On December 7, the day of the 30th anniversary of the 1988 earthquake, the Armenian government will hold a outgoing session in Gyumri.
Nikol Pashinyan stated at today’s meeting with Gyumri residents.
Category: 2018
Pashinyan Against Pashinyan – RPA’s video (video)
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has shared a video as a pre-election campaign that is more anti-advertising.
It presents a video of contradictions in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements made at different times.
Guest of Hayeli Club is candidate of RPA David Shahnazaryan (video)
The guest of the Hayeli Club is David Shahnazaryan, candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
The speaker mentioned that he would speak exclusively about the internal political issues, though he had also planned to address the foreign policy and the Karabakh issue.
Meetings with group of Russian-Armenian entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Moscow
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on November 24-26 met in Moscow with a group of Russian-Armenian entrepreneurs and philanthropists to discuss issues on the implementation of various programs in Artsakh, the Presidential Office reports.
President Sahakyan noted with satisfaction that our compatriots in Russia had been actively involved in the development of Artsakh, expressing hope that the high cooperation dynamic would be preserved in the future too.
Heightened border control and supervision for chicken eggs
The Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia has initiated heightened border control and supervision for chicken eggs imported from the Eurasian Economic Union countries, as well as other non-member countries.
The inspectorate said that the border control has been brought to higher alert also based on avian influenza cases in a number of regions in Russia.
Armenia’s chess M-16 team to meet with Portugal
At the Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey, Armenia’s youth team is still among the followers of the leaders.
In the first round, our team lost to Switzerland (1.5: 2.5). After this Armenian team won Kyrgyz team (3.5: 0.5) and in the third round won Denmark’s team (2.5-1.5).
Our team has 4 points and is currently sharing the 8-20th places. The table is headed by four countries – Uzbekistan, the United States, India and Belarus. They have three victories and have 6 points each.
In today’s 4th round, Armenia’s youth team will compete with Portugal, which won Azerbaijan and Israel, was defeated by the United States.
Armenia’s acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine
News.am, Armenia
Nov 27 2018
Armenia's acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine Armenia's acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine
21:58, 27.11.2018
Armenia's acting PM Nikol Pashinyan said in Alaverdi city during electoral campaign that Teghut mine will be exploited after its tailing dump is renovated.
“This issue has been in my focus since the first day I was elected Prime Minister. When Teghut mine was exploited, it happened as a result of the 380 million USD credit received from Russian VTB bank. This February it turned out that there are problems with the tailing dump and a renovation is necessary for continuing the exploitation. Conditioned by this, they tried to take another loan, but failed to pay the previous loan. They also couldn’t take a new loan for the renovation of the tailing dump, sine both Teghut and the copper smelter were hypothecated for the previous loan. As a result, the Government invited VTB and Vallex and told them to negotiate and find a solution. As a result, Teghut passed under the control of the bank. We set an obligation before the bank to attract a new operator who will exploit that mine. Now our compatriot, Russian-Armenian Norik Petrosyan has set to that work. We have brought forward a precondition and set a task before Petrosyan, which is that there should be so many jobs at Teghut that in case this case is prolonged, the employees of the copper smelter could find a job at Teghut”, Pashinyan said.
According to the acting PM, some time is necessary to putting the mine into operation.
“It’s impossible to exploit the mine without the renovation of that tailing dump. Nearly 14 million USD is necessary for that, after which that mine will again operate”, Pashinyan said.
Republican Party of Armenia: Number of statements by Nikol Pashinyan are vivid example of hate speech
News.am, Armenia
Nov 27 2018
Republican Party of Armenia: Number of statements by Nikol Pashinyan are vivid example of hate speech Republican Party of Armenia: Number of statements by Nikol Pashinyan are vivid example of hate speech
20:49, 27.11.2018
Armenian acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's some statements, made by him today and the day before, are a vivid example of hate speech and go beyond all limits of the political struggle, as well as infringe upon the moral and human principles, in the statement of the election headquarters of the Republican Party of Armenia reads.
“Such behavior is unprecedented for our political culture, especially on the part of a high-ranking official, especially on the part of the prime minister, who is also responsible for our common security and welfare.
We call on the CEC, the Human Rights Defender and international observation missions to pay attention to the speeches, behavior and rhetoric of the Acting Prime Minister, ”the statement said.
RPA: Such behaviour is unprecedented in our political culture
Panorama, Armenia
Nov 27 2018
The RPA central election headquarters has issued a statement, which reads:
"A number of statements made by the acting Prime Minister yesterday and today are the most vivid manifestations of hate speech that go beyond the limits of the political struggle, as well as violate a number of human and moral principles, such as targeting a woman.
Such behaviour is unprecedented in our political culture, especially by a high-ranking official, namely the prime minister responsible for the safety and well-being of all of us.
We have had a chance to address the abuse of administrative resources by the acting Prime Minister, a bright example of which is the fact that being on holiday, the prime minister was threatening the elected officials, and actually gave the police instructions for compulsory execution.
We invite the attention of the Central Electoral Commission, the Ombudsman and international observers to the acting Prime Minister's speeches, conduct and rhetoric.”
Armenian-Russian cooperation plays ‘stabilizing’ role in the South Caucasus, expert says
Panorama, Armenia
Nov 26 2018
The current situation in the Middle East obviously affects the South Caucasus region, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan said at a roundtable held on Monday to discuss whether 2018 was a breakthrough year for the region.
Safrastyan, who heads the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences, is strongly convinced two tendencies greatly influence the situation in the South Caucasus.
“The first tendency is linked to the Iranian factor. The US sanctions imposed on the country will have an impact on the region in the near future,” he said.
“The second key tendency is the latest political developments in Armenia. They seem to be an internal political affair, but the domestic political processes will affect the political and military situation throughout the region,” the expert noted.
Reflecting on the Armenian-Russian relations, Safrastyan stressed the strategic cooperation between the two countries plays a ‘stabilizing’ role in the South Caucasus, adding that role is on the increase.