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Rally in Yerevan: Protesters block North-South road under construction

Vanyan Gary
NEWS.am
Armenia – July 12 2022
19:11, 12.07.2022

A large number of people blocked the North-South Road under construction in two directions from the Silikyan quarter to the Haghtanak quarter as a sign of protest, Shamshyan.com reported.

The protesters complain that construction works have been carried out on the above-mentioned section for over a month, and as a result, dust rises up. According to the protesters, they were recently told on behalf of Yerevan mayor that the problem will be solved, but no one is solving anything.

According to the website, the road is blocked on both sides and the traffic jam is several kilometers long.

Yerevan mayor sues opposition leader Ishkhan Saghatelyan

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Panorama
Armenia –

Mayor of Yerevan Hrachya Sargsyan has filed a lawsuit against Hayastan bloc MP Ishkhan Saghatelyan, one of the opposition leaders. 

Saghatelyan is accused of holding an "unauthorized rally" in Yerevan under Article 180.1 of Armenia’s Code on Administrative Offences. 

The suit says he failed to notify the community head of the demonstration in a manner prescribed by law. 

The case was filed on July 15, according to DataLex portal.

The Armenian opposition held another rally in Yerevan on Friday evening.

Armenia planning to open diplomatic office in Cyprus next year – Ambassador

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Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia –
, 13:37

 

Armenia is planning to open a diplomatic office in Cyprus next year, Armenia’s Ambassador to Greece and Cyprus Tigran Mkrtchyan said in an interview with the Public Television of Cyprus.

He voiced hope that Cyprus would also open a diplomatic representation in Armenia in the near future.   

During his meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of RIK TV Company Michalis Mikhail the Ambassador Mkrtchyan emphasized that there are long-term close relations between the two countries, expressing hope that in the near future it will be possible to open diplomatic missions on the principle of reciprocity in the capitals of both countries, Yerevan and Nicosia.

The Ambassador also referred to the Cyprus-Armenia-Greece cooperation in a trilateral format, noting that a number of meetings have taken place within the framework of this cooperation in various fields, such as military, political, diaspora affairs, expressing hope that the scope of this cooperation will be further expanded.

Ambassador Mkrtchyan expressed his deep gratitude to the Republic of Cyprus for its support to Armenia.

In turn, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of RIK TV Company Michalis Mikhail noted that efforts will be made to further expand and deepen cooperation with Armenia, including cooperation in the field of news and information and added that RIK also broadcasts daily radio programs specifically for Armenian Cypriots.

Vartkes Mahdessian, state representative of the Armenian Cypriot community in the House of Representatives of Cyprus, was also present at the meeting.

Jane Fitz cancels performance at Sensor Festival in Armenia

Vanyan Gary
Inverted Audio
July 5 2022


Jane Fitz has announced that she will no longer be performing at the inaugural edition of Sensor Festival, scheduled to take place 10-12 September at a disused space telescope at Mount Aragats in Armenia.

In a statement published via Instagram, Jane Fitz shared “Over the past 24 hours I have learnt that a festival I was booked to play in Armenia in September is in fact Russian-backed and promoted. As a long-time visitor and financial beneficiary of Ukraine, who has raised funds for the war effort, it’s absolutely impossible for me to play and get paid at this festival and so I’m cancelling this booking immediately.”  – (read statement)

Having just announced their first wave of acts, featuring some of the most respected producers and selectors of our times it is a disappointing to learn of this dupe. Sensor Festival describe themselves as “anti-war” with a “mission to unite cultures in peace” – that being said, their official ticket partner is Russian owned Tickets Cloud – meaning that a percentage of all ticket sales will be going to Russia and their investors. You can learn more about Tickets Cloud from this 2017 blog post with founder Egor Egerev.

In light of this, other artists have dropped out of the festival including; Andrew Peckler, Animistic Beliefs, DJ Bone, Rabih Beani, Job Sifre – we expect more artists to follow in due course.

Artist currently announced to perform at Sensor Festival; Ana Helder, Andre Pahl, Binh, Broken English Club, Byetone, Cantenac Dagar, Carlota, Ciel, Deepneue, Digby, Dhafer Youssef, Dopplereffekt, Elena Colombi, Eiger Drums Propaganda, Ivan Smagghe, Lea Bertucci, LEYA , Legowelt, Maayan Nidam, DJ Majkel, Merlin Ettore, Ninos Du Brasil, Oko DJ, Raphael Carrau, Rakans, Robin Ordell, Ron Morelli, Rhadoo, Sacha Mambo, San Proper, Sote, Tony Buck, Vaahzer, Velv.93, Vlada.

