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Expression “Zangezur Corridor” is incomprehensible and unacceptable to us, Armenian PM says
... because first of all, the Republic of Armenia has nothing to do with that expression, and the fact that such an expression is used, in the Republic of Armenia it is perceived as a territorial claim against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia,' PM Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Turkish mass media. He said: ' I recently published an article on this topic, the main meaning of which was that we are in favor of opening regional communications, and let me say that first of all we are interested in opening regional communications, because ...
03/14/2025Untapped potential: TCF co-founder on opportunities and prospects of crowdfunding in Armenia (EXCLUSIVE)
... involvement? N. Vardanyan - Innovators from Armenia lack awareness and success stories. People don't know that they, being in Armenia and having interesting ideas, can realize them on the international level. For example, they can order prototypes in China ... ... market. We hope that this situation will change. ARKA - In what areas are crowdfunding methods most effective and can the mass media become a part of this ecosystem? N. Vardanyan - I think it can. In particular, any creative project can count on ...
02/18/2025‘Private Party’: Visa holds an event in Yerevan, discrediting the media
... holding also includes telecom.arka.am, a portal on telecommunications and high technologies, and armbanks.am, a financial and banking portal. In 2000, ARKA news agency was recognized by the Central Bank of Armenia as the best economic news agency in Armenia. ARKA news agency's news reports are received on a regular basis and used by state and commercial structures, banks, international financial organisations, such as IMF, EBRD, EDB. as well as foreign embassies and mass media. -0-
11/22/2024Media polarization and disregard for professional ethics: expert on media problems in Armenia
... Protection of Freedom of Speech, said on Thursday. YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. Media polarization remains a serious problem in Armenia, Ashot Melikyan, head of the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Speech, said on Thursday. “This does not contribute ... ... hindering the development of a self-regulatory system for the media. As Melikyan noted, amendments and additions to the Law on Mass Media were developed in cooperation with journalistic organizations, the Ministry of Justice and a parliamentary committee ...
10/24/2024Armenian FM off to Turkey to attend 3+3 platform meeting
... Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has left for Turkey to attend the third meeting of the 3+3 consultative regional platform, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan said. She said Mirzoyan will have also bilateral meetings. According to Turkish mass media reports, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Azerbaijan’s Jeyhun Bayramov, Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan and Iran’s recently appointed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to focus on regional and international developments and will also exchange the views of their countries on those issues. The ministers are said also ...
10/18/2024Analysing the company: a guide for the investor
... Services for analysing financial indicators: specialised sites and broker's application provide basic parameters and multiples. - Mass media: data on the situation in the economy and industries, evaluation of large companies, identification of trends, market ... ... This article was prepared within the framework of the joint project ‘The Year of Investing in Oneself’ by ARKA, AMI Novosti-Armenia news agencies and Freedom Broker Armenia .
09/12/2024Armenian Defence Ministry says no servicemen injured in road accident in Tavush
... alleging that six soldiers were injured when a truck carrying them collided with a passenger minibus. YEREVAN, 15 July. /ARKA/. Armenian Defence Ministry has denied today a string of media reports alleging that six soldiers were injured when a truck carrying ... ... in Tavush province. It added that no serviceman was injured as a result and no serviceman was hospitalized. "A number of mass media outlets are spreading reports with photos of broken military equipment and headlines about six wounded serviceman," ...
07/15/2024Armenian Journalists Union condemns attacks on media during clashes between protesters and police
The Union of Journalists of Armenia condemned in a statement today 'disproportionate' actions of law enforcement bodies against citizens on 12 June evening in central Yerevan, when mass media representatives were also attacked during clashes between anti-government protesters and police. The Union demanded YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. The Union of Journalists of Armenia condemned in a statement today 'disproportionate' actions ...
06/13/2024Psychology in the stock market: 5 behavioral failures and 5 ways to bypass the traps of one's own psyche
... this characteristic in several ways: - When choosing securities, market participants prefer supercompanies often mentioned in mass media. At the same time, statistics shows that they are often inferior in financial indicators to smaller and less discussed ... ... material is prepared within the framework of the joint project "The Year of Investing in Oneself" by ARKA, AMI Novosti-Armenia news agencies and Freedom Broker Armenia .
05/03/2024Armenian PM to pay official visit to Kazakhstan, leaders of two countries sign joint statement
... Comprehensively contribute to the expansion of contacts in the fields of culture, science, education, healthcare, support the establishment of direct connections between culture and art organizations and figures, research centers, educational institutions, mass media, Hold Armenia Days in the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2024, and Kazakhstan Culture Days in the Republic of Armenia in 2025, Support the development of cultural-humanitarian ties, including by promoting the linguistic, cultural and religious identity of the ethnic ...
04/15/2024Ucom issues clarification on broadcasting of Vladimir Soloviev's talk-shows
Armenian telecommunications company Ucom denied today in a statement mass media reports, which alleged that the company has banned the broadcasts of political talk shows aired by Russia’s RTR-Planeta TV channel and hosted by pro-Kremlin propagandists Vladimir Solovyov. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Armenian telecommunications ...
04/02/2024Azerbaijan fails to demonstrate reciprocity in making progress in normalization of relations with Armenia - Foreign Minister
... YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan should demonstrate commitment to achieving sustainable progress in the normalization of relations and this should be an imperative, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told leading Argentine mass media outlest on Tuesday. ‘Armenia has been demonstrating such a commitment, but Azerbaijan's style of action does not indicate commensurate reciprocity,’ the Foreign Ministry's press service quoted him as saying. "We continue negotiations to reach consensus on key issues,...
03/27/2024Armenian PM rules out surrender of Tavush villages to Azerbaijan
... four villages are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district. Pashinyan emphasized today that there have never been villages with those names voiced in the Azerbaijani mass media in the territory of Armenia neither during the Soviet era nor after it. Earlier, the office of Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, who chairs the Armenian border delimitation commission, said that Azerbaijan refuses to recognize that it occupied the territories ...
03/12/2024Zelensky's visit to Armenia would turn the country into an arena of Russian-Ukrainian confrontation – opposition MP
... to Armenia to continue their confrontation here. This, Rustamyan believes, means Armenia's involvement into the West's plans to expand the anti-Russian front, which, in his opinion, is fraught with the loss of Armenia's sovereignty. According to some Armenian and Ukrainian mass media reports, the Ukrainian president is likely to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to some sources, Zelensky may visit Yerevan on March 4. In response to Public Television's inquiry to confirm or deny these reports, the Armenian Foreign ...
02/27/2024ARKA news agency launches ARKA-Crypto news feed
... carefully studying the international experience of regulating and controlling this market. In particular, the Central Bank of Armenia is preparing to start developing a model of regulation and control of crypto-assets. "At the same time, high risks ... ... including state and commercial structures, banks, international financial organizations, consulting companies, embassies and mass media. -0-
02/16/2024Violations of journalists' rights to receive and disseminate information become more frequent in Armenia- NGO
Violations of journalists' rights to receive and disseminate information have become more frequent in Armenia, Head of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression Ashot Melikyan said today, presenting a report on violations of journalists' and media rights in 2023. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. Violations of journalists' rights to receive and disseminate ...
01/23/2024ARKA news agency recognized winner of EDB creative media contest
... of the event. ARKA news agency www.arka.am has been functioning since May 1, 1996 and is one of the leading media outlets in Armenia. Today ARKA media holding also includes the portal on telecommunications and high technologies www.teleсom.arka.am and ... ... state and commercial structures, banks, international financial organizations, consulting companies, embassies and colleagues, mass media. -0-
12/25/2023Representatives of Armenia and Russia to discuss situation with import of Armenian products to Russia- Kerobyan
... stuck at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border for about five days. According to some reports, the Russian side has tightened the rules for checking cargoes from Armenia, citing non-compliance with phytosanitary norms. Meanwhile, Armenian mass media reports consider this ban to be politically motivated due to the refusal of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to participate in the CSTO summit in Minsk on November 22-23. -0-
11/29/2023Mass media outlets claim Russia trying to punish Armenia by banning its agricultural exports
Armenian users of social networks and some mass media outlets claim that hundreds of trucks with Armenian goods are not allowed into Russia through the Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border by Russian customs officers because of Armenia’s overtures to the West reflected,...
11/28/2023Armenia seeks to cut its debt to Russia at the expense of funds paid for arms purchase
... Russia at the expense of the funds paid earlier to Russia for the delivery of weapons, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday, answering citizens' questions in a live broadcast. Pashinyan said earlier that Russia failed to deliver weapons to Armenia despite contracts signed with it after 2020. According to some mass media reports, the cost of those contracts are several hundred million US dollars. Pashinyan did not specify today the exact amount in question, noting that there are problems with non-fulfillment of arms contracts. "However, this is not the ...
