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Armenian PM positively assessed the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh
Nikol Pashinyan: We had no opportunity to stop the war with less territorial losses
Deputy Prime Minister and French Ambassador to Armenia discussed opportunities for deepening cooperation
Nikol Pashinyan: We did not concede a single millimeter of territories in Syunik
Prime Minister criticized members of PAP faction for accusing country`s leadership of treason
Ombudsman: Process of demarcation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be suspended or revised
Education Minister and Head of EU Delegation to Armenia discussed cooperation prospects
PM: Opposition endangers life and safety of Armenian prisoners of war with its speculations
Pashinyan: If the opposition does not want early parliamentary elections, then it understands that it would be defeated
PM: Investigation of cases of possible betrayal during the Artsakh war continues
Deputy Prime Minister assures that the road from Yerevan to Kapan is safe
Nikol Pashinyan: Fascism flourishes in Azerbaijan after the Artsakh war
Foreign Minister received the ambassadors of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries in Armenia
Armenian Foreign Minister: Shushi is an Armenian cultural center and we will never accept the fact that the city can become an Azerbaijani cultural center
Minister of Justice and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Armenia discussed prospects for cooperation
Armenia`s cooperation with the Green Climate Fund will receive new impetus
Hrach Hakobyan: It is unlikely that someone from the "My Step" faction will support Edmond Marukyan`s candidacy for the post of Prime Minister
Prime Minister: The public administration system needs restart
Meeting with German experts was held in the Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan
Procedure for passing vehicle inspection to be changed in Armenia
Parking "red lines" may disappear in 10 districts of Yerevan
A new memorable date may appear in Armenia - Day of National Minorities
The United States is outraged by the signing of the outgoing administration of the American-Turkish memorandum granting Turkey rights to the heritage of the region`s indigenous peoples
Poll: Yerevan residents are most concerned with public transport problems
Robert Kocharian: The very idea of statehood is discredited in Armenia
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations received the Internal Security Attache of the French Embassy in Armenia
The Ombudsman of Armenia raised the issue of the return of prisoners of war during the meeting with the German Ambassador
MPG poll: The majority of citizens do not support signing an agreement on unblocking transport communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Two RA MES employees injured in a mine explosion in Syunik during search operations for missing servicemen bodies
Bright Armenia: If the ruling faction wants early parliamentary elections, then let the Prime Minister resign
Iran interested in implementing bilateral economic projects with Armenia
MP from Bright Armenia appealed to Russian Ambassador to Armenia to visit Shushi and save the historical and cultural heritage of Artsakh
RA Prime Minister: Public administration system needs restart
Seyran Ohanyan: Power in Armenia is weak, it very easily falls under the influence of Azerbaijan
Artsakh Foreign Minister appeals to Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson in Office on issue of prisoners of war
Rustam Badasyan: All judges appointed in Anti-Corruption Courts will undergo vetting
Expert: Armenia`s new water legislation should provide for alternative sources of water production
Ministry of Emergencies: Armenia has closed and impassable roads
Edmon Marukyan: Parliamentary majority makes overcoming the political crisis in the country impossible
Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia warns of heavy snowfalls from 19 to 20 January
State Emergency Service of Karabakh: Bodies of 8 more victims found
Armenia once again emphasizes the priority of the immediate return of prisoners of war and hostages
An electronic system of administrative proceedings to be introduced in Armenia
Armenia ratified the agreement on information interaction of the CIS member states on the movement of radioactive sources
Armenia will become an active participant of the CIS States` Convention on the Transfer of the Execution of Sentences Non-custodial
Scientific and research centers of Armenia will again receive the right to conduct examinations related to the illegal circulation of narcotic and psychotropic substances
Anti-Corruption Committee to be established in Armenia
A specialized anti-corruption court to be established in Armenia
Over the past day, 236 new cases of coronavirus infection detected in Armenia
Armenian Parliament ratified the convention on the legalization of documents issued by affixing apostille.
Turkish and Azerbaijani armed forces will conduct joint military exercises
Supporters of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan condemned Ilham Aliyev`s attacks on Elchibey
Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry updated the list of victims: 2,885 killed and 50 missing
Aliyev intends to make the most of the potential of the "liberated" lands
Garo Paylyan: Armenian Church for Sale in Bursa, Turkey
Armenian Prime Minister made a number of appointments
Anahit Avanesyan appointed new Health Minister of Armenia
Alen Simonyan does not believe the information that Speaker is a double agent
Romanos Petrosyan called on international environmental organizations to assess the environmental damage caused by the war to Armenia
Tigran Balayan urged to apply sanctions against President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
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Armenian Foreign Minister: Shushi is an Armenian cultural center and we will never accept the fact that the city can become an Azerbaijani cultural center

Wednesday, January 20 2021 16:55

ArmInfo. Shushi is an Armenian cultural center and we will never accept the fact that the city can become an Azerbaijani cultural center. Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian stated this from the rostrum of the parliament. According to Aivazian, the statements of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are very contradictory. On the one hand, Aliyev claims that the Karabakh issue has been resolved, on the other, he makes provocative statements, fueling the conflict.

Ameriabank to launch another tranche of AMD bonds amounting to 5 billion on January 19
ArmInfo. On January 19, Ameriabank will start placing the next AMD tranche of registered, coupon and non-documentary bonds in the amount of 5 billion AMD. This is indicated in the issue prospectus of this issue posted on the website of the Central Bank of Armenia, according to which the placement is planned to be completed on February 26, 2021.
Beeline sales and service offices will work on a special schedule during the New Year holidays
ArmInfo.Beeline wishes its subscribers a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas, and informs that the company's sales and service offices will work on a special schedule during the New Year holidays.

Politics

Nikol Pashinyan: We had no opportunity to stop the war with less territorial losses

ArmInfo.We did not have any opportunity to stop the war with less territorial losses. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this from the rostrum of the parliament.

Nikol Pashinyan: We did not concede a single millimeter of territories in Syunik

ArmInfo. We did not concede a single millimeter of territories in Syunik. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this from the rostrum of the parliament.

Prime Minister criticized members of PAP faction for accusing country`s leadership of treason

Ombudsman: Process of demarcation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be suspended or revised

Artsakh

Armenian PM positively assessed the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh

ArmInfo. The decision to deploy peacekeepers to Artsakh was made taking into account the need to resolve security problems in the republic. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this from the rostrum of the parliament.

MP from Bright Armenia appealed to Russian Ambassador to Armenia to visit Shushi and save the historical and cultural heritage of Artsakh

ArmInfo. MP from the Bright Armenia faction Anna Kostanyan informed, that she had sent an official letter to Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin with a request to assist in saving the historical and cultural heritage in Artsakh.

Artsakh Foreign Minister appeals to Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson in Office on issue of prisoners of war

State Emergency Service of Karabakh: Bodies of 8 more victims found

Culture

With the assistance of French Embassy in Armenia, book by French prose writer Valerie Manteau "Akos" about Hrant Dink was translated into Armenian

ArmInfo. On January 19, 2021, on the anniversary of the assassination of Hrant Dink, the French Embassy in Armenia and the Newmag publishing house will present to the Armenian reader a novel by the French prose writer and journalist Valerie Manteau "Akos" about Hrant Dink.

Mikhail Piotrovsky: We must save the monuments after the war in Karabakh

ArmInfo. "I would refer to the word "ressentiment", which Nietzsche once suggested to us.Anger and irritation caused by disappointment and setbacks, the search for the enemy responsible for their failures - this is the soil from which this war was born, "said in an interview with RG, Director of the State Hermitage, Academician Mikhail Piotrovsky, who addressed with a kind of manifesto on the preservation of cultural monuments of the Caucasus in difficult post-war times.

