month : 12/2016 87 results

“Jermuk Group” To Boost Exports

“Jermuk Group” is planning to significantly increase its export volumes. After the launch of its new factory, “Jermuk Group” increased production 4 times. Executive Director of the company, Vahagn Arsenian said the new factory has been built from scratch during just one year with the purpose of increasing exports. “We have to do ...

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Begins Construction of Greenhouses for 59 More Families

With support from Argentinean-Armenian donors, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has launched the third phase of its increasingly popular greenhouse program in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Greenhouses, each with a total area of 100 square meters, are being built for 57 farming families in the villages of Voskevan, Artsvaberd, Koti, Nerkin Tsaghkav...

More Homes Built In Armenian Earthquake Zone

Armenia -- Newly constructed apartment buildings in Akhurian, 20Dec2016 More than a hundred families living in a small town in northwestern Armenia moved into newly built apartments 28 years after a catastrophic earthquake that destroyed their homes. The three apartment blocks in Akhurian were built as part of a protracted government-funded ...

Armenian, Iranian Leaders Agree On Closer Ties

Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian (R) greets his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at Yerevan airport, 21Dec2016.   Iran will increase exports of natural gas to Armenia and deepen broader economic ties with its Christian neighbor, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during an official visit to Yerevan on December 21. Rouhani ...

Armenia-Iran Business Forum Spotlights Trade, North-South Corridor

Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan speaking at the forum in Yerevan (Photo: mineconomy.am) (Arka)—The fourth Armenian-Iranian business forum in the last 12 months organized as part of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to Armenia kicked off in Yerevan on December ...

Former Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan to Return to Politics 

(A.W.)—Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan announced on Dec. 20 that he will “actively” participate in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. His announcement came just days after Unity Party leader Vartan Oskanian expressed hope that Ohanyan would join an alliance with his party and other opposition groups. “I have decided to ...

New Armenian Opposition Bloc Formed

Armenia - Leaders of the opposition Civil Contract, Bright Armenia and Hanrapetutyun parties announce the creation of an electoral alliance in Yerevan, 12Dec2016. (RFE/RL)- Three Armenian opposition parties critical of Russia formally agreed on Monday to set up an alliance that will challenge the government in parliamentary elections slated for ...

Ter-Petrosian Vows To Back Government On Karabakh Peace

Armenia - Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian addresses a convention of his Armenian National Congress (HAK) in Yerevan, 17Dec2016. (RFE/RL)-  Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian has expressed readiness to help President Serzh Sarkisian achieve a compromise solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reaffirming his view that peace with ...

Time to Cure Armenia from ‘Levon the Virus’

Levon Ter-Petrosyan (Photo: hraparak.am) By Haig Kayserian  It is truly a sad reality that Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s name remains a relevant part of the Armenian political vernacular. The first President of Armenia’s current Republic, who was forced to resign in 1998—two years after the first recorded rigged elections since ...

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Ամանորի սեղանը կը յատկանշուի իր առատութեամբ, բայց նաեւ իւրօրինակ, գեղեցիկ, նրբահամ եւ աշխատատար ուտեստներու պատրաստմամբ, որովհետեւ հինէն ի վեր աւանդուած է, որ տօնական օրերու սեղանը խորհրդա...