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Armenia has agreements with 7 supranational organizations under ATOM presidential initiative

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 13:37, 9 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. Armenia already has preliminary agreements with 7 supranational organizations within the frames of the presidential initiative ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow). According to the agreements, these organizations should come and establish engineering, scientific-research laboratories in Armenia, Chief of staff at the presidential administration Emil Tarasyan said during the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees dedicated to the debate of the 2019 state budget performance report.

He reminded that a scientific-educational complex is expected to be created within the frames of ATOM technological program. “A fund, called ATOM institute of advanced research, has already been created. The fund will deal with the formation and implementation of the entire concept of that center. There are already agreements with heads of 13 states to engage major organizations into that scientific-educational complex. There are also preliminary agreements with 7 supranational organizations so that they come to Armenia and establish engineering and scientific-research laboratories in that park”, he said.

ATOM presidential initiative aims at developing science and technologies in Armenia. Within the frames of the project it is planned to create a city of science and technologies where leading international technological companies and organizations, research centers and universities will be represented.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenia PM: As of June 1, 2020 we have several hundred fewer deaths than as of June 1, 2019

Bedik Zaminian
News.am, Armenia
June 6 2020

11:52, 06.06.2020

YEREVAN. – As of June 1, 2020, we have several hundred fewer deaths than as of June 1, 2019. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on his Facebook livestream Saturday morning.

"There is a very interesting reason for that. First, as of June 1 last year, 2,307 people [in Armenia] had died of cancer, whereas this year—2,213; almost 100 less. What is the explanation? The explanation is that a quite large percentage of those who die from potential cancer are infected with the coronavirus, and the coronavirus did not allow the cancer to become the cause of death, it [COVID-19] became the cause of death. If we believe these statistics, it turns out that if it weren't for the coronavirus, some cancer patients [in Armenia] infected with the coronavirus would have died from cancer.

The same is [true] in the case of respiratory diseases. Last year, 1,448 people [in Armenia] died from these diseases, whereas this year—1,062 people; that is, about 400 fewer people died. The reason is again the same.

Since some people with this disease have received more intensive medical assistance because of the coronavirus, as they could have applied late last year, they have been hospitalized earlier this year; as a result, they have recovered from the coronavirus, and their respiratory condition has improved; that is, ‘thanks to’ the coronavirus, the person has been cured of his other illness, or his condition has improved.

The situation is approximately the same for endocrine diseases, less infectious and parasitic diseases.

That is, as of June 1 [of this year], we [Armenia] have a much better mortality indicator than as of June 1, 2019," Pashinyan said.

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Armenia may face a new lockdown, prime minister says

Bedik Zaminian
Yahoo! News
June 3 2020

Newspaper: Venice Commission response to Armenia will come in mid-June

Bedik Zaminian
News.am, Armenia
June 3 2020

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Alexander Lukashenko discusses Belarus-Armenia cooperation with Nikol Pashinyan

Bedik Zaminian
TVR,  Belarus
June 2 2020
2 June 2020

Belarus-Armenia cooperation was discussed by Alexander Lukashenko and Nikol Pashinyan. The leaders had a telephone conversation today. Our President congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday, wishing the Prime Minister and his family health and speedy recovery from the coronavirus infection.

The leaders discussed the fight against the pandemic in both countries and shared their experiences in responding to the challenge. Alexander Lukashenko and Nikol Pashinyan also addressed the bilateral cooperation and the previously planned projects in various areas. They agreed to meet soon to discuss everything in person.



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Sports: Discovering young talents: Armenian midfielder from Moscow

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News.am, Armenia

By Samvel Sukiasyan

NEWS.am Sport continues presenting the young Armenian football players who play abroad, but dream of playing for the Armenian national team one day.

Attacking midfielder Eduard Asriyants, 18, plays for the U19 team of CSKA Moscow.

"I was born on April 16, 2002 in Moscow. At the age of four, I started playing football at the football club of the central house of the Red Army. It was here that I refined my technique, which, according to the coaches, is one of my strongest qualities. I am a lefty, I play as an attacking midfielder and a right-forward.

From the age of 12, I joined the Labor Reserves children and youth's sports school, where the coach played me in the position of attacking midfielder, revealing my potential. With that team we became the winners of Moscow’s top league, then we took the second place in the Premier League. I scored a lot of goals and received invitations from the strongest clubs in Moscow.

At that time, the teams of Labor Reserves were training at Spartak’s academy, and my transfer to that club was the most logical. As a member of Spartak, I became a three-time champion of the Moscow club league.
In 2019, I moved to CSKA. I have played in the U17 and U19 teams of this club. My goal is to move from youth to adult football and sign a professional contract.

A few months ago, the representatives of the Football Federation of Armenia contacted me. It would be a great honor for my family and me to receive an invitation from the Armenian national team.

I have a lot of experience in international tournaments at the club level. I am ready to represent Armenia with dignity in the international arena. Thank you very much for this interview. I hope we will meet in Armenia soon," Eduard Asriyants said.

Chief of General Staff visits military bases at border

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YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS. Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Lt. General Artak Davtyan visited the military bases located in the southwestern direction and reviewed the ongoing renovation works and the organization of the daily service, the Ministry of Defense said in a news release.

Lt. General Artak Davtyan also visited combat positions and got acquainted with the tactical situation at the border line, the level of physical, combat and morale readiness of the troops, the combat duty conditions and the engineering and reinforcement works at the frontline.

Lt. General Davtyan issued instructions to commanders regarding increasing the effectiveness of combat shifts.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

U.S. Congress strongly criticizes Azerbaijani authorities

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YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan is using the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as an excuse to carry out political pressures and limit the freedom of speech in the country, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings and Senator Roger Wicker, co-chairs of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, said in a statement, Voice of America reports.

“During this pandemic, public health precautions do not excuse politically-motivated repression. We are deeply troubled by reports that the Government of Azerbaijan is further squeezing its people’s access to free _expression_, media, and information through arrests, fines, harassment, and possibly torture. Authorities should cease exploiting this global crisis to limit the speech of members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan and other activists and reporters”, the statement says.

The statement of the U.S. Congress’ Commission says “in recent weeks, Azerbaijani authorities have detained, questioned, jailed, fined, and, in one case possibly tortured opposition members and journalists”.