PM

ANN/Groong -- Armenian minister: Yerevan released all Azeri prisoners, exp

MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. Armenia has fulfilled its commitments and released Azerbaijani prisoners and is expecting Baku to do the same, visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Tu

31/08/2021 9:02 PM

Makun Bridge in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region destroyed

Between April 8 and July 7, the Makun Bridge in Mets Tagher village in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region was destroyed in the course of river engineering and road construction, the Caucasus Heri

31/08/2021 7:37 PM

Ararat Mirzoyan and Stanislav Zas discuss the situation after intrusion of Azerbaijani forces

On a working visit to Moscow, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas. Ararat Mirzoyan and Stanislav Zas disc

31/08/2021 7:03 PM

No talks on peace treaty with Azerbaijan. Ararat Mirzoyan

There are currently no negotiations on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey La

31/08/2021 6:00 PM

Armenian FM, CSTO Gen-Sec discuss situation resulted by Azerbaijani invasion into Armenia's soverei

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Moscow on a working visit, met with CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas.

31/08/2021 4:12 PM

“Russia calls on Azerbaijan to release all Armenian captives without preconditions”: Sergey Lavrov

Russia calls on Azerbaijani to release the Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees without preconditions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Armenian F

31/08/2021 4:03 PM

Armenia is to pay 11,600 euros to the country’s Ambassador to Sweden, European Court rules

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the Republic of Armenia is to pay 9,000 euros in non-pecuniary damage and 2,600 euros in respect of costs and expenses to Alexander Arzumanya

31/08/2021 4:01 PM

Armenian FM Says No Current Peace Negotiations with Baku; Any Future Deal Must Include Karabakh Stat

No peace agreement is being negotiated at this stage. If such talks ever start, they must include the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, based on the principles already established by the Minsk Group Co-Cha

31/08/2021 3:52 PM

Armenian FM, CSTO Secretary General discuss the situation after intrusion of Azerbaijani forces

On a working visit to Moscow, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas. Ararat Mirzoyan and Stanislav Zas disc

31/08/2021 3:50 PM

Merkel says that Germany is trying to establish contact with Taliban

At the same time, she noted that there is no talk of diplomatic recognition of the Taliban…

31/08/2021 3:37 PM

Digest: More on COVID-19 in Armenia, armed robbery takes place in Yerevan

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 31.08.21:

31/08/2021 3:00 PM

Azerbaijan fails to fulfill provisions of trilateral statement – Armenian FM

Tension in the South Caucasus pertain due to the destructive policy of Azerbaijan, which fails to fulfill the provisions of the tripartite statement of November 9 on the cessation of hostilities in N

31/08/2021 2:45 PM

Ararat Mirzoyan invites Sergey Lavrov to Armenia | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan invites Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Armenia.

31/08/2021 2:42 PM

No talks on peace treaty with Azerbaijan – Armenian FM

There are currently no negotiations on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey La

31/08/2021 1:58 PM

Armenia will respect the choice of people of Afghanistan, FM says | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Armenia follows the developments taking place in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei

31/08/2021 1:52 PM

Lavrov satisfied with activity of Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan deputy prime ministerial working group

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he is satisfied with the activity of the working group chaired by the deputy prime ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbai

31/08/2021 1:42 PM

Russia FM calls on Azerbaijan to unconditionally release Armenian POWs

During Tuesday’s joint news conference in Moscow with visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Azerbaijan to unconditionally release the Ar

31/08/2021 1:01 PM

Russia’s Lavrov: Rhetoric of both sides of Karabakh conflict needs to be moderated

“We are completely inclined to the documents which our leaders have approved in a trilateral format,” said the FM…

31/08/2021 12:48 PM

Armenian Foreign Minister to Meet with Sergey Lavrov in Moscow

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Russia on August 30-31 and is scheduled to meet with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov.

