The first president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, has written an article entitled “Understanding Perestroyka, Preserve New Thinking,” which was published in the Globalaffairs.ru. Gorbachev writes that more than three and a half decades have passed since the beginning of the changes in the Soviet Union, which was renamed “perestroika”. However, the controversies over what …

Pashinyan’s cabinet is taking shape. Mher Grigoryan has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Karen Andreasyan – Minister of Justice, and Tigran Khachatryan Minister of Finance, Vahan Kerobyan was reappointed Minister of Economy, Vahram Dumanyan – Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Andranik Piloyan – Minister of Emergency Situations, Anahit Avanesyan – Minister of Health.

A new batch – 50,400 doses – of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 has been imported to Armenia, the Ministry of Health said in a report. The vaccine was purchased under the COVAX FACILITY initiative. It is intended for vaccination against COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older. This vaccine is authorized by the …

Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan met on August 3 with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin who was accompanied by the Embassy’s outgoing military attaché, the Ministry reported. Ambassador Kopirkin congratulated the Karapetyan on assuming the position of defense minister.. A wide range of issues related to bilateral military and political cooperation was discussed at …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has asked President Armen Sargsyan to appoint Mher Grigoryan deputy prime minister, President’s Public Relations Department told Factor.am. Pashinyan has also nominated former ombudsman Karen Andreasyan for the post of minister of justice, Anahit Avanesyan for minister of health, Vahram Dumanyan for minister of education and science, Vahan Kerobyan for minister …

The Operative Headquarters of the Artsakh Government in Armenia said that in July 2021, the Operative Headquarters has transferred 17 families (87 people) to various Artsakh settlements as part of the resettlement program. The process of transferring eight other families is in progress. In general, 99 families (500 people) have been relocated to different settlements …

Some 6,251 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 237 new cases; no deaths were reported. As of July 31 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,357,597 Confirmed positive cases – 230,713 Deaths – 4,621 Recovered – 220,289 Patients currently receiving treatment – 4,681

Alen Simonyan has been elected National Assembly speaker with 71 votes. The opposition did not take part in the voting, also in the sitting, during which the voting results were published.

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has appointed Lilit Makunts ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States for a four-year term.