Author: Emma Nadirian

 19:39,

YEREVAN, 11 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has returned human remains to Azerbaijan through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ARMENPRESS reports citing Azerbaijani media, Eldar Samedov, Deputy Head of the Working Group of the Azerbaijan State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons Elmar Samedov informed.

"The remains were removed mainly from groundwater sites, so it is very difficult to get DNA samples from those remains. In the final stage, clear information will be provided on how many bodies there are," Samedov said.

 13:14, 9 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. NATO’s military build-up on the territory of neighboring countries creates threats to Belarus and Russia and impacts security of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said at the Valdai International Discussion Club, reports TASS.

“NATO is substantially building up its forces on the western borders of the zone of the CSTO’s responsibility and developing military infrastructure on adjacent territories”, the CSTO chief said at the Valdai Club’s conference titled: "Collective Security in a New Era: the CSTO’s Experience and Prospects."

“Military activity is increasing and militarization of the whole region is actually underway. This creates threats not only to Belarus and Russia but adversely affects the provision of security of our entire organization, the CSTO,” Zas said. “I have the audacity to state this on behalf of the entire organization because this is what is written in the CSTO’s development strategy through 2025,”, the post-Soviet security bloc’s chief said.

 13:00, 7 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. With the initiative of Orion and BAJ Accelerator the BAJ Unicorn Academy program has been launched in Armenia, highly qualified Machine Learning Engineers will be developed. The IT education program is implemented by the Armenian Code Academy (ACA) with funding from Embodied and cognaize companies, the ACA told Armenpress.

The education program is free of charge for the 20 selected students. The first class took place on January 28th and the program lasts for 5 months. 

“Working with our future unicorn companies, we noticed a lack of senior Machine Learning specialists in Armenia. In our estimation, in the coming years, IT companies will continue to grow rapidly, therefore, there will be a need for more specialists. We decided to solve the problem by creating opportunities to gain experience on the educational and international standards’ level. If the first class is successful, we will increase the number of students and programs moving forward,” said Diana Arzumanyan, CEO & Co-Founder of Orion Armenia. 

“We have invited lecturers from the world’s leading companies and universities to train and prepare highly qualified Machine Learning Engineers. We have lecturers from the University of Arizona, Google, and other international companies,” said Narek Aslikyan, CEO & Co-Founder of Armenian Code Academy. 

The best students from the class will get job offers from Embodied and cognaize startups, both of which have achieved great successes in the global market, and currently are actively recruiting and expanding their Armenian teams. With the knowledge gained at BAJ Unicorn Academy, the graduates will also be competitive in the labor market and will be highly sought after by other companies. 

About Orion

Orion Worldwide Innovations (“Orion”), is a startup growth and ecosystem acceleration hub and offers a full-service package to make companies investable and enter the US market, enhance their customer acquisition strategies, stay competitive, and protect their innovation.Orion is a U.S.-based company that was formed in 2017, with offices in New York City, U.S., and Yerevan, Armenia.Orion partners with companies and investor networks worldwide.

About BAJ Accelerator

BAJ Accelerator is a growth stage accelerator and is for startups at the Seed to Series A+ levels. BAJ Accelerator is the first one in the world “accelerating the acceleration of technology” by offering high-touch relationships for funding and growth, business and legal, investment and academia. Topics span an impressive range including technology, legal, finance, sales, marketing, leadership, storytelling and exponential thinking.BAJ Accelerator brings fast-paced drive with the unique vision of “Less Talk, More Deals” slogan.

About ACA

Armenian Code Academy is a leading tech education institution based in Yerevan, Armenia. For the past six years, we have been organizing training programs offering high-quality education to both enthusiasts who want to join computer programming and already practicing programmers who wish to expand their horizons.

 15:16, 25 January, 2022

YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. 15,762 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Georgia in the past 24 hours, stopcov.ge reports.

42 infected patients died in one day, raising the death toll to 14,774.

5160 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 972,745.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Georgia has reached 1,075,154.

In this file photo taken on Oct. 6, 2020, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian gives an interview to AFP in Yerevan, Armenia. (AFP Photo)

 16:28,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan met on January 26 with Ambassador of Germany to Armenia Viktor Richter, the Office of the Secretary of the Security Council said.

Issues relating to the Armenian-German mutual partnership, as well as the Armenia-EU current cooperation were discussed. Both sides emphasized the importance of the long-term political settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.

The officials also exchanged views about issues relating to the border delimitation and demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the request of the German Ambassador, the Secretary of the Security Council presented the process of unblocking the regional transportation routes.

 20:57,

YEREVAN, 25 JANUARY, ARMENPRESS. Amid rising military and political tensions in Ukraine, five countries – the United States, the UK, Germany, Canada and Australia – have announced the decision to evacuate some of their diplomats and their families from Ukraine.

ARMENPRESS reports Foreign minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said only four embassies of the 129 diplomatic missions in Ukraine – the United States, Britain, Germany and Australia- had informed of the decision to evacuate their staff. The decision was later announced by the Canadian Foreign Ministry.

According to TASS, sources of the Japanese Kyodo reported that the Japanese government is also considering the need to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine, including embassy staff.

According to TASS, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister considers the decision of these countries premature. According to the Ukrainian authorities, there are no real grounds for that.

As Russia-NATO military-political tensions over Ukraine escalate, Russia and the United States are holding talks at the levels of presidents, foreign ministers and lower levels to avoid further escalation. The main concern of Washington: the alleged threat of Russian troops invading Ukraine, Moscow's concern is NATO expansion to the East, including Ukraine's possible membership to the North Atlantic Alliance.

 14:13,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian had a talk to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Presidential Office said.

The Armenian President and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discussed issues relating to the Armenia-UAE friendly relations and continuous cooperation.

They touched upon boosting the bilateral mutual partnership in investments and different sectors of economy, implementing the agreements reached during President Sarkissian’s visit.

A number of international and regional issues were also discussed.