Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan extended congratulations to Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the latter’s electoral victory. “Congratulations to Justin Trudeau on his electoral victory. Looking forward to continue building on our strong friendship and partnership for the benefit of our two countries”, Pashinyan tweeted. “I am ...

The Speaker of Armenian parliament Ararat Mirzoyan sent telegrams of condolence to the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko and the Speaker of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin. As the press department at the pa...

She said Hunanyan’s application requesting early release is being processed. “That’s all I can say at this moment,” Navikyan said. On October 27, 1999 a group of five armed gunmen led by Hunanyan stormed into the parliament while it was in session and assassinated Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Speaker Karen Demirchyan, Deputy...

An imported measles case has been detected in Armenia on October 21, the healthcare ministry told Armenpress. The lab test confirmed the disease in a person who arrived in Armenia from Russia on October 6. On October 21 the person started experiencing fever and on October 21 rash appeared on the body. The patient visited hospita...

Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia Felix Tsolakyan today held a consultation with the leadership staff of the ministry, the ministry told Armenpress. The minister informed that based on the prime minister’s decision Artak Nahapetyan has been relieved from the position of Director of the Rescue Service and deputy directo...

‘The Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia’, organized by the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) charitable foundation and the Acopian Center for the Environment of the American University of Armenia (AUA), gathered today the world leaders of the forest restoration field in Yerevan. The summit was also attended by Armenian Prime Mini...

Breavis LLC has conducted a survey to find out which parks the residents of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, prefer to visit. According to the poll results, 33.9% of the residents said they do not visit parks at all. 8.2% said they prefer to visit the part dedicated to Yerevan’s 2800th anniversary, 6.2% prefers the Tumo Park, an...

The world's oldest known pearl is set to be exhibited at the Louvre Abu Dhabi this month, the first time it will be displayed to the public since its discovery, CNN reports. The 8,000-year-old pearl was uncovered at an archaeological site on Marawah Island, off the coast of Abu Dhabi, according to the emirate's Department of C...

According to the decision of the Armenian Prime Minister, Artak Nahapetyan has been relieved from the position of the Director of the Rescue Service of the ministry of emergency situations. The PM’s respective decision is posted on e-gov.am. Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan...

The Parliament of Croatia ratified the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (115 votes in favor and 4 in absentia), submitting it for the signing of the President, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan said on Facebook. “On October 18, the Croatia’s Parliament unanimously (115 in fav...