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UAE State Minister satisfied with agreements reached in Yerevan – PM Pashinyan receives Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh

Jack Hunanian

UAE State Minister satisfied with agreements reached in Yerevan – PM Pashinyan receives Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh

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19:31, 3 May, 2019

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates, Co-chair of Armenian-UAE intergovernmental commission Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh on May 3.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, greeting the guests, the PM highlighted the 1st session of the Armenia-UAE intergovernmental commission held on May 2, which is a good platform for discussing issues of development of interstate relations. Nikol Pashinyan noted that Armenia highlights cooperation with the UAE and the activation of economic relations. The rising tendencies in the sphere of tourism also speak about the positive dynamics of Armenia-UAE cooperation.

The Minister of State of the UAE thanked PM Pashinyan for the warm reception and expressed satisfaction over his visit to Armenia, the results of the discussions and agreements reached during the session of the intergovernmental commission. According to Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, the UAE is interested in the development of cooperation with Armenia and implementation of joint projects in various spheres.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to the deepening of economic cooperation in different directions. The Prime Minister noted that the Government is implementing large-scale reforms aimed at improving the business environment, creating equal conditions for economic development and attracting foreign investments. From the perspective of further development of the Armenia-UAE economic relations, Nikol Pashinyan considered promising the cooperation in agriculture, tourism, IT, renewable energy, reservoir construction. The head of the government also noted that Armenia can become a bridge for UAE businessmen to the AEEU and third-country markets. In the context of deepening cooperation in the IT sphere, the Prime Minister expressed hope that the UAE companies will actively take part in the World Congress of Information Technologies to be held in Yerevan in October, 2019.

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh noted that the spheres indicated by the Prime Minister of Armenia are of interest for the UAE as well and that his country is ready to expand partnership with Armenia in political, economic and humanitarian spheres.

The Armenian Prime Minister and the UAE State Minister also touched upon the steps to establish direct air communication, which will contribute not only to the development of tourism, but also to the volume of trade turnover. Both sides emphasized the importance of holding business forums and organization of high-level mutual visits.

The Prime Minister thanked the UAE government for its balanced position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan




Artsakh FM meets with representatives of Armenian organizations in Uruguay

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Artsakh FM meets with representatives of Armenian organizations in Uruguay

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YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS. On the last day of the working visit to Uruguay, the delegation of Artsakh met with leaders of the local Armenian organizations. Leader of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Hakob Kelendjian participated in the meeting.

During the meeting, head of the delegation Foreign Minister of Artsakh Masis Mayilian briefed on the agenda of the domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Artsakh, the Artsakh MFA told Armenpress.

Noting the importance of multilateral relations between Artsakh and our Diaspora compatriots, the Foreign Minister expressed Artsakh Government’s readiness to contribute to preserving the Armenian identity in Uruguay.

Answering the questions of the participants, the Minister touched upon the issues of the security, international recognition, economic development and investment policy of Artsakh.

Member of the delegation, representative of the Artsakh Central Committee of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, member of the National Assembly of Artsakh David Ishkhanyan briefed on the successful implementation of the ARI (Artsakh Roots Investment) investment program in Artsakh since 2010.

The Uruguayan MPs of Armenian origin, who were present at the meeting, were interested in the results of the visit of the Artsakh delegation to Uruguay, in particular, the hour-long meeting with Vice President of the country Lucia Topolansky held in her residence.

On the same day, the delegation was hosted in the Vramyan Club of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun in Montevideo. Masis Mayilian and David Ishkhanyan delivered speeches and answered the questions of the community members.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




France marks first national commemoration of Armenian genocide

Jack Hunanian
France 24, France
 
 
France marks first national commemoration of Armenian genocide
 
Latest update : 24/04/2019
 
© Boris Horvat, AFP | A march in the city of Marseille commemorating the Armenian genocide on April 24, 2016.
 
 
France is marking its first "national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide" on Wednesday, fulfilling a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron that has angered the Turkish government.
 
Macron announced the commemoration at a meeting with representatives of the country’s large Armenian community in February, honouring a promise made during his 2017 presidential campaign.
 
"France is, first and foremost, the country that knows how to look history in the face,” he said at the time, noting that France was among the first countries to denounce the World War I slaughter of Armenians by their Ottoman rulers.
 
France’s recognition of the massacre as a genocide was enshrined in law in 2001, following a lengthy struggle that has strained relations with Turkey.
 

For decades, Armenia and Turkey have been at odds over whether the World War I killings and deportations – which Armenia says left 1.5 million dead – should be described as genocide.

Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed but denies that the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide.

Macron’s announcement in February drew an angry response from Ankara, with a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declaring: “No one can sully our history.”

Earlier this month, Turkey also chastised the Italian parliament for approving a motion to officially recognise the killings as genocide.

Armenians commemorate the massacres on April 24 – the day in 1915 when thousands of Armenian intellectuals suspected of harbouring nationalist sentiment and being hostile to Ottoman rule were rounded up.

 

Analyst: There are constructive processes in Karabakh conflict settlement talks

Jack Hunanian
News.am, Armenia
Analyst: There are constructive processes in Karabakh conflict settlement talks Analyst: There are constructive processes in Karabakh conflict settlement talks

16:45, 20.04.2019
                  

YEREVAN. – Constructive processes are observed in the talks on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict. 

Yerevan Press Club President, analyst Boris Navasardian, told about the above-said to Armenian News- NEWS.am.

In his words, this is conditioned by the balance of power in the military domain, and by the negotiating persons.

“I see that the foreign ministers of the two countries [Armenia and Azerbaijan] succeed in finding common ground,” Navasardian stressed. “But we realize that Azerbaijan will never give up the chance to achieve military superiority over Armenia in order to conduct negotiations from the position of power. Therefore, we need to pay close attention to security issues, which are directly dependent on the economy.”

As per the analyst, even though the Madrid Principles can no longer serve as a basis for the Karabakh peace process, some of its elements may still be applicable.

“For example, the element of increasing trust between the [conflicting] parties, [and] which exists in those precepts, must be maintained and developed,” he added, in particular.

And when asked whether Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continues the policy which third President Serzh Sargsyan was running with respect to the Karabakh issue, the analyst responded that this is impossible given that the PM has a high level of internal legitimacy which the third president did not have.

“Internal legitimacy, as is known, directly impacts the foreign policy content,” Boris Navasardian concluded. “In this sense, Nikol Pashinyan has an advantage.”

Preparations for the World IT Congress in Armenia presented in Minsk

Jack Hunanian
Public Radio of Armenia
Preparations for the World IT Congress in Armenia presented in Minsk

2019-03-29 15:34:01

After the visit of the chairman of World Information Technology and Service Alliance Yvonne Chiu to Armenia, the president of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) Alexandr Yesayan accompanied the head of the Alliance during her visit to Minsk to attend the annual meeting of the organization.

During the first day of the corporate visit, with the support of the Armenian trade representative in Belarus Karen Yesayan, meetings with the Belarusian IT industry representatives were held. At the meeting with the president of Digital Business Confederation Vladimir Basko, WCIT 2019 Project Director Syuzanna Azoyan presented the ongoing organizational procedures, the list of the participating countries, the topics discussed with the speakers and other details. Vladimir Basko and Alexandr Yesayan have discussed the perspectives of bilateral cooperation, which was later presented in the meeting to the president of Business Angels network Valery Astrynski. Alexandr Yesayan invited his Belarusian colleagues to take part in the world's largest IT event held in Yerevan on October 6-9, 2019.

On the second day of the visit, the President of UATE Alexandr Yesayan, who is also a WITSA board member, presented a report at WITSA BOD meeting on the organizational process of the WCIT 2019 and the support of the Armenian Government to host the event at a very high level.

A meeting with Armenian Ambassador to Belarus Armen Ghevondyan is also planned.

World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2019), has been established by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). WCIT 2019 will be held in Yerevan on October 6-9, 2019. The congress is hosted by Armenia and is organized with the support and under the high patronage of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The organizational works are carried out by the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises-UATE.

Sports: Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan is in World Cup final

Jack Hunanian
MediaMax, Armenia
 
 
Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan is in World Cup final
 
 
Photo: Mediamax
 
 
All four members of Armenian men’s team reached the finals of the FIG World Cup 2019 in Doha, Qatar.
 
Artur Davtyan was the last to perform in the qualifying round. He earned 14.849 points in vault, which was the third best result. Igor Radivilov (Ukraine) earned the highest amount of points in the qualifying round, 14.916.
 
Earlier, three other Armenian athletes qualified for the final: Vahagn Davtyan, Artur Tovmasyan (rings) and Harutyun Merdiyan (pommel horse).

Armenian PM, EBRD President discuss ways for expanding cooperation

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Armenian PM, EBRD President discuss ways for expanding cooperation

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19:47, 7 March, 2019

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by President of EBRD Suma Chakrabarti.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan highly assessed the cooperation between Armenia and the EBRD and highlighted its future expansion. Nikol Pashinyan noted that the projects of the EBRD are of great importance for the implementation of the reform initiated by the Government and for the economic revolution agenda in the directions of improvement of business environment, fostering the competitiveness in private sector and so on. The Head of the Executive hoped that the amount of EBRS investments will rise in the future and will cover other spheres of the economy. Nikol Pashinyn highlighted the implementation of projects for SMEs in Armenia by the Bank, adding that the goal of the Government is fostering the development of business.

Suma Chakrabarti noted that the EBRD, taking into account the positive developments in Armenia, is ready to continue its assistance to the Armenian Government for the implementation of projects in various spheres. The EBRD President noted that in its new strategy of cooperation with Armenia projects for SMEs will have a major place. Suma Chakrabarti expressed his personal and EBRD’s assistance to the Government of Armenia in the reform implementation process. He noted that the assistance will be in the form of both financial and consultative.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on various issues referring to the future partnership, spoke about the works of the annual conference of the EBRD to take place in May.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan




Armenian and Egyptian business people set to expand cooperation

Jack Hunanian
ARKA, Armenia
Feb 28 2019

YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. The Armenian-Egyptian Business Association and the International Council for the Support of Business Relations signed today a cooperation agreement designed to help step up economic ties between Armenia and Egypt.

Under the agreement, the Egyptian Ambassador to Armenia, Bahaa El Din Bahgat Disukii, the Armenian-Egyptian Business Association and the International Council for the Support of Business Relations will implement a number of projects that will benefit both countries. Also in 2019, they will organize a set of Armenian-Egyptian economic conferences and exhibitions.

Disukii emphasized the agreement for the development of cooperation between the two countries. He said Armenia and Egypt enjoy excellent political and cultural relations, which is not the case when it comes to economic relations. He said both sides need to work hard to change this situation.

The president of the Armenian-Egyptian Business Association Eduard Manukyan stressed that the bilateral agreement should serve the development of economic relations between Armenia and Egypt. “Our job is to present Armenian businesses in Egypt and vice versa. And also help Armenian and Egyptian business people with reciprocal visits,” said Manukyan.

Mariam Manukyan, the president of the International Council for the Support of Business Relations, said an Armenian delegation is to visit Cairo in July to discuss with their Egyptian peers how to increase trade. -0-