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Biden’s NSA Jake Sullivan praises diplomatic efforts between Armenia, Azerbaijan towards lasting peace

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 13:39, 7 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. The United States is committed to peace, security, and prosperity in the South Caucasus region, the U.S. President’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at the meeting with Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, Hikmat Hajiyev.

“Mr. Sullivan conveyed the commitment of the United States to peace, security, and prosperity in the South Caucasus region.  He praised the significant and historic diplomatic efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia toward a lasting peace.  Mr. Sullivan expressed support for talks hosted by President of the European Council Charles Michel.  He conveyed the readiness of the U.S. to engage closely and support progress through a variety of means, including in our capacity as a Co-Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group”, the statement made by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson says.

RFE/RL Armenian Report – 06/08/2022

Arpi Talalian 
                                        Wednesday, June 8, 2022


Hospitalized Protester ‘Ignored By Investigators’
June 08, 2022
        • Astghik Bedevian

Armenia - An opposition supporter is injured in clashes between protesters and 
riot police, Yerevan, June 3, 2022.


An Armenian opposition supporter severely injured by riot police said on 
Wednesday that he has not been questioned by law-enforcement authorities 
supposedly investigating the use of force against protesters demanding Prime 
Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.

The 33-year-old Edmond Nargizian was struck by a stun grenade when security 
forces clashed with protesters last Friday after not allowing them to approach 
the parliament building in Yerevan. He was rushed to a hospital and underwent 
surgery there.

“I was lucky. Thank God, I stayed alive,” Nargizian told RFE/RL’s Armenian 
Service as he continued to recover from his head injury in the hospital.

The clashes, which left dozens of protesters and police officers injured, broke 
out on the 34th day of nonstop anti-government protests organized by Armenia’s 
leading opposition groups. The police fired stun grenades as some opposition 
supporters tried to break through a police cordon.

Opposition leaders condemned the police actions. They said that policemen 
mishandled the stun grenades and wounded many other officers.

The police denied that, saying that the “special means” were fired in the air 
and did not put people’s lives at risk. Nargizian countered that one of the 
grenades struck him on the head.

The hospitalized man also said that law-enforcement officials have still not 
visited and spoken to him. He said they instead confiscated his mobile phone 
when he was being operated on.

“They won’t give back my phone. I don’t know why,” added Nargizian.

Armenia - Riot police clash with opposition protesters in Yerevan, June 3, 2022.

Armenia’s Office of the Prosecutor-General said on Monday that it has ordered an 
inquiry into the use of the stun grenades and other instances of police 
brutality alleged by the opposition.

The Anti-Corruption Committee, which is supposed to conduct the inquiry, 
confirmed on Wednesday that it has not indicted any police officers. It has not 
even opened a formal criminal case with regard to the legality of the police 
actions.

Meanwhile, another law-enforcement agency, the Investigative Committee, is 
pressing assault charges against 15 participants of Friday’s opposition 
demonstrations. Ten of them are under arrest pending investigation.

Opposition leaders reject the accusations as politically motivated. They say the 
authorities have not presented any video evidence corroborating police claims 
that some protesters threw stones and other objects.

Videos of the clashes publicized by opposition activists showed several 
policemen punching protesters as the latter were dragged away and arrested by 
other officers.



Opposition Lawmakers Barred From Conference On Judicial Reforms
June 08, 2022
        • Artak Khulian

Armenia - Venice Commission President Claire Bazy Malaurie addresses a 
conference on judicial reforms in Yerevan, June 8, 2022.


Opposition parliamentarians were not allowed to attend on Wednesday an 
international conference in Yerevan organized by Armenia’s Constitutional Court 
and the Council of Europe.

The conference brought together Armenian government officials, senior judges, 
representatives of Western-funded nongovernmental organizations as well as 
European diplomats and the head of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, 
Claire Bazy Malaurie. They discussed ways of reforming the Armenian judiciary 
and making it a “guarantor of democracy.”

Several opposition members of Armenia’s parliament also tried to participate in 
the forum but were barred from entering a conference hall of a Yerevan hotel 
where it was held. They expressed outrage at the ban.

Organizers also seriously restricted media access to the conference. Only two 
media outlets, the government-funded Armenian Public Television and Armenpress 
news agency, were allowed to cover it.

“They talk about the judicial branch and its independence. How can this [event] 
be so closed?” one of the lawmakers, Aram Vartevanian, told reporters outside 
the hotel.

Armenia - Opposition leader Aram Vartevanian addresses supporters demonstrating 
outside the EU Delegation office in Yerevan, June 7, 2022.

Another deputy, Hayk Mamijanian, said the two opposition blocs represented in 
the parliament will likely lodge a complaint to the Council of Europe leadership 
in Strasbourg. He accused European officials of discrediting “European values” 
promoted by them in Armenia.

The opposition parliamentarians were similarly barred from taking part on May 20 
in a “forum for democracy” attended by senior Armenian officials and the 
Yerevan-based ambassadors of the European Union and the United States.

The Hayastan and Pativ Unem blocs have repeatedly accused the West of turning a 
blind eye to human rights abuses and other undemocratic practices in Armenia 
since launching on May 1 sustained street protests aimed at forcing Prime 
Minister Nikol Pashinian to resign.

Opposition leaders had earlier echoed claims by some Armenian judges and lawyers 
that Pashinian’s government is trying to increase its influence on courts under 
the guise of judicial reforms backed by the EU and the U.S. The government 
maintains that the reforms are aimed at increasing judicial independence.

Armenia - Andrea Wiktorin, head of the EU Delegation in Armenia, speaks at a 
conference on judicial reforms in Yerevan, June 8, 2022.

The head of the EU Delegation in Yerevan, Andrea Wiktorin, commented on ongoing 
political developments in Armenia when she addressed Wednesday’s conference. 
Armenpress quoted her as urging all political factions to “reduce tensions” and 
saying that police should refrain from the excessive use of force against 
anti-government protesters.

Wiktorin said that the authorities are already properly investigating some of 
the violent incidents that happened during the protests. “This is how democracy 
works,” she said, pointing to unspecified decisions made by Armenian courts.

It was not clear whether the diplomat referred to decisions allowing the 
pre-trial arrests of over two dozen opposition activists accused of assaulting 
police officers or government supporters. The opposition rejects the accusations 
as politically motivated.

Vartevanian accused Wiktorin of encouraging “police brutality” against 
protesters when he led an opposition demonstration outside the EU mission in 
Yerevan on Tuesday.



Ukraine War Boosts Armenian Currency
June 08, 2022
        • Robert Zargarian

Armenia -- A statue symbolizing the national currency, the dram, outside the 
Central Bank building in Yerevan.


Mirroring exchange rate fluctuations in Russia, Armenia’s national currency, the 
dram, has strengthened significantly during the continuing war in Ukraine.

The dram weakened against the U.S. dollar and the euro by more than five percent 
in the first weeks following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That 
was a clear consequence of the West’s crippling economic sanctions against 
Russia, Armenia’s number one trading partner and main source of cash remittances.

The Russian ruble lost around half of its nominal value in late February and 
early March. But it rallied strongly in the following weeks, boosted by a fall 
in imports, interest rate hikes and unprecedented capital controls imposed by 
the Russian authorities.

The ruble also benefited from by Moscow’s decision to require European Union 
consumers to pay for Russian natural gas in rubles. The Russian currency is now 
stronger than it was before the war.

The dram has similarly strengthened against the dollar by almost 20 percent 
since the middle of March.

Analysts regard the stronger ruble as the key factor behind the steady 
appreciation of the dram which continued this week.

The Armenian currency may have also been boosted by thousands of Russians who 
moved to Armenia and/or opened bank accounts there after the war broke out on 
February 24.

According to Armenian authorities, about 27,000 foreigners, most of them Russian 
citizens, opened Armenian bank accounts from February 24 through the end of 
March. Also, some Russian tech companies reportedly relocated their personnel to 
the South Caucasus country to evade the Western sanctions.

RUSSIA -- A man walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on 
February 28, 2022.

