The resistance movement is blocking all entrances to the Armenian government building.
“Now our task is to block all entrances. Don't even try to enter the building. Block all six entrances. Act calmly, do not come into conflict with the police,” said Vice Speaker of the National Assembly, MP from the Armenia bloc Ishkhan Saghatelyan.
Further actions will be announced after blocking the entrances to the building.
8 project ideas advance to incubation phase out of the 12 competing projects from Armenia’s six marzes
YEREVAN, 31 May 2022 – Five Armenian startup teams of adolescents advanced to implementation stage in the Generation Unlimited imaGen Ventures Youth Challenge concluding the weekend bootcamp in Dilijan and each receiving seed funding in the amount of US$1000, equivalent to 444,280 Armenian drams.
Launched in early March by UN Armenia, including UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, and AYB Educational Foundation, the GenU Challenge received 109 submissions from young people of 14 to 24 ages, representing Armenia’s six marzes and the capital city of Yerevan. The submissions presented a variety of ideas, ranging from how to raise the quality of education, encourage civic activism, boost employment or combat climate change, raise awareness of media literacy and mental health.
The GenU Challenge is supported by the Minsitry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Synergy Armenia and BodyShop. Out of the 109 submissions, the selection committee of all partners chose 12 promising ideas to compete in a weekend bootcamp in Dilijan on 28-29 May. As a result of the bootcamp, the following eight teams were selected to proceed to incubation phase:
In the next few months, the project teams will use the awarded seed funding and get additional mentorship from industry experts to put their ideas to practice.
“GenU is about giving opportunities to young people to contribute to the society, about unleashing their potential in entrepreneurship and creativity, as well as about listening to the voices of young people. It’s their time and their turn to proactively tackle social issues in their own communities and, as we saw during the application stage, Armenian youth have no shortage of ideas when it comes to the development of their country and their own future,“ state the organizers.
In July 2022, two of the most promising solutions from Armenia will be submitted to a global judging process. These projects will receive further funding, along with a tailored global incubation programme from Generation Unlimited partners to support them to scale.
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Generation Unlimited: Generation Unlimited is a global public-private-youth partnership working to prepare young people to become productive and engaged citizens. It connects secondary-age education and training to employment and entrepreneurship, empowering every young person to thrive in the world of work.
The challenge calls on young innovators across Armenia and 35 other countries to design solutions to accelerate the SDGs, for example to improve education, employment, civic engagement or tackle issues in climate change, media literacy or mental health. As of 2021, with presence in over 43 countries, reaching over 15 million young people, and involving over 200 organizations, the Youth Challenge is truly a global initiative meeting young people where they are and working with them in supporting the realization of their full potential.
https://www.undp.org/armenia/press-releases/5-armenian-startup-teams-adolescents-receive-seed-funding-generation-unlimited-imagen-ventures-youth-challenge
12:34, 1 June 2022
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, the Armenian foreign ministry reports.
The sides discussed the prospects of forming bilateral and multilateral cooperation agenda, developing the relations between Armenia and Saudi Arabia.
During the telephone talk both officials highlighted the importance of boosting the commercial ties and implementing investment programs between the two countries.
Minister Mirzoyan informed his counterpart that Armenia supports Saudi Arabia’s application to hold World Expo 2030 in Riyadh.
16:11, 1 June 2022
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Vache Terteryan received the delegation led by Member of the National Assembly of France Florence Provendier, the ministry said.
Welcoming the guests, the deputy minister highlighted the importance of the meeting especially in the frames of the Armenia-France economic cooperation roadmap signed by the ministries of the two countries.
“The large Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference scheduled in Lyon in the end of June will be a very good occasion to once again strengthen the horizontal relations between the sides and import new ideas”, the deputy minister said.
Florence Provendier thanked for the meeting and said that the Armenian community of France plays a big role in the development of the Armenian-French relations. The lawmaker said she is actively cooperating with French-Armenians.
The opportunities of building the Spandaryan water reservoir, the strategy directed to the sectoral development and the visions for the future were also discussed during the meeting.
12:07, 27 May 2022
YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS.A state-level agreement exists between Armenia and Iran on Iran opening its consulate in the Armenian town of Kapan in Syunik Province, the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri told ARMENPRESS. “The work has started, but we haven’t yet acquired the relevant territory. This proves the significance of this province for Iran and Armenia,” the ambassador added.
Ambassador Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri said the opening of the consulate will create very good opportunities for cooperation between Armenian border provinces and Iran’s border provinces – with Tabriz, West Azerbaijan province in terms of boosting trade turnover.
“We are planning cooperation in various directions between bordering provinces, in scientific, academic, economic and other areas, we are also developing very good projects in tourism, which will take place in Syunik very soon, and this can help for the two peoples getting to know each other better,” the ambassador said.
In December 2021, the Iranian government approved opening a consulate in the Armenian town of Kapan.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry then said that Armenia will also open a consulate in Iran, without specifying in which city.
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in the Eurasian Economic Union Forum said that Yerevan is interested in concluding an agreement between Iran and the Union.
Suggesting the development of pilot projects and joint events with the aim of expanding and deepening trade and economic relations and establishing collaborations, Pashinian emphasized the importance of establishing relations with third countries, including Iran.
Stressing the importance of paying attention to Yerevan's interest in concluding a full-fledged free trade agreement between Iran and the Union, Pashinian stated that the experience of the operation of the interim agreement with Tehran clearly shows the attractiveness of the Iranian market and the prospects of further deepening cooperation.
"We also want to start negotiations for an agreement between the Union and Indonesia," he added.
Citing that eight years have passed since the signing of the agreement establishing the Eurasian Economic Union, the Armenian prime minister said that the union is very promising and attractive for other countries.
The first Eurasian Economic Forum was held in the Kyrgyz capital yesterday.
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As part of the actions of disobedience, today citizens blocked the Noyemberyan-Voskepar road, demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.
Today in a number of regions of the republic, citizens held protest actions, blocking a number of roads.
In Vanadzor, citizens held a motor rally demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The situation escalated on the Yerevan-Sevan highway blocked by the opposition. The police, using force, managed to eventually unblock the road.
The situation also escalated in Vardenis. The police demanded that the protesters unblock the road, but when they refused, they began to bring the protesters to a drive.
In Spitak, citizens blocked the interstate highway Spitak-Yerevan. They stated that in order to preserve the sovereignty of Armenia and Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, should be removed from his post.
ArmInfo.Very soon, Moscow will try to return its dominant role in the big game in the South Caucasus. Political strategist Vigen Hakobyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
"I don't think that the Russia will try to fit itself and its own interests into a negotiating format supervised by others, in particular, in Brussels. I expect that there will be some turns that will allow Moscow to return to the great game of the Caucasus," he said.
According to the political strategist, at this stage, Moscow is trying to stay in the processes supervised by the West, with the participation of Armenia and Azerbaijan, perfectly understanding and seeing the attempts of Yerevan and Baku to finally fit into the Brussels format. Hakobyan explains the current passivity of the Russia by the Turkish factor. In his opinion, in this way Moscow is trying to avoid the prospect of confrontation now with Ankara.
The political strategist explains the current activity of the EU and the US in the Caucasian direction by the desire to form a new front for Russia, now in the South Caucasus, using for this purpose the Armenian- Azerbaijani contradictions in general and the issue of Artsakh in particular. That is why, first of all, they are trying to deprive Russia of the moderation of the negotiation process
"In reality, either Russia or Turkey can be the moderator of the region. Accordingly, the West is actually, rather hastily, trying to lead processes in the Turkish direction. This is due to their awareness of the prospect of lowering their capabilities in the Caucasus after the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine," he summed up.
The UK has lifted all restrictions on arms exports to Turkey, Middle East Monitor reported on Friday, citing the head of the Turkish Defense Industries Presidency.
"Important details on technical issues were discussed, and at the same time, steps were taken in principle to bring bilateral ties to a higher level in the field of defense," Ismail Demir said during his visit to London.
Thus, all of the products have been removed from the list of export restrictions which was created by British authorities in December 2021.
The UK has previously halted arms exports to Turkey. In October 2019, the UK, Canada, and some other NATO members stopped exports and suspended the granting of arms export licences for weapons which may be used to target Kurdish militias in Syria, while the Turkish military was conducting operations to clear the groups from areas near its border region.
Those licences were essential to providing critical parts to Turkish defence projects, including jets and its famed armed combat drones.