11/24/2023Russian diplomat accuses Armenian officials of stepping up anti-Russian rhetoric
A senior Russian diplomat accused Armenian officials of ‘escalating anti-Russian rhetoric, which is accompanied by growing unfriendly information campaign in the Armenian mass media,' deputy foreign minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin said. in an interview with RBC news outlet. YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. A senior Russian diplomat accused Armenian officials of ‘escalating anti-Russian rhetoric, which is accompanied ...
10/09/2023Armenian PM says meeting with Azerbaijani president canceled: no document will be signed
... clear, it became clear that the planned meeting with Aliyev would not take place. At the same time, Pashinyan added that the Armenian delegation will still go to Granada and hold meetings. "We hope that the conceptual document that is on the table ... ... tomorrow there will be no occasion to inform that an important decision has been made," he said. According to Azerbaijani mass media reports, Aliyev thought better of meeting with Pashinyan because of France's "destructive position." He also ...
10/04/2023Azerbaijani president refuses to travel to Granada for meeting with Pashinyan
... /ARKA/. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev refused to travel to Spanish Granada where he was expected to have a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the European Political Community’s gathering, slated for October ... ... Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. According to Azerbaijani mass media reports, Aliyev thought better of meeting with Pashinyan because of France's "destructive position" as well ...
10/04/2023Russian Foreign Ministry: allegations about Russia's organization of protests in Yerevan have nothing to do with reality
... organizing "color revolutions’ the statement said. The Russian Foreign Ministry said also the US ambassador maintains close contacts with the government in Yerevan. "Against this background, an anti-Russian bacchanalia has been deployed in the Armenian mass media clearly at the behest of the authorities. We are convinced that the leadership in Yerevan is making a huge mistake, deliberately trying to destroy Armenia's centuries-old ties with Russia and making the country a hostage of the West's geopolitical ...
09/25/2023Azerbaijan did not send any humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh – presidential advisor
... 168 am news outlet. YEREVAN, September 22. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani authorities did not send any humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh, Davit Babayan, an advisor to Nagorno-Karabakh president, said in an interview with 168 am news outlet. Azerbaijani mass media reported that two 20-ton trucks with various food and hygiene items, as well as two trucks with bread were sent to Nagorno-Karabakh. "Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) expects humanitarian aid to arrive from Armenia through the Berdzor (Lachin) corridor," Babayan said. He also said that at the moment the situation in Artsakh is stable but complicated. On September 19 Azerbaijan launched an "anti-terror" operation in the region demanding that ...
09/22/2023Azerbaijan's main goal is to drag Armenia into hostilities - Pashinyan
Azerbaijan's main goal is to drag Armenia into hostilities, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today. YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan's main goal is to drag Armenia into hostilities, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today. "Today, a number of Azerbaijani mass media outlets have been disseminating false news reports alleging that their forces were striking Armenian armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. Unfortunately, this information is repeated by a number of our colleagues, who called on Armenia and Azerbaijan ...
09/19/2023Pambukhchian: Civil Contract did not apply to CEC for recounting of votes
... grab one more seat in the Council of Elders that would give them majority (presumably in coalition with Hanrapetutyun party) and enable them to elect their candidate as mayor of Yerevan. The allegation was made by Andranik Tevanyan, the head of Mother Armenia bloc. To elect their candidate as mayor a party or a bloc should control at least 33 seats in the 65-member assembly. "The Civil Contract Party has not submitted an application to the Central Election Commission for recounting of votes. Mass media reports alleging this re incorrect," Pambukhchyan said in a Facebook message. The Central Election Commission will announce the final results of the elections on September 24.
09/19/2023Russia concerned about growing number of pro-Western media in Armenia - Zakharova
... Zakharova said. She noted that the (anti-Armenian) statements of individual Russian experts do not compare in any way with the anti-Russian campaign in a number of Armenian media outlets. "We believe that further expansion of the presence of Russian mass media in Armenia is in demand and would contribute to raising the level of Russian-Armenian information interaction, as well as would be a significant help in the formation of a media climate favorable for the further development of bilateral dialogue. We believe ...
