On August 3, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohuri, Military Attaché of the Embassy, Col. Bahman Sadeghin, accompanied by representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Defense visited Gegharkunik province, A Ministry of Defense said in a statement. Maj. Gen. Arayik Harutyunyan briefed the ambassador on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after which a …

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Gharibashvili’s message reads: “Let me sincerely congratulate you on your appointment to the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. The geopolitical dynamics of the region, the existing challenges make the cooperation between …

A solemn ceremony of awarding medals to the command took place in Kosovo on August 2 as part of the KFOR mission. The 33rd Armenian military group (commander, Sen. Lt. G. Mikayelyan) handed over the Armenian state flag to the 34th Armenian military group (commander, Capt. A. Sargsyan), Ministry of Defense said. The event was …

Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg), the champion of the Rio Olympics, three-time world and five-time European champion won a silver medal at the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the decisive fight Aleksanyan lost to Musa Evlo from the team of the Russian Olympic Committee – 1: 5. Thus, Aleksanyan became the first athlete in …

“Hin Tagher, Khtsaberd, Dizapayt were not handed over. They were illegally seized as a result of an Azeri attack in clear violation of the November 9 trilateral statement,” said Ruben Rubinyan, of the Civil Contract faction and a candidate for deputy speaker of the National Assembly in response to I Have Honor faction’s Tigran Abrahamyan …

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 …