Author: Alex Nanijanian

 09:42, 8 May, 2020

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. In an effort to mitigate the economic consequences of the coronavirus-related crisis, the Ministry of Territorial Administration and provincial governments in Armenia are offering seasonal workers who are unable to depart to foreign countries at this moment to be involved in construction projects.

Minister Suren Papikyan has tasked authorities to collect information of the labor force willing to participate.

The information on the available construction workers will be forwarded to contractors for potential employment.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:40, 8 May, 2020

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. Following the brawl involving the opposition and the ruling faction lawmakers, the ruling My Step faction has convened a session.

Before the session began, Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan (My Step) and several members of the faction held a separate meeting as well.

Deputy Speaker Alen Simonyan (My Step) said that any manifestation of violence is unacceptable.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 15:05, 5 May, 2020

YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. The death of two children and their father in Yerevan is being treated as an apparent double murder and suicide as authorities have launched a criminal case on murder and incitement of suicide.

The 40-year-old man, together with his 5 and 8 year old sons, were found dead outside their apartment building.

“According to preliminary information obtained during the investigation the father threw his sons out of the 9^th floor window and then jumped out himself”, the Investigative Committee said.

The apartment belonged to the man and at the time of the incident his sons and his ex-wife were inside the home.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 19:05, 5 May, 2020

YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent a letter to Prime MInister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin, who is in coronavirus treatment process. The President wished him health and speedy recovery, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the President's Office.

On April 30, Mishustin said during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and had to self-isolate. Putin wished him a speedy recovery and signed a decree appointing First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov to serve as Acting Prime Minister.

“Mikhail Vladimirovich is staying in one of state medical facilities under doctors’ supervision. He is feeling normal in general. The treatment is going on as scheduled, using the drugs recommended by the Health Ministry for patients to cure this disease. The prime minister is actively contacting with his colleagues by phone”, his spokesman said earlier today.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan

 13:21, 1 May, 2020

YEREVAN, MAY 1, ARMENPRESS. As of now 57,3 billion drams have been distributed within the framework of the Armenian government’s 1-13^th anti-crisis measures, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook.

“The money has been distributed among nearly 23,000 legal entities and 825,000 individuals”, the PM said.

The PM drew the attention to the fact that these numbers do not involve the 14^th, 15^th and 16^th anti-crisis measures as they are in process.

“As a result of the implementation of these programs the number of beneficiary individuals will exceed 1 million 200,000”, the PM said.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 12:18,

YEREVAN, APRIL 29, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent a congratulatory letter to President of Israel Reuven Rivlin on the national day – the Independence Day, the Armenian President’s Office told Armenpress.

“I warmly remember our meeting in the beginning of the year which was a wonderful opportunity to once again talk about the fates and historical commonalities of the Armenian and Jewish peoples. It was an amazing opportunity also to discuss the new prospects on expanding and strengthening the cooperation between our countries. I attach great importance to the direct dialogue and constant cooperation between Armenia and Israel also in the crisis situations, especially today when the whole humanity is trying to overcome the challenges of the pandemic with joint efforts. I am happy that during a recent phone talk with you we touched upon the exchange of experience and information, as well as mutual support on this issue.

I am convinced that the consistent implementation of the agreements reached will give a new quality to the Armenian-Israeli partnering relations for the benefit of our peoples”, the Armenian President said in his letter.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

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 13:40,

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government eliminated numerous monopolistic, corrupt, privileged mechanisms, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, adding that the digital figures even prove this.

“Compared to the first quarter of 2019, 11,3% growth was recorded, but compared to 2018 the growth comprised 37,4%. The first 100 major taxpayers of the list have paid 151 billion AMD in taxes, which is more by 16 billion AMD from the respective figure of the past year and is more from the level of 2018 by nearly 40 billion AMD”, the PM said, adding that, however, while spending money they need to understand whether they are investing that money in the right place.

Pashinyan said the unresolved issues are so much that sometimes it is necessary to make more targeted and a shorter decision with a tendency for more strategic solutions for the future.

According to the data of the first quarter of 2020, the amount of taxes paid by 1000 major taxpayers comprised 246 billion AMD.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Council of Europe

In the context of the cooperation with the Armenian Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights the Methodology for assessment of systemic human rights violations as derive from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, and the Comparative research on Inter-Institutional Committees accredited to the Governmental Agents’ Offices in some Member States of the Council of Europe were finalised and are published on-line.

The both studies were prepared under the Project “Human rights and Women in the armed forces of Armenia” is implemented by the Council of Europe within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2019-2022 and funded by the United Kingdom. Action Plan level funding is provided by Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Sweden.