Author: Baben Ispiryan

The United States has included in its federal “blacklist” the Pegasus and Predator spywares of the Israeli NSO Group and Intellexa companies, respectively, which were recently mentioned in publications about targeting the phones of Armenia’s officials, reported the VOA Armenian Service. It is known that at least 12 public figures of Armenia were targeted by the Israeli Pegasus program. It became known especially as a result of Amnesty International’s report. This prestigious international organization had joined the Pegasus Project initiative, which unites many representatives of the political society and the media field. The goal was to identify and prevent the…

 Regular political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the People’s Republic of China were held in Beijing. The Armenian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan, and the PRC delegation was led by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu, ARMENPRESS was informed from MFA Armenia. During the consultations, the parties discussed a wide range of issues on bilateral regional and international agenda, including cooperation within the framework of international organizations. Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan presented Azerbaijan’s policy of using force against Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia which undermines the efforts of the…

Within the framework of the visit to the UK, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan presented the commemorative medal of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia to Dr. Steven Leonard Alexander Jeffery at the Embassy of Armenia in the United Kingdom for his service to the Republic of Armenia in the field of healthcare and tireless humanitarian activities, the Ministry informs. During the 44-day war, Dr. Jeffery came to Armenia at the invitation of the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Narek Mkrtchyan, and for 16 days, performed complicated surgeries…

Sona Ghazaryan, an MP of the ruling majority “Civil Contract” Faction of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, attended the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) being held in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, the NA informed. Ghazaryan on Thursday delivered an address at the APF Political Committee, and stated as follows, in particular: “Dear attendees, as you know, Armenia is passing through great hardships, facing the biggest threats of security. Since 2021 Azerbaijan, grossly violating the principles of international law and the territorial integrity of Armenia, illegally has occupied the considerable part of our sovereignty.…

As part of the work of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO, the foreign ministers of the member states were received by the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, in capital Minsk on Tuesday, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia. During the meeting, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan informed the attendees about the latest developments in Armenia’s region, particularly on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan and in Nagorno-Karabakh. Minister Mirzoyan, reminding once again about Azerbaijan’s ongoing occupation of the sovereign territory of Armenia, a CSTO member state, reflected on Azerbaijan’s continued aggressive actions against Armenia’s…

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has said that Armenia’s criticism of the CSTO is justified. Lukashenko made the remarks while addressing a foreign ministerial meeting of CSTO member states in Minsk, Belarus. Lukashenko said that Armenia is making justifies claims, while another member Kyrgyzstan has been asking for a long time to support in solving the border dispute with Tajikistan. “I’d say there are problems, very serious problems. If we don’t resolve these problems, we will constantly rebuke each other and express discontent regarding the activities of the entire organization. Problems exist to be resolved. Thus, regardless of anything, we…

Low floor, low emission buses have arrived in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, thanks to the European Union, its member states and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The new greener, environmentally friendly fleet of 87 buses will improve the service for citizens and guests to the city by increasing the reliability, safety and efficiency of public transport. Buses working on compressed natural gas were purchased for the city as part of the EU Economic and Investment Plan for the Eastern Partnership, launched in 2021 to stimulate jobs and growth, support connectivity and the green and digital transition in the…

Azerbaijan’s president and Armenia’s prime minister met European leaders in Moldova in a renewed effort to resolve tensions between the two countries. Armenia and Azerbaijan appear to have taken another step towards normalising ties following a round-table meeting at the European Political Community Summit in Moldova. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met President Emmanuel Macron of France, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel on the fringes of the summit. Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Caucasus neighbours have been seeking to negotiate a peace agreement over the decades-long Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the help of…

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan plan to expand agricultural cooperation, creating modern production facilities, said Kazakh First Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev at the Asia Grain Conference 2023, which took place on April 25-26 in Almaty, reported the ministry’s press service on April 27. According to Shakkaliyev, the sides plan to launch joint grain and fodder production in the Akmola and Kostanai regions by the year-end, implementing investment agreements and trade contracts signed during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state visit to Tashkent in December 2022. “The Uzbek side plans to visit Kazakh regions to determine land plots and conditions of the…

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia calls on the organizers of the 2023 Formula 1 Grand Prix European tournament and the international sports community to raise a voice of protest regarding the ethnic cleansing policy of the Azerbaijani authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry draws the attention of the sports community to the fact that since December 12, 2022, the Republic of Azerbaijan has illegally blocked the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to both Armenia and the world, creating an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. On February 22, 2023, the United Nations…