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YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. 965 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one week, the ministry of health said.
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 425,365.
6158 tests were conducted within a week.
7 death cases have been registered. The death toll has risen to 8633.
The number of recoveries rose by 547, bringing the total to 413,901.
The number of active cases is 1144.
MINSK, 19 July (BelTA) – Belarus and Armenia have signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of intellectual property, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Center for Intellectual Property (NCIP).
The National Center for Intellectual Property of Belarus and the Intellectual Property Office at the Economy Ministry of Armenia signed the memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the 63rd Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the WIPO Member States. The document was signed by NCIP Director General Vladimir Ryabovolov and head of the office Hambaryan Kristine.
"The memorandum of understanding defines common principles of interaction between the organizations, including the exchange of experience and views on various issues in the field of intellectual property, the exchange of patent documentation, training of specialists, interaction between the technology and innovation support centers," the NCIP said.
PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan says that conscripts from Armenia will no longer be deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) for military service.
According to him, the process is nearing completion and will end in September.
Grigoryan added that conscripts in Artsakh will continue being drafted for military service in the Artsakh Defense Army, Armenpress reports.
"During the war, a number of units from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia went to help the Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh. After the establishment of the ceasefire and the deployment of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation, the withdrawal of the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh is logical," Grigoryan said.
The Secretary maintained that Nagorno-Karabakh won't be left without protection as the Defense Army will continue to ensure the security of the country.
10:37,
YEREVAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of High Technological Industry Robert Khachatryan received the delegation of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Russia led by General Director Yasushi Kakitsuka, the minister said.
The minister introduced the guests on the current situation, developments and challenges in Armenia’s high-tech industry and outlined the possible cooperation directions.
Yasushi Kakitsuka in turn presented the activity directions of their company and highlighted the potential scenarios for mutual partnership.
A number of issues of bilateral interest were discussed during the meeting.
The sides noted that the cooperation could serve as a serious bridge for establishing new business ties and conducting activity. Views were exchanged also on organizing meetings with tech companies and discussing the programs.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Russia plans to outline partnership directions with the Armenian governments and after their clarification to start operation in Armenia.
‘Motherland,’ which HuffPost’s Thom Senzee called ‘Most Anticipated Documentary Film of 2022,’ by Vic Gerami, premiered on Thursday night to a standing ovation. The red-carpet event was held on Thursday, July 7, at the historic Raleigh Studios Hollywood.
One hundred and forty guests included elected officials, celebrities, and other high-profile public figures. They were there to support the film that brings attention to Azerbaijan’s, Turkey’s brutal invasion of Artsakh in 2020, the massacre of 5,000+ indigenous Armenians, and the two nations’ ongoing campaign of hate, violence, and disinformation.
Director, producer and writer Vic Gerami opened the program with a moment of silence for the 5,000+ Armenians martyred in 2020. Congresswoman Judy Chu gave a speech before the curtain and presented commendations to the filmmakers. Other elected officials were Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, LA County Assessor Jeff Prang, Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian, and Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who could not attend, sent commendations to the filmmaking team.
Other notable guests were Shant Sahakian, executive director of the Armenian American Museum, Alex Mohajer, President of the Stonewall Democratic Club, LA Sheriff Candidate Eric Strong, actress Kat Kramer, producer Larry Kasanoff, Levon P. Thorose with Knights of Vartan, and Western Regional Director of the Armenian Assembly of American Mihran Toumajan.
Sponsors of the premiere included Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, Councilmember Paul Koretz, renowned attorney Mark Geragos, Davit, Asatryan, CA State Commissioner Sam Kbushyan, and Gary Shkhrdumyan.
Produced and directed by Los Angeles-based Armenian American journalist and activist Vic Gerami, ‘Motherland’ is a new feature-length documentary film about the genocidal assault and the violent ethnic cleansing unleashed on September 27, 2020, by Azerbaijan and Turkey on the Republic of Artsakh. The 120-minute documentary film focuses unwavering attention on the coordinated, systematic, and wholly unprovoked genocidal attack and ethnic cleansing against the Armenians of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh.
‘Motherland exposes the unprovoked genocidal attack and ethnic cleansing that nations of Azerbaijan and Turkey unleashed on the independent Republic of Artsakh in 2020 and massacred more than 5,000 indigenous Armenians while world leaders watched in deafening silence,’ said Vic Gerami. He added, ‘This largely ignored crime against humanity against Russia’s neighbor was partly Putin’s dry-run and a precursor to his brutal invasion of Ukraine.’
Congresswoman Judy Chu expressed her support on the red carpet by saying, ‘It is so wonderful to be able to have this documentary. I did go to Artsakh. I was able to witness what a beautiful and charming place it is. And when I heard about the attack by Azerbaijan, I was just horrified to hear about the many thousands that died, the refugees that were created that cannot go back home, and the prisoners of war that are still there. So, we are doing what we can in Congress. But what is really disturbing is the world doesn’t know enough about this. That’s what this documentary can do. It can provide a light on what is going on in Artsakh.’
About Vic Gerami, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian said, ‘Thank you for producing a resource that honors the memory of those who have been lost while raising awareness about the invasion and its subsequent impact on world affairs.’
