Below is the statement spread by the My Step faction of the Yerevan Council of Elders. “Taking into account that: As a result of the elections held in September 2018, the My Step bloc has formed a city government with a joint political operational responsibility arising from it; Hayk Marutyan was elected mayor as a …

Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, on a visit in the United States, has met with US Congress Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone, the Security Council office said. “I appreciate the efforts of the Congress Armenian Caucus, especially those of Pallone, for supporting Armenia, the Armenian people. The congressman, in his turn, commended the continuous …

As of December 17 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 193 Tests performed – 7,069 Deaths – 11 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,479,389 Total number of confirmed cases – 343,350 Total recovered – 327,539 Patients currently receiving treatment –6,437 Total number of deaths – 7,885      

Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Stepan Galstyan has been fired by a presidential decree. Galstyan was recently detained and is accused of large-scale embezzlement in an ammunition supply investigation by the National Security Service.

The 1974 military map was taken as a basis, Arman Yeghoyan, a member of the Civil Contract faction, told journalists in the National Assembly, speaking about the Goris-Kapan road. “According to that map, Lake Sev is ours,” said Yeghoyan. To the question whether the Azerbaijanis will leave the territory of the lake after the demarcation, …

The legality of the detention of the four servicemen returned from captivity in Azerbaijan is not convincing, the Office of the Armenian Ombudsman has said in a statement, referring, in particular, to those who, after they were captured in the November 14, 2021 Azerbaijani offensive, were later returned to Armenia and then arrested by Armenian …

Residents of Shurnukh and Vorotan villages of Syunik province who have lost houses after some of the areas they lived in became under Azerbaijani control, will continue to get social assistance for 5 more months, according to a government decision. They will get a one-time 300,000 AMD (about US $600) aid and 68,000 AMD (about …

Karo Paylan, an Armenian MP elected from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), spoke at a press conference in the Turkish parliament about the start of a new round of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, ermenihaber reported. He expressed the opinion that in case of political will and desire, the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations can take …

Ameriabank has signed USD 20 million loan agreements with responsAbility Investments AG and the Global Climate Partnership Fund (“GCPF”) aimed at financing small and medium size enterprises and green projects in Armenia. Artak Hanesyan, Ameriabank CEO, commented: “As an impact-aware financial institution, we constantly work on improving our environmental footprint further, and we are delighted …