The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) has so far not commented on the dram’s 
appreciation which has prompted concern from some local exporters.

Over the past month, the Russian authorities have eased their capital controls 
and significantly cut interest rates, causing a slight weakening of the ruble. 
By contrast, the CBA has refrained from lowering its benchmark refinancing rate 
raised in mid-March.

Narek Karapetian, a Yerevan-based economist, suggested that the stronger dram 
will help to curb rising inflation in Armenia.

“This is a major development that will definitely have an impact on consumer 
prices,” Karapetian told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service.

The Armenian government’s Statistical Committee recorded an annual inflation 
rate of 8.4 percent in April, up from 7.4 percent in March. According to the 
committee, food prices in the country rose by an average of 12.1 percent in the 
first quarter of this year.


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Mirzoyan drew Lavrov`s attention to anti-Armenian and expansionist rhetoric of the top leadership of Azerbaijan

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ARMINFO
Armenia – June 9 2022
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo. The Russian Federation played a key role in stopping the aggression unleashed against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this on June 9 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, noting that, undoubtedly,  issues related to a possible document on the normalization of  relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well asthe process of  settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict the settlement process  were at the center of today's discussions. 

"The deployment of Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh as  a factor in preventing provocations and ensuring the security of the  people of Artsakh aims to create conditions for the restoration of  normal life, stability and security in our region. Armenia still  continues to believe that the Russian peacekeeping mission is capable  of restoring the status quo established by statement of November 9,  2020 and the situation of March 23, violated by the Azerbaijani armed  forces on March 24 by the invasion of the village of Parukh in  Nagorno-Karabakh.

"We appreciate the efforts of Russia aimed at the implementation of  the trilateral agreements of November 9, 2020, among which the issue  of the return of Armenian prisoners of war is extremely relevant.  Thanks to these efforts, it became possible to repatriate some of the  Armenian prisoners to their homeland. At the same time, almost a year  and a half after the end of hostilities, Azerbaijan, violating  international humanitarian law, disrupts the implementation of the  provisions of the Declaration and refuses to return the detained  Armenian prisoners of war and civilians," Mirzoyan stated, expressing  the hope that the Russian side would make more efforts in this  matter.

At the same time, the Armenian minister pointed out the relevance of  the issue of preserving the numerous cultural and religious monuments  of Artsakh, which have come under the control of the Azerbaijani  Armed Forces.

"I emphasized that against the backdrop of ongoing vandalism and  desecration by Azerbaijan, this issue requires immediate  international intervention.  "It is necessary to mention the  anti-Armenian expansionist rhetoric of the Azerbaijani leadership, as  well as the ongoing provocations and systematic violations of the  ceasefire," the Armenian Foreign Minister said.

At the same time, he confirmed the readiness of the Government of the  Republic of Armenia to make efforts to achieve stability and peace in  the region. "In this context, the key is the resolution of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which will include the key points of  ensuring the security of the people of Artsakh, ensuring all rights  and a final decision on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. The  principles for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were developed  by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. Let me remind you that in  their last joint statement, the leaders of our countries reaffirmed  the importance of using the potential and experience of the OSCE  Minsk Group Co-Chairs in accordance with its international mandate,"  Mirzoyan said.  At the same time, he noted that naturally, during  today's meeting, issues of unblocking regional communications,  delimitation and border security were discussed. According to the  Armenian minister, in the context of the issue of unblocking economic  and transport ties, it was emphasized that the opening of regional  communications may create new opportunities, including diversifying  the logistical connection between Armenia and Russia. "The tripartite  statement dated January 11, 2021 defines a clear framework for this  process, and we hope that the working group at the level of deputy  prime ministers, the last meeting of which took place the other day  in Moscow, will record its positive results. We also expressed  satisfaction with the first meeting of the Committee on the  delimitation and security of the borders between Armenia and  Azerbaijan and expressed hope for its effective work. It has already  been announced that the next meeting of the Committee will be held in  Moscow. We expect that the Russian side will provide consultative  support to this process in accordance with the Sochi agreements of  November 26, 2021," Mirzoyan summed up.

