Politics

Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri on May 20. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the National Assembly, welcoming the Ambassador, Ruben Rubinyan noted that the two countries have a...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a condolence letter on the occasion of Yuri Javadyan’s death. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister, the message runs as follows, “It was with deep grief that I learnt about the death of deputy of the Supreme Council of 3 convocations, Minister of Agriculture in 1991...

May 20, 2022 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has promised to support the preservation of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) cultural heritage that remained in territories controlled by Azerbaijan, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan told reporters after the two held a meeting in Yerevan on Frida...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, who is in Armenia on an officiual visit, and the delegation led by him In his welcoming remarks, the Prime Minister of Armenia said, "Dear Mr. President, Dear colleagues, I welcome you in Armenia and your visit to our country. I r...

On May 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Turin on a working visit to participate in the 132nd session of the CoE Committee of Foreign Ministers, met with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, the Armenian foreign ministry said. The sides stressed the importance of expanding and deepening the bilateral rel...

On May 20, the 132nd Ministerial Session of the Council of Europe was held in Turin, Italy, where Ararat Mirzoyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, participated and delivered remarks, the foreign ministry said. In his speech, Minister Mirzoyan, particularly, noted: “Honorable Minister Di Maio, Honorabl...

May 20, 2022 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuania supports the achievement of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Gitanas Nausėda said in a statement to the media after a meeting with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturian on Friday, May 20. "As you know, I was in Azerbaijan before I came here. We tri...

Reporters covering the ongoing anti-government protests outside the Armenia Marriott Hotel in central Yerevan were denied entry to the hotel hosting the Armenian Democracy Forum on Friday. Organized by the U.S.-based watchdog Freedom House, the forum addresses, among other things, issues concerning freedom of speech. The hotel...

United States Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy commented on the actions of the Armenian police during the ongoing demonstrations in the context of police reforms. Speaking at the Armenian Forum for Democracy, Ambassador Tracy said there are concerns, they’ve seen images on police officers using force against demonstrators. Amba...

A group of Armenian opposition MPs today entered the Armenia Marriott Hotel in central Yerevan, which is hosting the Armenian Democracy Forum organized by the U.S.-based watchdog Freedom House. Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy as well as members of several human rights organizations are atten...