30/08/2021 11:22 AM

Pashinyan, Putin Discuss Karabakh Conflict Resolution Efforts

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, by telephone yesterday, discussed issues related to the Nagorono Karabakh conflict settlement based on agreements set out in the tril

28/08/2021 1:52 PM

Baku Seeks to Scuttle Peace Talks, Says Armenian Prime Minister

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said the closure of roads by Azerbaijani troops in the country’s southern Syunik Province contradicts agreements reached in December 2020 to unblock regional transportatio

27/08/2021 1:22 PM

Armenian Soldier Wounded As Azerbaijan Opens Fire On Gegharkunik’s Sotk, One Enemy Soldier Killed &

On August 17, at 2:45 pm, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in Gegharkunik, particularly in the Sot

17/08/2021 1:30 PM

Artsakh Army Prevents Azeri Attempt To Breach The Line Of Contact, Throwing The Enemy Back To Their

On the night of August 12, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces attempted to breach the line of contact between the Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces in the western part of the Artsakh Republic,

12/08/2021 2:28 PM

Armenia MFA: Azerbaijani Claims That Trilateral Agreement Provides For Withdrawal Of Armenian Forces

The Azerbaijani claims that the trilateral declaration of November 9 provides for the withdrawal of Armenian units from Nagorno Karabakh is an explicit lie, said the Armenian Foreign Ministry in a s

12/08/2021 2:19 PM

Azerbaijani Forces Open Fire At Armenian Positions In Yeraskh from 3:30 To 8:00 pm.

On August 11, from 3:30 to 8:00 pm, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces once again resorted to provocation, firing from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions located in the Yeras

12/08/2021 2:16 PM

Brick By Brick: How VERELK Supports Business in Artsakh

Don’t let the emotional trauma lead you to a comfort zone and make you escape from the reality and responsibility

06/08/2021 11:38 AM

Breaking The Stereotypes Between Locals And Diaspora

06/08/2021 10:17 AM

A new child development center on its way to Hatsik village

06/08/2021 10:00 AM

Get2Know: Meeting #iGorts Fellows

Repatriated from USA, Canada, Israel, Russia, France, Germany and Lebanon, our community members from different walks of life shared their experiences and provided insightful tips for iGorts fellows

06/08/2021 8:35 AM

US Congresswoman urges Azerbaijani troops’ immediate withdrawal from Armenia - Armenian News - Tert.

“Azerbaijan’s military forces must withdraw from Armenian lands immediately and stop the violence that has already cost multiple lives. Proud to have voted for Chairman Frank Pallone’s amendment ...

31/07/2021 9:49 AM

Azerbaijani provokes border tensions ‘to step up pressure on Armenia’ – Turkologist - Armenian News

“They are attempting to coerce Armenia into concessions, especially with respect to the status of Artsakh and our borders to make ...

30/07/2021 11:09 AM

Russia names new Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group - Armenian News - Tert.am

In an official statement on Thursday night, Ambassador Igor Khovaev acted on behalf of the country, joining the counterparts from the United States and France in calling for a negotiated, comprehensi

30/07/2021 6:19 AM

US House votes to block military financing and training aid to Azerbaijan - Armenian News - Tert.am

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly today to restrict US foreign military financing and training assistance to Azerbaijan, passing a bipartisan, ANCAbacked amendment led by Congressi

29/07/2021 5:59 AM

Armenian Chess Master Beats Azeri Rival to Advance in Championships

Martirosyan, former under-16 world champion, and currently Armenia’s number seven player eliminated world’s number six player, Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

21/07/2021 11:10 PM

Ankara’s Posturing on Occupied Cyprus, Russian Missiles Angers U.S.

The United States threatened Turkey with new sanctions if it again purchases weapons from Russia.

21/07/2021 10:55 PM

Defense Ministry Calls for International Reaction to Baku’s Aggression

Levon Ayvazyan, the head of the defense policy and international cooperation department of the defense ministry

21/07/2021 10:26 PM

Russia Welcomes EU’s Mediation Effort in Karabakh Talks

Russia is ready to welcome the mediation efforts of European Union countries in the Karabakh negotiations

21/07/2021 10:08 PM