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry not satisfied with Russian Foreign Minister

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NEWS.am
Armenia – June 9 2022
18:11, 09.06.2022

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to a statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the situation around the Farrukh village, haqqin.az reported.

"I would like to note that the activities of delimitation commissions established by Azerbaijan and Armenia are aimed specifically at delimiting the state border of the two countries," Leyla Abdullayeva, Head of the Press Service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, said.

The representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry noted that "this process does not envisage consideration of any issues beyond the Azerbaijani – Armenian state border, including those related to the territories, where Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.

Delimitation, demarcation issues to be on agenda: Security Council Secretary on upcoming meeting of Border Commissions

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 14:02, 2 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan has provided details what issues the commission on delimitation and border security between Armenia and Azerbaijan are going to discuss at the upcoming second meeting in Moscow.

“Issues relating to delimitation and demarcation will be on the agenda. It will be discussed how we will continue moving on this process. As for the date of the meeting, there will be a statement by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan”, Grigoryan said.

Commenting on the question that the Armenian commission is small and involves non-targeted specialists, the Secretary of the Security Council said the number of the working group on delimitation and demarcation is not so important because all issues are passing inter-agency discussions, and before negotiations the working group is getting prepared.

“If the member of the working group is a deputy minister, it doesn’t mean that other staffers of the ministry are not participating in the preparation of the process. I do not see any problem with the number”, he said.

As for the question why the opposition figures are not involved in that working group, he said that they are not represented in the executive, it is logical why they are not involved in the commission.

Artsakh State Minister stresses necessity of increasing number of Russian peacekeepers

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 12:15, 3 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS. The number of the Russian peacekeepers deployed in Artsakh should be increased, State Minister of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan said in an interview to RIA Novosti.

“We think that it is necessary to increase the number of Russian peacekeepers and expand their powers”, the State Minister said, citing the fact that after the latest Karabakh war the line of contact has been extended by almost 2.5 times.

The State Minister of Artsakh has also accused Azerbaijan of provoking border incidents.

Armenian PM, UNWTO Secretary-General discuss prospects of expanding cooperation in tourism sector

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 14:03, 3 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili, who arrived in Armenia to attend the 67th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe, the PM’s Office said.

Welcoming the visit of Zurab Pololikashvili’s delegation to Armenia and highlighting the fact that Armenia was elected member of the UNWTO Executive Council for 2021-2025, the Prime Minister said this will further boost the productive partnership. He said that tourism is the most affected branches of the economy from COVID-19, which is now at a recovery stage, and the government assists this process with different programs.

The UNWTO Secretary-General expressed gratitude to the Armenian side for the warm welcome and congratulated the Armenian PM on birthday, wishing good health and a productive work. He welcomed the Armenian government’s decision to hold the meeting in Yerevan, shared his impressions on the course of the event and the meetings held, assessing the session works as effective. Zurab Pololikashvili praised the recovery trends of tourism sector in Armenia and expressed readiness to deepen the partnership with the government of Armenia.

The sides discussed the prospects of expanding the cooperation in tourism sector. Both sides attached importance to the initiatives aimed at the development of tourism and agrotourism, improvement of infrastructure, implementation of programs directed to doing tourism business, as well as the empowerment of women entrepreneurship. The Prime Minister presented the government’s programs in these directions and highlighted the UNWTO consulting support in this context.

Views were exchanged also about the possibilities of holding an investment forum on tourism in Armenia next year, and agreement was reached to continue the active work towards the fulfillment of the cooperation agenda.

On the 22 May Trilateral Meeting of the President of the European Council with the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia

Arpi Talalian
U.S. Mission to the OSCE
May 26 2022

As delivered by Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
May 26, 2022

Thank you, Mr. Chair. 

