Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan assesses the adoption of the draft resolution on the ‘’necessity to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh Republic” by the French Senate as a historical move, ARMENPRESS reports Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page. ‘’The decision made by the French Senate is historical. The int...

The French Senate adopted the resolution on ‘’the necessity to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh Republic’’. ARMENPRESS reports the resolution was adopted with 305 MPs voting in favor, 1 MP against. 30 MPs abstained. During the session the members of the Senate urged the Government to act, stand with the Armenian pe...

Member of the National Assembly of France Valérie Boyer urged at the Senate not to demonstrate neutrality over Nagorno Karabakh (ARtsakh) issue and recognize its independence, ARMENPRESS reports Boyer said during the Senate debate on the resolution on the necessity to recognize Nagorno Karabakh Republic. ‘’I couldn’t think that ...

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo at the initiative of the latter. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the PM, Nikol Pashinyan thanked Louise Mushikiwabo for the attention and support to ...

The debate on the draft resolution on the necessity to recognize Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) has kicked off at the French Senate. The resolution is authored by Bruno Retailleau, Patrick Kanner, Hervé Marseille, Éliane Assassi, Guillaume Gontard. Editor of France Arménie magazine Harut Martirosyan told ARMENPRESS that the...

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the National Assembly of Armenia gave a negative conclusion to the issue of abolishing the martial law in Armenia. ARMENPRESS reports ‘’Bright Armenia’’ Party had submitted the issue to the parliament. ‘’We think that the abolishment of the martial law as soon a...

1563 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 129,085, the ministry of healthcare said today. 1969 more patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 100,913. 4198 tests were conducted in the ...

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that Russian peacekeepers will stay in Nagorno Karabakh for more than five years. “True, five years may be enough to create guarantees of security and stability in the region. But the Karabakh conflict is a prolonged one, so I do not believe that the presence of Russian peacekeep...

The former Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan has been appointed as chief advisor to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Harutyunyan served as minister since 2018 until November 23rd of 2020. Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan ...

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Ayvazyan held a telephone conversation with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. ARMENPRESS reports, citing the official website of the Department of State, Stephen Biegun congratulated Ara Ayvazyan on the appointment and hoped that the close cooperation between the USA and Armenia will co...