Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan issued a congratulatory message on the anniversary of the adoption of Independence Declaration. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, The message runs as follows, “Dear compatriots, I congratulate all of us on the occasion of the day of Independence...

The 1st Armenian International Photography Festival will be inaugurated August 26 in Yerevan, with photographers from 20 countries including Japan, Denmark, Italy, France, Russia, Switzerland, USA, United Arab Emirates and elsewhere participating. The festival’s steering committee chair Tatev Mnatsakanyan said at a press confere...

Armenia’s Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan held a meeting with Laura Investment representatives to discuss the company’s upcoming project on building a 270,000,000 dollar skyscraper in Yerevan. The skyscraper will be a 270 meter, 71-storey multifunctional residential complex. The developer of the project told the minister ...

The Government of Armenia will hold a video conference with experts of ELARD – the company which conducted the environmental audit at Amulsar gold mine, PM Nikol Pashinyan told residents of Jermuk during a visit. “I have decided that we will have a Skype conference with the ELAR expert group. We will tell them that there is a bi...

The Trump administration has formally withdrawn its offer for Turkey to purchase a Patriot missile system in retaliation for Turkey's receipt of the Russian-made S-400 missile system, CNN reported. "We have consistently told Turkey that our latest offer of PATRIOT would be withdrawn if it took delivery of the S-400 system. Our...

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is touring the town of Jermuk and meeting locals to discuss the situation around the Amulsar gold mine. Talking to a local family in an apartment, the PM noted that he believes the biggest problem to be that many people are claiming that regardless of the environmental impact assessment’s outcome the ...

Greece is at “breaking point” as the number of illegal migrants making the deadly sea crossing from Turkey to Europe has tripled. As The Sun reports, the country has about 90,000 migrants in more than 50 camps and across the mainland and islands. Many of the camps are rife with squalor, overcrowding and disease. They are also ...

Boris Johnson rested his foot on a piece of furniture during his visit to the Elysee Palace in Paris. The prime minister was pictured in a relaxed pose as he spoke with Emmanuel Macron at the French president's official residence. Mr Johnson's casual demeanour was branded "rude and embarrassing" by Sonia Purnell, a biographer ...

Shortly after arriving in Jermuk Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a brief conversation with the locals who gathered in the town’s center to demonstrate against the potential operations of the Amulsar gold mine. One of the protesters emphasized that the assembly is spontaneous and they haven’t been guided. The PM vowed to once ...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has departed for the town of Jermuk in Vayots Dzor Province. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Suren Papikyan is accompanying the PM on the trip. PM Pashinyan posted a photo from aboard his official helicopter, saying: “Heading to Jermuk”. Edited and translated by Stepan Ko...