Author: Edgar Tavakalian

 15:55,

YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS. Russia urges Baku and Yerevan to solve disagreements through negotiations, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matviyenko told reporters, RIA Novosti reports.

“As a chairwoman of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, I have received appeals by the speakers of parliaments of Armenia and Azerbaijan”, she said.

Matviyenko said Russia is concerned over the current situation. “Now the important is not to search for those responsible, but to immediately suspend any military operation”, she added.

Matviyenko said they are taking all measures to reduce the escalation risks, Russia is making efforts as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair country. In addition, efforts are also made at the parliamentary level.

“We are very worried and concerned over this situation. We will do everything possible to stop the escalation of tension and the military operations”, she said.

She noted that according to the position of the Russian side, the negotiation process is needed aimed at finding mutually acceptable solutions.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Bomb threat at ''Dalma Garden Mall’’ was also false

 19:30, 6 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia informs that it received false bomb threat installed not only at ‘’Megamall Armenia’’, but also at ‘’Dalma Garden Mall’’.

ARMENPRESS reports the National Center for Crisis Management received a call today, at 13:30, that a statement has been spread on internet according to which bombs are placed at the 1st and 2nd floors of Megamall Armenia shopping center in Yerevan which are going to explode at 13:50.

Rescuers and operative groups left for the scene.

Nearly 350 citizens were evacuated by rescuers and police officers from the shopping center.

No bomb was discovered at ‘’Magamall Armenia’’ trade center.

At 13:55 the National Center for Crisis Management received another call that bomb was installed also at ‘’Dalma Garden Mall’’.

Nearly 500 citizens were evacuated. Again no bomb was found.

Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

 11:22, 6 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. Information desks are placed in the streets of Yerevan where volunteers are distributing face masks and introduce the anti-epidemic rules to the citizens.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook that the number of these desks will soon increase in the Republic.

“By the cooperation of the Armenian PM’s administration and the Armenian Red Cross such points have appeared in Yerevan where volunteers are distributing face masks to the citizens and also present the anti-epidemiological rules. At the moment the number of such points is 36, but they will also be placed in the provinces soon”, the PM said.

330 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 28,936. 162 more patients have recovered. The total number of recoveries has reached 16,302. 7 people have died in one day, raising the death toll to 491. Armenia made wearing face mask mandatory also in outdoor public places starting May 25.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:28, 6 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. No new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic of Artsakh in the past 24 hours, the healthcare ministry said.

So far, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Artsakh is 135.

8 more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 109.

The number of active cases is 26.

85 citizens are quarantined.

No death cases have been registered so far.

A total of 2,320 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Artsakh.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 14:52, 6 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. The session of the Commandant’s Office of Artsakh was held today chaired by President Arayik Harutyunyan, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

Commandant, State Minister of Artsakh Grigori Martirosyan briefly presented the actions taken in the Republic in the past month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Acting Minister of Healthcare Arayik Baghryan presented a report on the statistics of COVID-19 in the world, in Armenia and Artsakh, as well as the actions taken by the ministry.

President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan touched upon the recent COVID-19 cases detected in hospitals, urging the responsible officials to take strict measures to rule out new cases or minimize them as much as possible.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Armenian defense minister receives Lithuanian Ambassador

 17:20, 3 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS. Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan received today Ambassador of Lithuania to Armenia Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė and the military specialists who arrived in Armenia with the Lithuanian team on the sidelines of the anti-coronavirus fight, the ministry told Armenpress.

The Armenian defense minister thanked the Lithuanian government and in particular the defense ministry for the assistance provided to Armenia, highlighting the dedicated work of the military specialists in this difficult situation.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:40, 3 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS. One of the central buildings in Yerevan will be lit up in the colors of the Belarusian flag in the evening of July 3 on the occasion of the national day of Belarus – the Independence Day.

Today marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from fascism. Armenian soldiers also had their contribution to the liberation of Belarus. 15 of them have been declared as USSR heroes for the heroic deeds committed in Belarus.

Double hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal Hovhannes Baghramyan also played a great role in the liberation of Belarus. Today some streets in Belarus are named after Baghramyan.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Artsakh's President convokes consultation on the Defense Army officers' housing issues

 19:39, 3 July, 2020

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan convoked an extended consultation dedicated to the housing issues of the Defense Army's retired officers and those on service being on the waiting list on July 3.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Artsakh President's Office, State Minister Grigory Martirosyan and Defense Minister Jalal Harutyunyan delivered corresponding reports on the number of families of officers, their distribution by regions and the required financial expenses.

The Republic's President stated that the urgent solution of the issue is at the spotlight of both Artsakh and Armenian authorities, and with joint efforts the project must be fully realized by the end of 2023. Within this context, the Head of the State gave instructions to the heads of concerned bodies and institutions present at the meeting on starting the house construction activities by the end of the year.
Arayik Harutyunyan underlined that relevant mechanisms should be elaborated for reducing administration in this process and operative solution of the problematic issues in this regard.

Minister of Urban Development Aram Sargsyan, Minister of Labor, Social and Housing Issues Samvel Avanesyan and other officials participated in the consultation.

 12:53,

YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Ukraine International Airlines will resume flights to 9 cities in July and 16 cities in August, AnalitikaUA.net reports.

Armenia’s capital Yerevan is in the list of August flights.

The flight destinations will be from Kiev to Istanbul, Odessa, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Paris, Athens, London, etc.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan