Հանրապետության նախագահ Արմեն Սարգսյանն այսօր առավոտյան ծաղիկներ է դրել Մյասնիկյանի արձանի մոտ՝ հարգանքի տուրք մատուցելով 2008թ. մարտի 1-ի ողբերգական դեպքերի զոհերի հիշատակին:
Այս մասին հայտնում են նախագահի մամուլի ծառայությունից:
«Մարտի 1-»-ի քրեական գործով սահմանադրական կարգը տապալելու մեջ մեղադրվող ՀՀ պաշտպանության նախկին նախարար Սեյրան Օհանյանի կենսաթոշակային հաշվեհամարի վրա դրված արգելանքը քննիչի որոշմամբ վերացվել է։
Ավելի վաղ նախաքննության ընթացքում քննիչը որոշում էր կայացրել կալանք դնել Սեյրան Օհանյանի գույքի, այդ թվում՝ ֆինանսական միջոցների վրա, որի շրջանակներում կալանք է դրվել նաեւ կենսաթոշակային հաշվեհամարի վրա։
Սեյրան Օհանյանը չի ընդունում իրեն առաջադրված մեղադրանքը։
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt
While speaking at the 2019 Munich Security Conference, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt mentioned Egypt’s role in welcoming refugees of the Armenian Genocide more than a century ago, to illustrate his country’s storied history in helping people displaced by conflict or war.
“In Egypt, we have 5 million refugees [registered and unregistered], who do not live in camps. They have been treated as we dealt with Armenians [refugees] 100 years ago, when Egypt hosted them after the massacres,” Sisi said during a panel on Saturday.
The Armenian National Committee of Egypt labeled el-Sisi’s statement as a “first step” toward Egypt’s official recognition of the Armenian Genocide, while stressing that Egyptian leader did not mention the word “genocide” in his presentation.
“Although the Egyptian president did not use the term ‘genocide.’ he did however take the first step in this direction, by seeing the need to mention it in light of current realities,” the Armenian National Committee of Egypt said in an annoucement.
“Initially he spoke about Egypt having accepted Armenian refugees, however he did not speak about the reason. The Armenian National Committee of Egypt commends this step of the Egyptian president, assessing it not only as a pre-step towards recognizing the Armenian Genocide, but also as the Middle East’s and Northern Africa’s main actor’s positive response and vow to join the civilized initiative of the Republic of Armenia on preventing and banning future genocides,” added the ANC of Egypt’s statement.
“We join our voice to President el-Sisi, demanding to hold to account those who encourage terror organizations and those who shatter peoples’ fates,” said the statement.
Siran Hartunian, a member of the Armenian Community in Egypt, also commented on Sisi’s statement during the local “90 Minutes” television program on Sunday, saying that “Egypt’s recognition of the Armenian massacres – as other countries have- will return the rights of 1.5 million martyrs killed by the Turks,” reported the Egyptian Street online publication.
Egypt, which has an Armenian community that is rich in history, has not formally recognized the genocide of the Armenian Genocide, but was the first Arab country to recognize Armenia’s independence in 1991.
ArmInfo. After the revolution for the first time the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran have become legal, the primate of Tehran Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Sepuh Sarkissian said in his welcoming speech at the solemn event of the Armenians of Tehran on the occasion of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
"Religion and homeland are two sacred values for the people of Iran, and Iranian citizens have always sacrificed themselves for the protection of these two sacred principles. After the war, the Armenian community also played its role in promoting Iran in the artistic, industrial, and international transport sectors, "said Sarkissian.
To note, according to official data, today the Armenian community of Iran totals 200 thousand people.
Member of the Republican party’s Executive Body, spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov and party’s council member Artak Zakaryan met with the delegation headed by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov.
Republican party’s press service says that during the meeting the parties discussed wide range of issues on Armenian-Russian cooperation and referred to the prospects of inter-party cooperation.
Within the framework of visit to Munich Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with UK Minister of State Sir Alan Duncan at the Foreign and Commonwealth office, MFA press service reports.
The interlocutors discussed a number of issues on boosting bilateral cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats. The sides expressed readiness to undertake practical steps to enrich the Armenian-British bilateral agenda.
Minister Mnatsakanyan briefed on the domestic political development in Armenia and stressed the commitment of the new government to continue implementation of reforms in different sectors and rated high the continuous assistance of the United Kingdom in that regard.
Referring to the priorities of the Armenian government, the Armenian minister stressed that Armenia aims at developing IT, high technology sectors and expressed conviction that the joint efforts will open new prospects for cooperation.
During the meeting the sides also exchanged views over a number of international and regional issues.
With the request of the Minister of State, Armenia’s FM briefed on the Armenian approaches over Karabakh conflict settlement, stressing the importance of creation of peace-promoting atmosphere and necessity to refrain from steps escalating the situation and aggressive rhetoric.
YEREVAN. – Armenian troops have not been sent to Syria.
Ruben Rubinyan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of Armenia, on Monday told about the aforesaid to reporters in parliament.
He noted this when responding to the remark that the PM’s spokesperson had stated that a humanitarian team from Armenia was sent to Syria on the basis of verbal agreements, and to the question as to whether this was permissible.
“Troops have not been sent to Syria; (…) a team of specialists has been sent to Syria,” Rubinyan said, in part. “Second, the [Armenian] Ministry of Defense has clearly noted—in its [respective] message—the legal grounds based on which the team of specialists was sent to Syria.”
Armenia’s third president Serzh Sargsyan does not have a status of defendant at any criminal case at Special Investigation Service, SIS spokesperson Marina Ohanjanyan told Aysor.am.
“We officially reject such information. Serzh Sargsyan does not have status of defendant,” the spokesperson said.
Earlier Serzh Sargsyan’s attorney officially stated that Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned to the SIS and interrogated in the sidelines of the March 1 criminal case.
Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan has also been summoned and interrogated.
Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan has a status of defendant and is in custody.
Volume of mortgage loans provided by Armenian banks increases – Pashinyan presents details
09:58, 8 February, 2019
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. During 2018 the volume of mortgage loans provided by the Armenian banks surpassed the figure of 2017 by 20%, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook, reports Armenpress.
The PM said after the revolution the banks, in fact, have provided as much mortgage loans as in the whole 2017, and the bank interest rates are constantly decreasing.
“Moreover, the mortgage lending growth rate increases especially under the influence of the government’s decisions. The growth within the frames of Apartment for Youth program comprised 41% in November 2018 against November 2017, 85% in December 2018 against December 2017, 131% in January 2019 against January 2018. 131% – this means that free, young citizen of Armenia is linking his/her future with the homeland, exclusively with the own homeland”, Nikol Pashinyan said.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Only two of the six points in the bathroom built in 15 years ago are partly operated in the school of Karnut. This is because of serious technical shortcomings left during the construction of the school by the builder, the sewerage system was not complete and the norms were not met. This is the reason why sewage water has been flooded for many years.
More information is in “Tsayg” TV footage.