09/08/2023Azerbaijan preparing new military provocation against Karabakh: Pashinyan urges international community to intervene
... session on Thursday. "The reason is that Azerbaijan has been accumulating troops on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border for several days," Pashinyan said, adding that the rhetoric of hatred against Armenians has further accelerated in Azerbaijani mass media. The prime minister stated that the policy of claiming Armenia's sovereign territories continues. "On September 1, Azerbaijani armed forces launched another provocation against Armenia's sovereign territory in the Sotk village, as a result ...
09/07/2023There were no agreements with Azerbaijan on sending humanitarian cargo to Stepanakert - presidential spokesperson
... such agreements, Nagorno-Karabakh presidential spokeswoman Lusine Avanesyan told local news agency Artsakhpress. Azerbaijani mass media reported today that a humanitarian cargo was sent from Baku to Stepanakert under the auspices of the Red Crescent Society ... ... She emphasized that the problem of resumption of traffic along the Lachin corridor (the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia) was and remains a priority, and any dialogue with the Azerbaijani side should be built, first of all, around this issue....
08/29/2023Artsakh Foreign Ministry denies Azerbaijani fake news reports about concentration of troops on line of contact
... Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) strongly refutes and condemns the fake news spread by the Azerbaijani mass media that the Defense Army of Artsakh is moving and concentrating various military equipment in different directions of ... ... Security Council, to the fact that Azerbaijan is escalating the situation just two days after the request of the Republic of Armenia to convene an emergency session of the UN Security Council related to the deteriorating humanitarian situation caused ...
08/15/2023Azerbaijan spreading disinformation to prepare ground for another provocation - Artsakh Defense Ministry
Azerbaijani mass media outlets are spreading fake videos and false information alleging that the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army is concentrating various military equipment in different sections of the line of contact, the press service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry ...
08/14/2023Dialogue between Artsakh and Azerbaijan should take place within agreed international format- Artsakh FM
Commenting on circulating information in the Armenian mass media that representatives of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijan are likely to meet the Artsakh Foreign Ministry said, ‘While recognizing the significance of public interest in both Artsakh and Armenia regarding the possibility ...
08/02/2023No cases of use of force against journalists reported in Armenia in Q2 - Committee for Protection of Freedom of Expression
... had many such periods," he said at a meeting with journalists to present a report on the state of freedom of speech in Armenia and on violations of the rights of journalists and media outlets in the second quarter of 2023. Nevertheless, he said,... ... such cases, down from 49 in the first quarter of the year. Melikyan also pointed to the increased number of lawsuits against mass media outlets and individual journalists. He was particularly concerned that a significant part of these lawsuits were initiated ...
07/27/2023Kidnapped Armenian servicemen sentenced to 11.6 years in Azerbaijan
Two Armenian soldiers who were captured by Azerbaijani forces in late May in a cross-border incursion were sentenced to 11 years and 6 months in prison by a court in Baku, according to Azerbaijani mass media reports. YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. Two Armenian soldiers who were captured by Azerbaijani forces in late May in a cross-border incursion were sentenced to 11 years and 6 months in prison by a court in Sumgait, according to Azerbaijani mass media reports. Harutyun Hovakimyan and Karen Ghazaryan ...
07/07/2023Armenian PM: Azerbaijan had been preparing information background for June 27 provocation
... by information "attacks" from the Azerbaijani side, which accused the Defense Army of violating the ceasefire regime in different sections of the line of contact," Pashinyan said. Pashinyan said that the fabrications of the Azerbaijani mass media have been exposed by the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, making it clear that Azerbaijan is pursuing a consistent policy of aggravation and expulsion of Armenians (from Nagorno-Karabakh). "This is the policy of which we have been warning for a long time. Azerbaijan's pattern of behavior is being condemned by the international community. The most recent proof of which is the resolution adopted by ...
06/29/2023Four Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers killed in gunfire from Azerbaijani side of line of contact
... Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army were killed in the early hours on June 28 after Azerbaijani armed forces used artillery and UAVs to fire at Armenian positions located outside Martuni and Martakert regions of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported.... ... Defense Ministry said also that as of 07:00 today morning the situation on the front line was relatively stable. "We urge the mass media and users of social networks not to publish unverified information and follow only the official reports," the ...