A film about the life of the Armenian portrait painter Zako will be presented at the largest international animation film festival ANNECY

Armenian Church accused Azerbaijan of desecration of the Cathedral in Shushi

International

Deputy Prime Minister and French Ambassador to Armenia discussed opportunities for deepening cooperation

ArmInfo.Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Ambassador of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacote. The press service of the government reports.

Education Minister and Head of EU Delegation to Armenia discussed cooperation prospects

ArmInfo.Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vahram Dumanyan met with head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry.

Nikol Pashinyan: Fascism flourishes in Azerbaijan after the Artsakh war

Foreign Minister received the ambassadors of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries in Armenia

Society

Procedure for passing vehicle inspection to be changed in Armenia

ArmInfo. The procedure for passing the vehicle inspection will be changed in Armenia. The RA National Assembly at the plenary session on January 20 in the second and final reading adopted the draft amendments to the law "On ensuring road traffic safety" and in the package of related laws.

Parking "red lines" may disappear in 10 districts of Yerevan

ArmInfo.This year, the "red lines" of parking may disappear in 10 districts of Yerevan, and drivers will be fined only on the basis of video recordings. Corresponding amendments and additions to the law "On local tax for parking vehicles" and the Code of Administrative Offenses were adopted in the second and final session of the country's parliament on January 20.

Poll: Yerevan residents are most concerned with public transport problems

MPG poll: The majority of citizens do not support signing an agreement on unblocking transport communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Eco

Armenia`s cooperation with the Green Climate Fund will receive new impetus

ArmInfo. Armenia's cooperation with the Green Climate Fund will receive new impetus. The RA National Assembly at the meeting on January 20 approved the main directions of cooperation between the republic and the foundation.

Expert: Armenia`s new water legislation should provide for alternative sources of water production

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Environment of Armenia sees the need to revise the RA Water Code. In particular, it is reported that soon the department will come up with a new bill to amend the Water Code of the Republic of Armenia, which will be comprehensive and consistent with international standards. Moreover, in this regard, it is planned to create a working group whose activities will be to identify existing legislative problems and propose new legal norms.

Armenia ratified the agreement on information interaction of the CIS member states on the movement of radioactive sources

Romanos Petrosyan called on international environmental organizations to assess the environmental damage caused by the war to Armenia

Experts

Political scientist: Cleaning of the "Augean stables" still requires lustration in Armenia
Analyst: Maintaining the Minsk format is a lever of Russian pressure on Turkey and Azerbaijan
Sociologist: Fighters striving to take the House of Government are far from reality
Hovhannes Igityan: The world discusses our problems more than we ourselves do
Politician: Clouds are gathering over the region
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Boris Podoprigora: There are prerequisites for granting a special status to Karabakh
Lapshin: Israel`s Defense Ministry is now under enormous pressure to stop arms supplies to Baku
Petition was initiated in Israel demanding to stop sale of Israeli arms to Azerbaijan
Artsakh Defense Army: The enemy suffered 500 losses in manpower during today`s battles
Artsakh Defense Army divisions destroyed 12 enemy tanks
Serbian President: Our Brother and friend Armenians and Azerbaijanis will find strength to achieve peace
Hrachya Arzumanyan: This is an existential war for Armenia and the Armenian people
Paris: French authorities are doing everything possible to resume dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Yerevan called on the leader of Azerbaijan to soundly and without painful emotions perceive the situation in the zone of the Karabakh conflict
Robert Kocharyan spoke for the development of new approaches to regional security issues
Expert: Mnatsakanyan`s visit to Washington on the eve of the elections is the result of the absence of the agenda
Gagik Tsarukyan accused Nikol Pashinyan of having mental health disorder
Bright Armenia will nominate Arkady Khachatryan for the post of head of the parliamentary committee on financial, credit and budgetary affairs
Forecast: While Armenia and Artsakh are threatened with destruction, it is premature to talk about any document