President Armen Sarkissian held a meeting with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić on February 17 in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Sarkissian’s Office said. “The presidents concurred that the centuries-old Armenian-Serbian relations, the historic and cultural similarities of the two peoples and com...

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Celebrations on the Feast of Saint Sarkis the Captain started at St. Sarkis Church in capital Yerevan today. Divine Liturgy was offered in the church, a special ceremony of blessing of young people for St. Sarkis the Captain and his 14 soldiers-companions who were martyred for the sake of Christian faith. Following the Liturgy...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has chaired a consultation on February 16 where the work aimed at modernizing the functions of the State Revenue Committee was presented. Prior to touching upon agenda issues, the prime minister made several observations concerning the tax authority’s functions. “I am sure you followed the parliame...

Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov have held a meeting during the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Russian foreign ministry said in a press release. Mnatsakanyan and Lavrov discussed issues related to bilateral relations and the Nagorno Karabak...

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian denies media reports alleging that he is cooperating with a political party in Armenia. “One of the Armenian media outlets has published its yet another disinformation regarding Presidetn Armen Sarkissian and his activities, alleging that he has interests in the Armenian political arena and ...

Armenian exports to Russia grew more than 20% in 2018, totaling $666,5 million. According to the Eurasian Expert Club, an Armenia-based NGO, this indicator provided the continuity of the recorded growth of the last three years. “Volumes of exports from Armenia, namely exports of finished goods to Russia grew more than twice,” Eu...

The Armenian military is participating at the IDEX 2019 International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Armenian Defense Ministry is presenting its military production at the event. According to the IDEX 2019 exhibitor list, the Armenian military will present the following 10 products at the exhibition: El...

NaneVardanyan created a multimedia article about equality – “We’re Different and that’s Beautiful.” Considering the absence of equality of rights as one of the most dangerous problems of our modern society, she talks about discrimination based on gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation, physical and social-psychological di...

US President Donald Trump has signed a package of legislation approved by Congress that increases aid to Ukraine to nearly $700 million, the Ukrainian embassy in the US reported on Facebook. "The package includes Statement of State Appropriations, External Operations and Related Programs Act for the Financial Year 2019, The as...