Glendale Mayor stated, ‘Your {Vic Gerami’s} work elevates the voices of those fighting for human rights around the world.’
Cecile Keshishian said, ‘Congratulations for your beautiful ‘Motherland Documentary’… shook us to the core… Proud to have an Armenian of your talents and caliber.’
Producer Larry Kasanoff commented, ‘Really fast paced and well done… I travel a lot, have been to Central Asia, know all about the Armenian holocaust in 1915, and honestly, never heard of Artsakh. So it was eye opening.’
Vic Gerami is an award-winning journalist, columnist, media commentator, and the host of his prime-time headline news + politics radio program THE BLUNT POST with VIC (TBPV) on Independent + Progressive Radio KPFK 90.7 FM (Pacifica Network). Vic is also the editor + publisher of The Blunt Post.
Gerami founded the Truth And Accountability League (TAAL), a 501©3 non-profit organization that advocates for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia. TAAL monitors & addresses Armenophobia, extremism & bigotry around the globe on the level of media, including social media, public policy, academia, and intelligentsia.
In 2015, Gerami was referenced in the landmark Supreme Court civil rights case, Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Court held in a 5–4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process and the Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Please click here for more information about Vic Gerami.
https://indieentertainmentmedia.com/motherland-documentary-feature-film-premieres-to-rave-reviews-at-raleigh-studios-in-hollywood/
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YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS. Film producer Armen Grigoryan has died, the Ambulance CJSC confirmed the news to Armenpress.
During a court hearing in Yerevan over the criminal case launched against him, Armen Grigoryan felt ill, lost consciousness. Ambulance was called, but they were unable to save his life.
Grigoryan has been detained on May 17, 2022, by the National Security Service.
Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov has paid a visit to the Azerbaijani-occupied Armenian city of Shushi in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
Aydin Karimov, the Azerbaijani president’s special representative in the Shushi district, announced on Twitter about this trip, according to Report.
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YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. Russian and Turkish leaders will soon hold a meeting, ARMENPRESS reports, "RIA Novosti" informs, citing the Kremlin's news service.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On the eve of the upcoming Russian-Turkish high-level meeting, the leaders discussed a number of issues of mutual interest," the message said.
The parties, in particular, exchanged ideas on the situation created around Ukraine, including ensuring the safety of navigation in the Black Sea and coordination of efforts in the direction of grain export.
ArmInfo.Negotiating the unblocking of transport communications, Ankara actually does not have such a goal at all. Turkologist Hakob Chakryan expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.
"Even if these communications are eventually unblocked, this will not benefit Armenia, which at best will get access to Azerbaijan and beyond, but first of all Turkey, which will get direct access to Central Asia, where it has long aspired to be
But at the same time, according to the expert, the three well-known Turkish preconditions of 30 years ago are fully preserved. During these three decades, governments have changed in Turkey, but the demands to refuse recognition of the Genocide, to force the people of Artsakh to recognize the authority of Baku and their own borders also remained. Only the formulations has changed, but the hostile policy towards Armenia has remained," he said.
On July 1, during the fourth meeting of the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey – Ruben Rubinyan and Serdar Kilic in Vienna, the parties agreed to open the land border for third-country nationals and decided to start the necessary processes in this direction. An agreement was also reached to establish Armenia-Turkey air cargo transportation as soon as possible. In addition, other possible measures were discussed to achieve the main goal, that is the final settlement of relations without preconditions. Since December last year, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ruben Rubinyan and former Turkish Ambassador to the United States Serdar Kilic have held three more rounds of talks: one in Moscow and two - in Vienna.
Chakryan explains the absence of preconditions for Yerevan on the part of Ankara in the ongoing negotiations on normalization with Turkey's international obligations. Which does not at all prevent Ankara from putting forward the same preconditions in the form of periodic calls to Yerevan "to take a prudent position, from which the entire region will benefit."
In reality, with such talk about peace and regional stability, Turkey, according to the Turkologist, is only trying to indirectly get involved in the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The expert considers such a prospect completely unacceptable, considering that the processes between Armenia, on the one hand, and Turkey and Azerbaijan, on the other hand, should go exclusively in parallel, without any contact. First of all, due to the fact that before the signing of the peace treaty, Azerbaijan must withdraw its troops from the territory of Armenia and return the Armenian prisoners of war," the Turkologist summed up.
Rights group Freedom House calls on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to take the concerns of the media seriously and to hold open and transparent news conference.
“Freedom House also urges the Armenian Prime Minister to take the concerns of the media seriously and leverage direct communication channels including through open and transparent press-conferences to ensure a healthy functioning democracy,” the organization said in a tweet on Thursday.
"The Armenian authorities should support the independent media and civil society by maintaining an active dialogue with them and the people to counteract disinformation that poses threat to Armenian democracy around crucial topics for the country," it added.
Also, the human rights group welcomes the decriminalization of "grave insults" in Armenia.
Nikol Pashinyan answered the questions of the media and NGOs at an online news conference on Jun 27. However, dozens of media outlets boycotted it, arguing that the questions submitted are “edited or distorted” by the Prime Minister’s Office.
“We deem such a format of communication with the media by the country’s ruler discriminatory, ineffective and in contradiction with the core principles of democracy, namely, transparency and accountability,” they said in a joint statement.