Category: 2019

President offers congratulations on Vanadzor Day

 11:00,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. President Armen Sarkissian has offered congratulations on Vanadzor Dzor, the President’s Office said.

“Dear residents of Vanadzor,

Guests of Vanadzor and admirers of Vanadzor,

I cordially congratulate you all on the occasion of Vanadzor Day.

Lori is a splendid textbook for learning about our native land, while Vanadzor is one of its most significant and beautiful pages. But its greatest treasure, salt of the earth are the people, with the deep simplicity and simple depth of the residents of Lori, amalgamated with the nature and in harmony with the nature. I know it firsthand because I have been in touch with Lori Dzor since my childhood, with the marvelous world of Gugarats, with the world pictured the Great Man of Lori, “close to God, to starts, to the Moon, to earthy bounty and mysteries.” My best memories are with me even today.

Dear people of Vanadzor,

Each of you in his or her own way is linked strongly to your city. A city which is the birthplace for one, native home for others, both of these for others, hospitable place for some, resort for others…The list goes on and one because Vanadzor has many assets.

Each of you is its unique extension, its reflection, its spirit, and wealth. Get enriched with Vanadzor and enrich Vanadzor with you, with ideas, notions, with dreams which may seem unreachable at the first sight but which because of you very soon can become visible and develop your native city and country.

I congratulate you all.

Happy Birthday, Vanadzor!”

Azerbaijani military violates Artsakh ceasefire 170 times in one week

 12:35,

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military violated the ceasefire at the Artsakh Line of Contact more than 170 times from October 20 to 26, Artsakh’s Ministry of Defense said in a news release.

Azerbaijani troops fired around 1500 rounds from various caliber small arms in the direction of Artsakh’s positions, according to the statement.

The Ministry of Defense added that Artsakh’s military “are in control of the tactical-strategic situation and continue confidently carrying out their combat mission”.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan

Patriarchal Locum Tenens Bishop Sahak Mashalyan to visit Armenia for clergy meeting

 12:59,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Patriarchal Locum Tenens Bishop Sahak Mashalyan of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople will travel to Armenia at the invitation of Catholicos Garegin II to participate in the October 27 Supreme Spiritual Council session in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin, the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople said in a news release.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan

President of Greece to arrive in Armenia on official visit

 15:25,

ARMENPRESS, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos will travel to Armenia November 5-6 on an official visit.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has tasked relevant ministries and agencies to carry out the preparations for the visit, a copy of the PM’s order at e-gov.am showed.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to visit Armenia

 15:48,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Rosemary DiCarlo will visit Armenia October 28-29, according to e-gov.am.

DiCarlo is serving as Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs since May 2018.

PM visits Vanadzor Fine Arts Museum

 16:15,

VANADZOR, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited on October 26 the Vanadzor Fine Arts Museum, which is currently undergoing a reconstruction.

The museum administration briefed the PM on the reconstruction and the museum’s history.

The renovation is expected to the completed in late November.

90 million drams have been invested for the work.

The Karlos Abovyan Fine Arts Museum of Vanadzor was founded in 1974.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan

$5 million to be invested in "Vanadzor Armenia” Health Resort

 16:26,

VANADZOR, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the “Vanadzor Armenia” Health Resort during his trip to Vanadzor on October 26 to tour the facility.

The PM visited the city on the occasion of Vanadzor Day. 

The owner of the resort, Sargis Amiryan, told the PM that 5,000,000 dollars will be invested within 10 years for a complete reconstruction of the facility, which includes 9 different buildings. 

Amiryan said the therapy section is currently functioning, and that the resort is the only one in the country offering peat therapy.

The first phase of the reconstruction is already completed and the resort is now offering new standard, deluxe and suite class hotel rooms.

After the completion of the renovation the hotel will be open in all seasons.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan