Author: Garnik Tadevosian

Artsakh Parliament Speaker meets with Armenian MPs 

 20:16, 2 September 2022

STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Artsakh Artur Tovmasyan received members of Parliament of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction Rustam Bakoyan and Lilit Sargsyan, the Parliament of Artsakh said. 

Artur Tovmasyan welcomed the guests for visiting Artsakh on the 31st anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Artsakh.

The meeting touched upon the provisions of the November 9 trilateral statement.

The MPs highlighted the issue of the security of Artsakh and its people. They said that the authorities of Armenia are carrying out daily activities in international platforms for ensuring the security of Artsakh.

“We have a fragile situation and it should be strengthened in order to reduce the risks of large-scale escalation as much as possible”, Rustam Bakoyan said. 

The Civil Contract faction MPs also talked about the major social programs provided by Armenia to Artsakh and other types of support.

The Artsakh Speaker of Parliament also met with a group of lawmakers from the Hayastan and I Have an Honor factions of the Armenian Parliament, with the participation of the heads of parliamentary factions.

 20:47, 1 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Vice Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan, who also co-chairs the inter-agency commission for coordinating the organization of STARMUS VI Festival, today chaired the meeting of the commission, the Parliament’s press service said. 

Welcoming the session participants, Hakob Arshakyan congratulated them on Knowledge and School Day, stating that Armenia is attaching special attention to education and science sectors. According to him, the holding of STARMUS VI Festival in Armenia is also one of the most important initiatives for science development.

The meeting participants discussed technical and content issues related to the organization of events within the frames of the Festival. 

Summing up all the proposals and recommendations made during the meeting, Hakob Arshakyan highlighted the proper organization and holding of such a large-scale and prominent event.

The meeting was also attended by STARMUS Founding Director Garik Israelian.

STARMUS VI: 50 Years On Mars will be held in Armenia from September 5 to 10.

 10:17,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The universities of Yerevan and the educational facilities of Armenia will host the speakers of STARMUS VI International Festival that will launch in Armenia on September 5.

The speakers will share their knowledge and experience by discovering the secrets of the Universe.

The speakers will deliver lectures in the following educational facilities of Armenia:

• Yerevan State University
• National Polytechnic University of Armenia
• Armenian-Russian University
• American University of Armenia
• Armenian State University of Economics
• Armenian National Agrarian University
• Yerevan Haybusak University
• National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
• Alikhanian Yerevan Institute of Physics
• UN Office in Armenia
• Quantum College
• Physics and Mathematics Specialized School 
• Anania Shirakatsy Lyceum
• TUMO Center for Creative Technologies
• Ayb School
• Technological Center of Enterprise Incubator Foundation in Gyumri
• COAF Smart Center in Lori province
• LOFT in Vanadzor

The students of these educational institutions will have an opportunity to listen to the world-renowned scientists, astronauts and astrophysicists, like Jim Bagian, Garik Israelian, Kip Thorne, Charlie Duke, Nagin Cox, Joel Parker, David Eicher, Tony Fadell, Donna Strickland, Jean-Jacques Dordain and others.

The sixth Starmus, one of the world-scale science and art festivals, will take place on September 5-10 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia, to celebrate science communication with world-class scientists, engineers artists, and astronauts.

In the past, Starmus has hosted several Apollo astronauts (among them Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin), Alexei Leonov and Victor Gorbatko. World known scientists, 25 Nobel prize winners and space explorers have shared their science from the Starmus stage, among them Stephen Hawking, May-Britt Moser, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Elizabeth Blackburn, Donna Strickland, Jill Tarter, Kip Thorne, Robert Wilson, Michel Mayor, Eduard Moser, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox, Tony Fadell, and many other giants of science. Stephen Hawking and Alexei Leonov, together with the rock star and astrophiscist Brian May, worked to create the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, awarded to individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to science communication. Previous Stephen Hawking Medal winners include Elon Musk, Jean-Michel Jarre, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hans Zimmer and The Particle Fever documentary.

 12:45,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. The government of Armenia will not provide compensation to the businesses that were affected from the recent explosion in Yerevan’s Surmalu trade center, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.

He said that the businessmen operating in Surmalu have not had insured their property.

“The government cannot take on itself a function and compensate that cost which the insurance company should have compensated. If the businessman did not consider that risk high, the government has nothing to do there”, he said.

The Surmalu blast, which took place on August 14, killed 16 and injured 60 more others.

 11:41,

YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. Officials from law enforcement agencies and the ministry of emergency situations are discussing options that would enable businesses of the Petak Trade Center to resume working, the Ministry of Emergency Situations spokesperson Hayk Kostanyan said in a statement.

Petak Trade Center was shut down indefinitely on August 14 when the adjacent Surmalu shopping center explosion took place.

“The businesses at the Petak Trade Center are demanding to know a concrete day when they can return to work. As soon as a decision is made the announcement will be made,” Kostanyan said.