10:57, 9 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 9, ARMENPRESS. Government officials, military leaders, lawmakers and veterans visited the Victory Park in Yerevan on the occasion of Victory and Peace Day on May 9.
President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, other government officials and military officers, war veterans and others laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honor of the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for peace.
Troops of the Armenian Armed Forces and the 102nd Russian Military Base marched jointly during the event.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is visiting Moscow to attend the Victory Day celebrations.
This is evidenced by the results of the polls conducted in January-March 2023 at the initiative of the International Republican Institute (IRI). Some 1,513 citizens over 18 participated in the polls conducted by BREVIS.
Some 13% of the respondents said they trust Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, 2% said they trust the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.
If the parliamentary elections were held on the coming Sunday, 21% of respondents would vote for the Civil Contract party, and 4% for the Armenia bloc. Some 30% said they would not go voting, and 12% said they would make the ballot invalid. Some 20% of respondents found it difficult or refused to answer.
22:24, 5 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasizes that the decision to install the "Nemesis" monument in Yerevan was not made by the government, but by the city authorities, and considers the decision and its implementation wrong, ARMENPRESS reports Pashinyan said in an interview with RFE/RL.
Referring to the installation of the "Nemesis" monument in Yerevan and the resulting problems in Armenian-Turkish relations, the Prime Minister said:
"Let's record the following that the government did not make that decision, and one of the shortcomings of democracy is when the government or the head of the government does not control everything and everyone. And if you want to know my opinion, I consider that a wrong decision was made and the implementation of that decision was also wrong," Pashinyan said.
He added that it happened against an emotional background and in a situation when many in Armenia considered others traitors and many threatened to shoot others under the walls for treason.
13:58, 2 May 2023
YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s permanent population is 2,928,914, according to the 2022 census conducted in October.
The preliminary results of the census were released earlier this week.
“The number of the permanent population includes the sum of the numbers of the population permanently (usually) residing in RA and present at the time of enumeration and temporarily absent at the time of enumeration. The number of temporary absences includes persons permanently (usually) residing in RA, but absent from RA for a period of up to one year at the time of the census,” the Statistical Committee said in a press release on the preliminary data.
The current population, according to the census, is 2,638,917. This number “includes the sum of the number of the population permanently (usually) residing in RA and present at the time of enumeration and temporarily present at the time of enumeration. The number of temporary presents includes persons who are in RA for no more than one year at the time of the census and persons who do not live permanently in RA.”
Armenian authorities conducted census twice before, in 2001 and 2011.
In 2001, the permanent population and current population stood at 3,213,011 and 3,002,598 respectively.
In 2011, the permanent population was 3,018,854, while the current population was 2,871,771.
BOSTON (WWLP) – A solemn event at the State House Friday for the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
April 24, 1915, marked the start of the Armenian Genocide, and 108 years later, Armenians from around the state gathered to honor those lost. In 1915, the Ottoman Turkish government arrested and executed around 200 Armenian leaders, this marked the beginning of the genocide.
Ultimately, 1.5 million Armenians died during the genocide and many more were displaced from their homelands.
Today, lawmakers, clergy, and members of the Armenian community filled the House Chamber to not only remember this tragic event but to also honor their culture and express appreciation.
“If the Armenians forget, then we can’t expect anyone else to remember either so, first and foremost, the Armenians of Massachusetts and of the entire United States have to make it a point to remember and to really not only remember but to give thanks to the country which really received many Armenian immigrants, which came to America with really mostly nothing.”
“They suffered a lot, they didn’t speak about it a lot, that generation, because they didn’t want to burden the next generation with those sad memories. So it’s up to the next generation and these generations, to remember this, never let the world forget what happened to the Armenians from 1915 through 1922.”
Thirty-two countries, including the United States, have recognized the Armenian Genocide, Turkey still refuses to accept any responsibility.
During the event, a proclamation from the governor was read marking April 24, 2023 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth.
https://www.wwlp.com/news/massachusetts/armenians-of-massachusetts-honor-those-lost-during-the-genocide/
Artur Davtyan became the bronze medalist of the 2023 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics held in Antalya.
The World and European Champion scored 14.266 points in the pommel horse exercises.
The Irish athlete Rhys McClenaghan won the European Champion title for the second time (14.666 points). The silver medal was taken by the Belgian representative, Maxime Gentges (14.566).
17:12,
YEREVAN, 13 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 13 April, USD exchange rate down by 0.24 drams to 387.97 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 3.23 drams to 427.35 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.02 drams to 4.75 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 3.73 drams to 485.27 drams.
The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.
Gold price up by 53.15 drams to 25049.33 drams. Silver price up by 0.93 drams to 313.65 drams. Platinum price stood at 16414.1 drams.
15:11, 5 April 2023
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) released a statement on April 5 on the obstruction by Azerbaijan of the pre-arranged return of Artsakh citizens.
Below is the full statement.
“On 4 April, another flagrant violation of the rights of the citizens of Artsakh took place that indicates the true goals pursued by Azerbaijan, which has been holding the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) under a complete blockade for more than 110 days. The Azerbaijani side refused to let through the Lachin Corridor vehicles of the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent with citizens of Artsakh who remained in Armenia due to the blockade and were deprived of the opportunity to reunite with their families. The Azerbaijani side stopped the vehicles on the blocked section of the Lachin Corridor and for 5 hours subjected the people in the vehicles, mainly women, children and elderly persons, to psychological terror and intimidation. Subsequently, Azerbaijan made an attempt to turn the suffering of the people into a show of hypocritical pseudo-humanism.
This egregious incident clearly demonstrates that the Azerbaijani authorities have embarked on the next level of practical implementation of their criminal plan to ethnically cleanse Artsakh and expel its people from their historical homeland. These intentions were publicly announced by the President of Azerbaijan on 10 January 2023, in an interview with the Azerbaijani media. Subsequently, the Azerbaijani political leadership repeatedly voiced the threat that the people of Artsakh should either obey the Armenophobic authorities of Azerbaijan or leave their homeland.
In an environment of complete impunity, the criminal actions committed by Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh are becoming increasingly threatening both in nature and scale. The inaction of the international community in the face of such serious violations of human rights is tantamount to tacit approval, if not complicity in the inhumane actions of official Baku. Immediate and decisive action by the United Nations Security Council, which has the appropriate mandate and tools, is an absolute necessity to immediately end the illegal blockade and stop the crimes of Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh, which continue before the eyes of the international community.”
The two representatives of Armenia have won gold and silver medals with brilliant results in the final of the Pommel Horse exercise at the second Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships being held in Antalya, Turkey.
Hamlet Manukyan, 15, scored 14,633 points and became the youth world champion, and Mamikon Khachatryan became the runner-up, with 14,100 points.
The Armenian national team took part in the team competition for the first time at the second Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and placed fourth.