Author: Yeghisabet Arthur

 13:03, 22 February, 2022

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. The issue of returning Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan was raised during the discussion of the topic on the security in the South Caucasus at the meeting of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy in Yerevan, Head of the Armenian parliamentary delegation at the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Maria Karapetyan told reporters at a briefing today.

Asked whether this issue, or a resolution or any kind of decision relating to the Armenian POWs are expected on the sidelines of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, the lawmaker said: “The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly doesn’t suppose such a format, but, of course, the lawmakers raised that issue during the debate on the topic of the security in the South Caucasus. In general, the sessions of these committees conduct a preliminary debate of drafts similar to our parliament. The resolutions of the political, energy, security and social committees are still in the form of drafts, they are currently being debated, but I would like to note that they do not have a context of conflict”, she said.

 17:49,

YEREVAN, 26 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia denies the information spread on social networks about the alleged participation of a serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces in Ukraine, ARMENPRESS reports Foreign Ministry spokesman Vahan Hunanyan wrote on his Twitter page.

"The information about the alleged participation of a serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces in Ukraine is completely misinformation," Hunanyan wrote.

The Telegram channels reported that an Armenian soldier was allegedly taking part in operations against Ukraine in Kharkov.

 17:17,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 24, ARMENPRESS. A Russian-Armenian Business Forum was held in Yerevan on February 24, pursuant to an agreement reached in December 2021 during the Armenia-Russia 20th session of the Inter-governmental Commission for Economic Cooperation.

Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Narek Teryan, Trade Representative of Russia in Armenia Anna Donchenko, officials, businessmen and private sector representatives attended the forum. 

Deputy Minister Narek Teryan welcomed the participants and noted that the bilateral trade-economic cooperation between Armenia and Russia continues gaining momentum, also thanks to Armenia’s membership to the Eurasian Economic Union.

“In 2019, for the first time mutual turnover between our countries surpassed 2 billion dollars, and in 2021 it totaled 2,6 billion dollars,” he said.

Teryan said Armenia attaches importance to enhancing industrial cooperation with Russian companies, namely in direction of establishing industrial cooperative ties.

He called for the development of joint corporations, innovative projects and organizational-logistic networks, as well as export support centers for SMEs.

In turn, Donchenko noted that Russia remains Armenia’s top trading partner and said that the cooperation between Russia and Armenia has reached a qualitatively higher level and effective bilateral partnership is carried out especially in direction of implementing investment projects in energy, transport, industry. She noted the active cooperation in radio-electronics, IT and high technologies.

 17:40,

YEREVAN, 23 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. The 35 thousand doses of Spikevax vaccine of Moderna company donates by the Greek Government to Armenia has already arrived. The donation was initiated by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and with the support of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ARMENPRESS reports, the Health Miistry of Armenia informs, adding that the donation was made with the support of the European Union Civil Defense Mechanism within the framework of the "Europe Team" initiative.