Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the Ba3 long-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings of Ameriabank, revising the outlook to Stable from Negative. The affirmation of the Bank’s deposit ratings along with the change in outlook reflects the Bank’s resilient performance amid challenging times, stable asset quality and funding base, strengthening profitability metrics and …

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan once again spreads misinformation, reporting that on July 7, at around 1:40 pm, the Armenian military units fired on the Azerbaijani positions in Tavush Province, this information is not true, Armenian Ministry of Defense said today in a statement.  The stament also said that Armenian military did not violate …

The substantive discussions on the issue of expanding the presence of Russian border guards in the problematic parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continue, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin told reporters on July 7. “As you know, Russian border guards are stationed in different parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which helps to keep the situation …

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy met with the members of the ARF Supreme Body. The meeting took place at the initiative of the ambassador. The ambassador emphasized her interest in the political priorities and programs adopted by the party agreed with post-electoral developments. Supreme Body member Ishkhan Saghatelyan briefed on the concerns and assessments …

After Russian troops are deployed in the area, Armenian and Azeri soldiers will withdraw from there, the governor of Gegharkunik Province told a news conference today. Gnel Sanosyan said that a joint process of deployment of Russian soldiers is underway on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and that after a certain stage, in the near future, they …

Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan wrote on his Facebook page: “Taking into account the inquiries addressed to me, I am providing information about Artsakh citizens killed, missing, captured or returned from captivity during and as a result of the Azerbaijani aggression.” Accordingly, 750 citizens of the Artsakh Republic were killed; 81 of them are …

The U.S. Transportation Department issued a final order Tuesday that blocks most travel between the United States and Belarus, underscoring Washington’s concern about the recent forced landing of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident Belarussian journalist. The order, which was requested by the State Department, bars airlines from selling tickets for travel between the …

In the first quarter of 2021, Armenia’s unemployment rate has dropped by 2.7 percent compared to the same period in 2020, to 17% instead of 19.7%, according to the Government’s Facebook page. The pages also says that the employment rate has meanwhile increased by 1.5 percent to 46.6%.

An explosion caused by a gas leak at a pipeline pumping station killed three workers and injured four in southwestern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported. “The accident took place…today, Tuesday, due to an explosion caused by a gas leak at the pipeline (pumping) station,” Adnan Ghazi, governor of the nearby town of Shush, …

Russian President’s Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told RIA Novosti that the visit of Armenian acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Moscow is important, He said the two leaders will hold talks at a working dinner, adding that this is Pashinyan’s first foreign visit after his victory in the parliamentary elections. “A rather confident, convincing victory,” …