The 2022 defense budget is 11% more than what was planned in 2021; it is more than 345 billion drams, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today addressing the cabinet meeting. “We will move towards creating a professional army. The Republic of Armenia will develop the armed forces not for aggression purposes, but to protect the …

The draft budget for 2022 in Armenia envisages a 55% increase in capital expenditures, which will amount to 347 billion drams, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at today’s cabinet meeting when presenting the draft state budget “Today we present the first budget of the government’s five-year program, which is called to lay a solid …

Some 14,037 COVID -19 tests were performed in the country yesterday; 1,184 new cases were confirmed; 42 people died, three others died of other causes. As of October 25 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 2,006,632 Confirmed positive cases – 296,552 Deaths – 261,952 Recovered – 29,705 Patients currently receiving treatment – 27,284

“We encourage the countries of the South Caucasus to work together to resolve disputes and strengthen regional cooperation,” a US State Department official said in response to Factor.am’s question regarding Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s statement that the US seeks to hinder the “3 + 3” initiative. “While external actors can play an effective …

Some 16,888  COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, 2,146 new cases were confirmed; 31 people died, eight others died of other causes. As of October 23 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,975,680 Confirmed positive cases – 293,014 Deaths – 5,975 Recovered – 29,705 Patients currently receiving treatment – 26,078

President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position. But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a change in policy. The US has a law which requires it to help Taiwan …

As a result of operative-investigative measures carried out by the National Security Service Kotayk Regional Department, evidence was obtained that the director of the company engaged in business activity violated the requirements of a number of legal acts on land use, subsoil extraction in Zoravan, Kotayk province in 2012-2019. In the territory of the community, …

A line of trucks has been formed at the Sadakhlo-Bagratashen checkpoint. Today, one of the drivers waiting in line called the Factor.am to say that he had been waiting since 10 o’clock last night “There are about 60 tucks in our parking lot, and there are people waiting in such two parking lots,” said the …

Acting National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan issued a statement, which says that a National Assembly Inquiry Commission has been set up by force of law. “Pursuant to Article 20, Part 1 of the National Assembly Rules of Procedure, a National Assembly Inquiry Commission  was established by law to study the use of funds collected …

President Putin really doesn’t want a third or fourth party to be involved in the process of demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Russian analyst, military expert Alexander Khramchikhin says. “I don’t know to what extent he will be able to solve the problem alone, but he doesn’t want the involvement of other parties …