Elon Musk meets with Pope Francis

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YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS. American business magnate, CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk met with Pope Francis in Vatican. 

Reuters reports the world's richest person tweeted a picture where he can be seen standing next to the pope, captioning it: “Honored to meet @pontifex yesterday”.

Musk’s four teenage boys are also pictured.

Armenia’s investment environment can be interesting for German Business – PM Pashinyan receives Minister Svenja Schulze

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 18:33, 1 July 2022

YEREVAN, JULY 1, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany Svenja Schulze and the delegation headed by her, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister emphasized the high level of political dialogue between Armenia and Germany, attaching importance to the visit of the German governmental delegation to our country. "Germany is Armenia's largest trade and economic partner among the EU countries, and we also highly appreciate Germany's support for Armenia's democratic agenda, exchange of experience. We are interested in the continuation and expansion of our effective cooperation," Nikol Pashinyan said.

The Federal Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany thanked for the reception and emphasized that close relations have been established between the two countries, including within the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership initiative. Svenja Schulze expressed the readiness of the German government to continue and develop the mutually beneficial partnership and joint projects with Armenia.

The Prime Minister emphasized that Armenia is committed to continuing the democratic path and attached importance to the Eastern Partnership initiative, within the framework of which Armenia has made progress in a number of criteria. Nikol Pashinyan presented the Government's reforms in education, justice, police and a number of other areas.

The interlocutors noted that Armenia and Germany have the potential to develop relations in different directions and the will to advance this agenda. Issues of deepening cooperation in agriculture, food security, renewable energy, education, tourism, environmental protection and other areas of mutual interest were discussed. The sides emphasized the initiatives promoting women's economic and social involvement.

The Prime Minister informed that since January, 2022 Armenia has recorded a high index of economic activity, and the investment environment of our country, continuously improving conditions can be interesting for German business, to which the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany gave a positive response. The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction with the cooperation of Armenia with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Reconstruction Credit Institute  (KfW).

Next meeting of special envoys of Armenia and Turkey to take place on July 1

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YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS. The next meeting of the Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey in the Armenia-Turkey normalization process will take place on July 1st in Vienna, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The last meeting of the special envoys took place on May 3. They reaffirmed the declared goal of achieving full normalization between their respective countries through this process. They reiterated their agreement to continue the process without preconditions.

Asbarez: Border Transit Commission Meets in St. Petersburg

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The Armenia-Azerbaijan border


A commission tasked with opening of transport and transit roads between Armenia and Azerbaijan met over the weekend in St. Petersburg, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said in response to press inquiries on Wednesday.

The meeting between Grigoryan and his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts, who chair the commission on the process, took place on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Forum that concluded Monday.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed the meeting and welcomed the efforts of the commission to intensify the process.

“We welcome the intensification of the activity of the trilateral working group led by the deputy prime ministers of the three countries dealing with the unblocking of economic and transportation communications in South Caucasus,” said Zakharova.

“As you know, the working group held its 10th meeting on June 3, when the sides managed to bring their positions closer on a number of issues. The discussions continued from June 16 to 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Russian side will continue providing close support to this process,” Zakharova added.

She did not elaborate on specifics during her weekly press briefing and asked reporters to inquire from the co-chairs of the commission.

Armenian authorities looking for excuses for failure of peace agenda, opposition MP says

Vanyan Gary
Panorama
Armenia – June 16 2022

The Armenian authorities are now looking for excuses for the failure of their peace agenda, Tigran Abrahamyan, an MP from the opposition Pativ Unem bloc, said on Thursday.

“In fact, the "peace agenda" promoted by the government has no grounds whatsoever. Simply put, the desire for peace is there, but all paths leading to it are ‘mined’,” he wrote on Facebook.

Abrahamyan quoted Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as saying in the parliament on Wednesday that “no one can guarantee that the peace agenda will succeed”.

“No one can guarantee that we will be able, will manage, because peace is not a one-sided movement, but the result of cooperation. We have no illusions, we see that the number of those who want to destroy us is greater than we can imagine. And the agenda of peace is an attempt to manage or neutralize the desires to destroy us that exist in the world,” Pashinyan noted.

“The authorities' confession is an important indication, because the main reason why the public, disliking the authorities, supports them or takes a passive stance is because people thought that they could bring peace at any price,” Abrahamyan said.

“However, the authorities are gradually abandoning their former confident position and are now looking for excuses for the failure of the peace agenda, blaming it on the countries hostile to Armenia and the “international community”.

“The "era of peace" promoted by the authorities is actually an agenda for the surrender of Armenia and Artsakh, which must be stopped,” the MP said.