The United States remains committed to promoting a peaceful, democratic, and prosperous future for the South Caucasus region. We welcome the ongoing dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We urge the parties to continue and intensify their diplomatic engagement and to make use of existing mechanisms for direct communication — including meetings hosted by the European Union — in order to find comprehensive solutions to all outstanding issues related to and resulting from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and to normalize their relations through the conclusion of a comprehensive peace agreement. As a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, we remain ready to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan with these efforts.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

https://osce.usmission.gov/on-the-22-may-trilateral-meeting-of-the-president-of-the-european-council-with-president-azerbaijan-prime-minister-of-armenia/

Government should respond very quickly to challenges of technology sector – UATE Executive Director

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 09:48, 26 May 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 26, ARMENPRESS. The professional potential arriving from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus has a strategic importance for Armenia’s technology sector.

In an interview to ARMENPRESS, Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UATE), former minister of high technological industry, Hayk Chobanyan, said that the inflow of specialists to Armenia outlined the gaps and problems in a number of directions, which, he notes, the government needs to respond quickly. According to him, all conditions and opportunities should be created for holding the tech specialists in Armenia in a long-run.

-Mr. Chobanyan, during the recent congress of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises the results of the works done so far in different directions were summed up. Could you please tell us what are going to be the Union’s priorities taking into account the achievements and the challenges?

-The past one year was an interesting strategic period for the field taking into account the post-war situation. The Union has developed its new strategy, outlined directions which could contribute to Armenia’s recovery. The first direction was again education and the discovery of labor force. This is the reason why the Union’s most large-scale and big projects are directed to education sector. Since 2012 we have entered schools and created engineering laboratories. The youth of our educational programs are already entering the labor market or decide to connect their future with scientific-research activity. Armath educational laboratories comprise the main base in this value chain, their number is over 600, and around 18,000 students are already studying there. Most of them immediately start working in sectoral companies, and the 10-12% establish their own companies.

The next strategic direction is security, which in its turn involves several directions. The first one is the military industry. It is important to consider the following factors for the development of the military industry in Armenia. Military industry is a branch of industry and it cannot develop if there is no development of a general industry in the country. In this case we talk not only about the engineering solutions, but also the production capacities which means development or more correctly restoration of the high technological production. We almost do not have production capacities for servicing the military industry. In this sense creating such infrastructure is a priority.

The next one is the unity of military industrial enterprises, the capacity development, the promotion of their solutions and productions, as well as the creation of a co-existence between them. After the 2016 April War such a platform was created, and we were gathering the companies working in this direction around this platform. Today, in cooperation with the government, we should make a new re-launch on this direction in order to have a different system in several years and introduce new mechanisms for the financing of the military industry.

The next direction is the science development, e-governance or digitization programs. In the past 10 years no significant changes have been made in this respect, and there is again need for a re-launch here. The last direction is the positioning of Armenia in international technological field, its branding in terms of high technologies. Now we are engaged in these issues.

-As the minister stated at the congress, the use of latest technological solutions in all directions of economy is a vital demand today. In your view, to what extent are we succeeding in this respect? In which spheres do we have success, maybe the banking, the financial sector?

-This is an important observation. Of course, there are fields where the use of technologies is more critical, such as healthcare and services. There are sectors where the use of technologies is still weak, for example, agriculture, but we know that the use of technological innovations is the most serious tool to multiply the opportunities of this field. There is a challenge for us in this sense as well.

Yes, you mentioned right that the banking sector, is, perhaps, one of the advanced directions in terms of applying digital technologies, however, recently some problems were revealed especially after the arrival of Russians to Armenia. They complain a lot from our banking services. We understood that we still have a lot to do in this direction. For many years I have worked in digitization sector, I really believe that almost no movements have been made in this direction in the past decade. The years of 2008-2012 have been the most active period of the digitization process in Armenia and now we need to restore it. Armenia’s opportunities in this respect are much greater thanks to the existing high-tech industry. If there are countries whose alternative is just to import different solutions from abroad, in Armenia’s case, these tools and automations could be done thanks to the efforts of local companies.

-You talked about challenges. Let’s speak about the developments connected with the Russia-Ukraine situation. Many companies and specialists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are moving to other countries. What is the picture on IT companies and specialists who moved to Armenia? What problems were revealed after their arrival?

-Relocation in IT sector is not something new. This sector is in constant movement, to more developed and less risky markets. For instance, a year ago such process started in Belarus when internal procedures changed, and Georgia quickly reacted and as a result increased the IT volume in its economy. I don’t know why but we are more restrained in these matters. There is competition, countries are in line and want to maximally use the professional potential. I think that from the view of creating respective tools Armenia is reacting quite slowly, because the changes, the legislative, legal ones, existing in Armenia are not compatible with the terms proposed by Georgia and Uzbekistan.

The second problem, which is much more critical is that we do not have a strategic position on this issue because as I said relocation is a regularly happening process. Today people arrive from Russia, Ukraine, tomorrow they may arrive from India, Iran and other countries. In addition, we have a huge community in the Diaspora, most of whom work in technology sector. And the respective tools have a vital significance for our country also in the context of repatriation. We need to more seriously assess this challenge, that Armenia faces as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and have a strategy for such situations.

-What concrete tools do you mean?

-We should have the most favorable legislation, the most favorable conditions for relocation. In case of our compatriots, these conditions should be broader – citizenship, right to work, access to different services, which we do not have. The level of our digital services is quite low. We are constantly dealing with bureaucracy. Our compatriots visit Armenia, spent several hours in passport department which is a disgrace, especially for those strategic circles who are our compatriots. We have a serious problem with real estate, we do not have enough apartments for rent, we do not have high-class business premises. We have multiple buildings, which are called business centers, but they do not meet the international standards. This is a challenge for the urban development field. The development of infrastructure is a priority for us. It is necessary to quickly install special economic, industrial zones and infrastructure in Armenia. This should be done by the support of the government and with co-financing programs. In other words, by taking into account this challenge, we should revise our tools, legislation, conditions, infrastructure, and this should be done very quickly.

-Do you have a statistical data about the foreign companies that moved to Armenia since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war? There were rumors that these companies are here for a short period of time, what are the trends?

-I will leave the statistics to the authorities. According to the latest data, the talk is about the registration of 70,000 persons and 1300 companies, more than 90% of which are IT companies.

-Even if these companies and specialists stay in Armenia for a short period of time, what impact will it have on Armenia’s tech industry, economy? What opportunities will open?

-It’s very important for us that we create very quickly platforms and use mechanisms that allow the foreign specialists in Armenia to transfer his/her knowledge to the local companies and specialists. As a rule our top-class specialist is working at least with new 5 specialists. This means that by attracting 100 top specialists we could create a working group consisting of 500 specialists, allow 500 young people to develop their skills. We need to understand that this has an investment value and we not only must not take taxes from these people, but also we should co-finance because they arrive here to transfer their knowledge to our children. Regardless of how long the relocation to Armenia will last, all stages are of strategic significance for our country. In line with this, we should work to improve the tools and make these specialists stay in our country longer.

-So, we expect that the inflow of tech specialists will contribute to the capacity development of Armenian specialists and the creation of jobs…

-The result will be seen in economy, science and education sector, as well as in social terms. We know that engineering jobs generate several times more jobs, because they are highly paid specialists and they should also promote the development of other fields. The foreign specialists are a very important resource for our Armenian companies. Our companies are already hiring specialists who arrived from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. There are hundreds of such cases. There are also examples when Armenian companies are cooperating with the companies that moved to Armenia. By summing up, I want to note that we need a special policy, a detailed program which should have a solid budget, and we should understand that it is an investment, not a charity.

Interview by Anna Gziryan




Visiting Montenegro President attends quarterfinals at Yerevan EUBC Men’s Elite European Boxing Championships

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YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović, who is on an official visit to Armenia since May 26, visited today the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan to watch the quarterfinals of the EUBC Men’s Elite European Boxing Championships.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Armenia Karen Giloyan, the Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan and the Mayor of Yerevan Hrachya Sargsyan accompanied the President.

Team Montenegro’s Cruiserweight Petar Luesevic and Lightweight Edin Alkovich had scheduled bouts during the May 27 quarterfinals and President Đukanović came to cheer for his country's team.