Biden to discuss Ukraine situation with US allies on February 28
09:35,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. US President Joe Biden will hold a call with US allies on Monday morning to discuss the situation in Ukraine and their coordinated response, CNN reports citing the White House.
The call will take place at 20:15 Yerevan local time in a closed format.
The White House didn’t clarify who will take part in the talk.
ArmInfo. The office of third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, issued an official statement in response to the intentions of the Aliyev regime to initiate a criminal case against him and put him on the wanted list.
"The accusation of Serzh Sargsyan by the Aliyev regime is already ridiculous in itself, and the charges are cynical, since Aliyev, who mastered the genocidal policy over the years and whose hatred of Armenians became state policy in Azerbaijan during his entire reign, has no the moral right to speak about Serzh Sargsyan, not to mention pressing charges. Over the years, Aliyev has faced the skillful diplomacy of Serzh Sargsyan, who adequately represents Armenia. He also witnessed the high rating of the third president of the Republic of Armenia, which did not decrease in the international community after his resignation.
The third President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, even after leaving his post, continued and will continue to represent the national, state interests of Armenia abroad thanks to his extensive connections and experience," the office of the third President of the Republic of Armenia said in a statement. At the same time, the office of the third President of the Republic of Armenia noted that both from 1988 and henceforth, Sargsyan will seek to realize the right of the Armenian people, who have lived in Artsakh for thousands of years, to live freely, independently and safely on the sacred Armenian land.
"It is noteworthy that inside the country the second and third presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan are being persecuted by the capitulating authorities, and outside the country this is done by the Azerbaijani ruling clan, which has become a de facto ally of the surrendered authorities. Neither the regime inside Armenia, nor those who persecute it outside Armenia, will be able to prevent Serzh Sargsyan from fulfilling his mission. We are sure that in addition to the historical trial, the time will come to punish those who committed crimes against the Armenian people," the office of the third president of the Republic of Armenia said in a statement.
As ArmInfo previously reported, today the head of the special investigation department of the military prosecutor's office of Azerbaijan, senior adviser to justice Emil Tagiyev said that Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan were put on the wanted list on charges of allegedly "inciting ethnic hatred in 1988."
Today, we join with Armenians mourning and acknowledging all who lost their lives in Sumgait in 1988. This is written Sunday on the Facebook page of the US Embassy in Yerevan.
Thirty-four years ago, on February 27-29, the massacres of the Armenian population in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, were carried out—with the planning of the Azerbaijan SSR authorities and the consent of their law enforcement agencies—during which hundreds of Armenians were killed and thousands of others were forcibly displaced.
14:03,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 is available in primary healthcare facilities (polyclinics) and mobile vaccination sites in Armenia, the Healthcare Ministry reported.
Persons aged 12 and above can get vaccinated with Pfizer. Parental consent is required for persons aged 12 to 18.
Pfizer can also be used as a booster shot for persons 18 and above, at least 3 months after full vaccination.
11:38,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, ARMENPRESS. 1469 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 414,764, the Armenian National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.
30 people died, bringing the COVID-19 death toll to 8308.
2587 people recovered (total 388,780).
5879 tests were conducted (total 2,857,715).
As of February 19 the number of active cases stood at 16,088.
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18:24,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine should sit at the negotiating table with the representatives of the Donbas, and the sooner that happens, the better, ARMENPRESS reports, citing TASS, Putin stated this after a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
"We stated with the President of Belarus that the guarantee of the restoration of civil peace in Ukraine and the easing of tensions around that country is the fulfillment of the agreements of the OSCE Minsk Group. All Kyiv need to do is sit down at the negotiating table with the Donbass representatives to coordinate political, military, economic and humanitarian measures to end this conflict. The sooner that happens, the better," Putin said.
The Russian President regrets that the opposite process is currently taking place in Donbas, the situation is getting worse.
20:09,
YEREVAN, 18 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. Yerevan Mayor Hrachya Sargsyan and First Deputy Mayor Levon Hovhannisyan met with the Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of Yerevan Municipality.
"Today, Yerevan is implementing a number of cooperation programs with EU institutions, which cover various areas of the urban economy. Within the framework of the Yerevan Energy Efficiency Program, community kindergartens are being renovated, energy efficiency equipment and solar photovoltaic panels are being installed, providing seismic-resistant and comfortable conditions," the statement reads.
Within the framework of the Yerevan bus program, the city's transport network will be replenished with 100 new buses. € 25 million has been allocated to fund their acquisition, of which € 20 million is an EBRD loan and € 5 million is a grant from the Eastern European Energy Saving Partnership (E5P).
Within the framework of the "Covenant of Mayors" initiative, in the sidelines of "The European Union for Yerevan: Sun community” program photovoltaic panels and lighting systems will be installed in more than 90 buildings in Yerevan by the end of February.
Highlighting the mutually beneficial cooperation with the European Union, the Mayor of Yerevan stressed that the projects already being implemented are a good basis for new initiatives.
Congratulating Hrachya Sargsyan on assuming the post of Yerevan Mayor, Andrea Wiktorin noted that the European Union expresses its readiness to expand cooperation.
"Mr. Mayor, I hope that the joint programs will go faster, we will soon see results. I reaffirm our readiness to ensure the continuity of joint programs, as the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Prime Minister and the city authorities are aimed at the common good," said the Head of the EU Delegation.
The Mayor of Yerevan proposed to install solar stations on the roofs of two administrative buildings of the municipality, Shengavit sports school, within the framework of the joint program. After the meeting, Hrachya Sargsyan accompanied Andrea Wiktorini to the City Hall tower to observe the possibilities of the program on the spot.
16:18,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. The Prosecutor-General of Armenia Artur Davtyan filed a motion to court requesting to overturn the 2010 guilty verdict of Nikol Pashinyan and acquit him.
Davtyan’s advisor Gor Abrahamyan confirmed to ARMENPRESS that the cessation complaint has been filed.
In January of 2010 the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction found Nikol Pashinyan guilty of organizing mass disturbances during the 2008 March 1 events. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison but served a little less than 2 years and was released under a general pardon.
On January 18, 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment over the case of Pashinyan v. Armenia, which Pashinyan had filed when he was an opposition politician. The ECHR recognized that Pashinyan’s right to freedom, personal immunity, as well as the right to freedom of peaceful assembly were violated.
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan's student Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold
09:28,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 10, ARMENPRESS. Three-time world champion, American figure skater Nathan Chen won gold at the men’s figure skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Chen finished his free skating program with a score of 218.63, giving him a total winning score of 332.60.
Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno finished second and third, respectively.
Earlier on Tuesday, Chen, 22, set a world-record performance in his short program where he landed two quadruple jumps when he skated to Charles Aznavour’s La Boheme.
Chen’s coach is Rafael Arutyunyan, the renowned Armenian-American figure skating coach.
11:13,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. 2676 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one day, the ministry of health reported.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 402,403.
The COVID-19 recoveries rose by 3658 in a day, bringing the total to 365,662.
The death toll has risen to 8145 (31 death cases in past day).
6743 COVID-19 tests were conducted on February 10.
The number of active cases is 27,029.