Author: Paul Hambardsumian

Canadian FM announces about new mission aimed at supporting democracy in Armenia

 13:37,

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Canada Marc Garneau has announced that Ambassador of Canada to Germany and Special Commissioner to the European Union Stéphane Dion will carry out a special mission, by examining the ways Canada can support the Armenian democracy, ARMENPRESS reports, the Foreign Ministry of Canada informed.

‘’Strong democracy in Armenia is one of the key factors for regional stability. Special Commissioner Dion has always been greatly interested in Armenia’s democratic achievements’’, Garneau said.

During the mission the Special Commissioner will examine the ways Canada can support the efforts of the civil society of Armenia, strengthen democratic institutions, add Armenia’s involvement in multilateral institutions and foster inclusive economic growth.

Stéphane Dion’s work will last a few months, during which he will hold on-line consultations with interested sides both in Armenia and Canada. He will also pay a visit to Armenia to meet with members of the Government of Armenia, partner embassies, civil society groups, international organizations, the private sector and the media.

‘’This mission underscores how important the success of democracy in Armenia is for Canada. At the end of the mission, the Special Commissioner will present a report to Minister Garneau, including suggestions on how Canada can advance implementation of democratic aspirations together with Armenia in the future’’ reads the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Canada.

Special Commissioner Stéphane Dion made a note on his Twitter page regarding his appointment to the responsible position of the mission, noting: "I am honored to have such an opportunity to strengthen the democratic ties between Canada and Armenia."

 13:14,

YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government approved a decision to include Artek Power Systems LLC in the Alliance Free Economic Zone.

The company will produce and export unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

The operation of beneficiaries in Alliance FEZ will enable to attract investments, boost the export of production in high and innovation technologies, contribute to the spread of an Armenian bran in that area.

The project will be implemented within five years (2021-2025). The investments will comprise about 4.25 billion drams.

85 and more new jobs with 450,000 average monthly salary (in the first year), which will rise up to 550,000 drams later, will be created within the frames of the project.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 17:12,

YEREVAN, JUNE 18, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian historical-cultural heritage will be presented in various cities of the Czech Republic, the Armenian Embassy in Prague reported.

The project is implemented within an expanded format of the traditional Days of Slavic Culture Festival, which has evolved to presenting 3-4 countries annually.

This year the Festival will introduce Armenia, Belarus, Montenegro and Austria to the Czech audience in over a dozen Czech cities and towns (Brno, Uhersky Brod, Jihlava, Olomouc, Ostrava, Hradec Kralove, Hodonin, Slup, Prague).

The Armenian part of the festival is implemented under the auspices of the Embassy of Armenia to the Czech Republic. It consists of a traveling exhibition, that presents the Armenian historical-cultural heritage items inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and on the tentative lists, as well as prominent Armenian personalities, among which are those who have a demonstrated connection to the Czech Republic and the Czech people.

The main exhibition is complemented by another exhibition of photographs entitled “Armenia-the Land of Mountains, Churches and Wine” by a former Chairperson of the Czech Republic-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Robin Böhnisch. On various occasions, the exhibitions are accompanied by the performances of the Armenian dance ensemble “Kilikia” and singer Karin Sarkisjan, as well as gastronomical and other events organized by the local Armenian communities.

The Armenian program kicked off in Brno on May 5 also under the auspices of the Governor of South Moravia, where the exhibitions were displayed in the Regional Administration building and various other places in Brno until June 11, 2021. Within his working visit to the South Moravian Region, on June 11 Ambassador Ashot Hovakimian attended the closing ceremony of the exhibition by the Governor of the region Jan Grolich and Deputy Governor Lukáš Dubec. In the evening, Ambassador Ashot Hovakimian and Deputy Governor Lukáš Dubec jointly attended the Armenian evening in Villa Löw-Beer, where the last display of the exhibitions took place, accompanied by the performances of the Armenian ensemble “Kilikia”, the Armenian singer Karin Sarkisjan and the local “Slovácky” ensemble, followed by a degustation of Armenian specialties and wines.

On June 12, Ambassador Ashot Hovakimian visited Uherský Brod, where the official launching of the Armenian program took place in the form of a day of Armenian culture, held also under the auspices and presence of the Governor of the Zlin region Radim Holiš and the Mayor of Uherský Brod Ferdinand Kubáník.The celebration commenced with the performances of the “Kilikia” ensemble and singer Karin Sarkisjan within the White Carpathian Festival 2021, which were followed by the opening of the exhibitions in the local House of Culture.

The Ambassador’s visit was concluded by a visit to the Museum of Jan Amos Comenius (Komenský), the great Moravian philosopher, pedagogue and theologian.

For more information about the project visit: https://www.cultural-heritage.cz/armenie/

 11:13,

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS. 95 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 223,555, the ministry of healthcare reports.

3866 COVID-19 tests were conducted on June 10.

141 patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 214,998.

The death toll has risen to 4482 (4 death cases have been registered in the past one day).

The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19, but died because of another disease has reached 1092.

The number of active cases is 2983.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Due to the fight against shadow economy, Armenia's state revenues have increased by more than 40%

 19:37, 9 June, 2021

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. During 2018-2020, along with the economic growth in Armenia, the shadow economy has significantly been decreased. ARMENPRESS reports, the Government's Facebook page published a video on the reduction of the shadow economy in Armenia.

"Thanks to the government's effective fight against the shadow economy, Armenia's state revenues have increased by more than 40 percent," the video says.

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 13:15, 7 June, 2021

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. The Police of Armenia issued a statement expressing readiness to cooperate with all political parties and alliances participating in the snap parliamentary elections during the pre-election campaign

“The Police Chief and leadership are ready to hold meetings and discussions with the heads of headquarters of parties and party blocs to hold the campaign and the elections within the law, to ensure public order and the constitutional rights of the participants”, the Police said, stating that it has all powers and capacities to prevent and reveal possible electoral frauds, encroachments against the rights of a citizen.

The electoral campaign for the snap parliamentary elections officially launched in Armenia on June 7.

The campaign will last until June 18.

The snap parliamentary elections will take place on June 20, but the electronic voting will kick off on June 11 until June 13.

26 political forces – 22 parties and 4 blocs, are participating in the elections.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan