month : 07/2021 47 results

Joint ANC-International and ANCC Delegation Meet HE, the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Canada’s Special Envoy to Armenia

Ottawa – On Thursday, July 22, 2021, a joint delegation of the Armenian National Committee International Council (ANC-International) and the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), headed by ANC International Chair, Hagop Der Khatchadourian and ANCC Chairman, Mher Karakachian, met with His Excellency, the Honourable Stéphane Dion, ...

13 Armenian POWs Sentenced to 6-year Jail Term In Baku

(Armradio)-A court in Baku has sentenced another 13 Armenian prisoners of war to six years in prison. The court ruled that after serving the term they will be immediately deported from Azerbaijan. The prosecutor had demanded a 7-year term. He had asked the court to exclude Articles 214.2.1 and 214.2.3 from the indictment (terrorism committed ...

Armenia’s New Parliament to Convene First Session On August 2

The National Assembly of 8th convocation will convene the first session on August 2, President of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Tigran Mikuchyan announced at the special sitting of the CEC. The session will kick off on Monday, at 10 am. Three political forces will be represented in the 107-seat National Assembly. The Civil ...

Արցախի Մէջ Ամուսնութիւններուն Թիւը Աճած է, Ծնունդներունը՝ Նուազած

«Արցախփրես»,- Արցախի Արդարադատութեան նախարարութեան Քաղաքացիական կացութեան ակտերի գրանցման գործակալութեան (ՔԿԱԳ) տուեալներով` 2021-ի առաջին կիսամեակին Արցախի մէջ արձանագրուած է 715 ամուսնութ...

Noubar Afeyan Named Honorary Doctor of Yerevan State Medical University

Noubar Afeyan, Founder and Executive Director of Flagship Pioneering and Moderna Therapeutics, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, has been named Honorary Doctor of the Yerevan State Medical University. Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, inventor, technologist, and CEO Noubar Afeyan has dedicated his career to improving the human ...

Azerbaijani Forces Use Mortars as They Shell Armenian Positions Located in Yeraskh Section of the Border

In the evening of July 19, starting from 18:40, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the Armenian positions located in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border for several hours using firearms of different calibers, the Ministry of Defense reports. According to the Ministry, grenade launchers were used regularly. The situation ...

Armenian Grandmaster Hayk Martirosyan Defeats Azerbaijan’s Leading Chess Player at the World Chess Cup In Sochi

(Zartonk Media)- Armenian chess grandmaster Hayk Martirosyan defeated leading Azerbaijani chess player leading Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first game of the 3rd round of the World Chess Cup at Sochi, Russia which started on July 12 and will end on August 6, reports the Chess Federation of Armenia. In the previous round, ...

Annual Religious Ceremony Held at Armenian Saint Thaddeus Church in Iran

(IRNA-Armradio)- The annual Divine Liturgy was held in Chalderan, Iran on Sunday. Badarak, which is observed every year on the anniversary martyrdom of Saint Thaddeus, was held in the Qara Kelisa (black church) Complex while observing all the health protocols. The Qara Kelisa – also known as Monastery of Saint Thaddeus – is believed ...

Nikol Pashinyan, Noubar Afeyan Discuss Future Programs Aimed at The Development of Armenia

(Armradio)- Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted Nubar Afeyan, Founder and Executive Director of Flagship Pioneering and Moderna Therapeutics, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. Nikol Pashinyan greeted Mr. Afeyan and noted. “Dear Mr. Afeyan, I am glad to see you. Last time we met before COVID, right? I must mention that ...

Aliyev’s Statements Prove Any Prospect of “Peaceful Coexistence” Endangers The Rights of the People of Artsakh – Ombudsman

Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Gheghm Stepanyan  The statements of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the rhetoric used by the Azerbaijani authorities are a clear indication that any prospect of “peaceful coexistence” is fraught with irreversible consequences, and endangers the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people ...