06/28/2023USAID launches $15 million program in Armenia to support independent mass media
... program is expected also to help promote the competitiveness and financial viability of the Armenian media and form a favorable environment for the protection of the public from misinformation. The program will work directly with representatives of Armenian mass media outlets, journalists, editors, managers and creators of alternative content. -0-
06/21/2023Yerevan Brandy Company did not stop exports to Russia - source
... Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) has not stopped exports to Russia, a source at the YBC told Novosti-Armenia news agency. I YEREVAN, May 19. /ARKA/. The Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) has not stopped exports to Russia, a source at the YBC told Novosti-Armenia news agency. It said mass media reports claiming that the company stopped exports to Russia do not correspond to the facts. "The Yerevan Brandy Company continues its work in the normal mode, fulfilling all its obligations before all its partners and thousands of Armenian ...
05/19/2023Armenian positions in Sotq region shelled from Azerbaijan - Armenian Defense Ministry
... serviceman. "Armenian armed forces are taking appropriate defensive and preventive measures," the ministry said. At the moment the situation at other segments of the border is relatively stable, it said. The Defense Ministry also denied Azerbaijani mass media reports claiming that Iranian drones were used by Armenia. "There are no Iranian drones in service of the Armenian armed forces, " the ministry said. --0--
05/11/2023U.S. ambassador to Armenia announces investments of $17.3 million in country's mass media sector
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien underscored the important role a free press plays in democratic societies to inform the public and hold governments and those in power accountable, .when speaking at a reception on May 4, 2023, in honor of World Press Freedom Day,...
05/05/2023Armenia criminalizes calls and actions to renounce its sovereignty
... Public calls for renunciation of sovereignty have been also criminalized. Under the changes, violent actions aimed at limiting Armenia’s sovereignty “in favor of another state or international or supranational organization” are punishable by prison ... ... of between 10 and 15 years, while public calls from a fine to up to 3 years of imprisonment. If the calls were made through mass media or using an information technology, the punishment would be imprisonment of 2 to 5 years. -0-
05/03/2023ARKA news agency celebrates its 27th anniversary today
ARKA news agency, one of the leading mass media outlets in Armenia, has grown over the past decades from a small news agency into a media holding. YEREVAN, May 1. /ARKA/. ARKA news agency, one of the leading mass media outlets in Armenia, has grown over the past decades from a small news agency into a media ...
05/01/2023Armenian parliament bans contract servicemen from using smartphones, participating in rallies and traveling abroad
... abstentions the Armenian parliament on Thursday adopted a package of amendments to the Law on Disciplinary Regulations of the Armenian Armed Forces and a number of related laws, which aim to tighten discipline in military units. The amendments were adopted ... ... appeals or statements personally or collectively on service or political issues. The amendments also ban dissemination through mass media information about the activities or deployment of the armed forces, about their own service or the service of fellow ...
04/13/2023Armenian mass media not subjected to pressure from state - Head of TV and Radio Commission
Mass media outlets in Armenia have not been subjected to any influence or pressure from the state, said Tigran Hakobyan, Chairman of the Armenian Television and Radio Commission. YEREVAN, April 5. /ARKA/. Mass media outlets in Armenia have not been subjected to any influence ...
04/05/2023First amicable agreement in illegal property seizure case achieved in Armenia
... the capital Yerevan. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the amount constitutes 85.2% of the market value of the property of illegal origin. The agreement was referred to the Anti-Corruption Court for final approval on February 20, 2023. Mass media reports say that citizen A.M. is Artur Manukyan, ex-director of Technical Center-Academy of the Armenian Football Federation. Under the law enacted by the Armenian government in 2020 prosecutors can seek asset forfeiture in case of having “sufficient grounds to suspect” that the market value of an individual’s properties exceeds their “legal ...
03/21/2023Armenia intends to criminalize calls and actions to renounce its sovereignty
... calls for renunciation of sovereignty will also be criminalized. Under the proposed changes, violent actions aimed at limiting Armenia’s sovereignty “in favor of another state or international or supranational organization” would be punishable by ... ... of between 10 and 15 years, while public calls from a fine to up to 3 years of imprisonment. If the calls were made through mass media or using an information technology, the punishment would be imprisonment of 2 to 5 years. How, as MPs noted in their ...
03/01/2023Union of Journalists of Armenia calls on PM's office to cancel discrimination and invite all media outlets to Pashinyan's press conference
... statement the office of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for ignoring a string of opposition mass media outlets, which were not invited to a press conference Pashinyan will give on January 10. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. The Union of Journalists of Armenia slammed in a statement the office of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for ignoring a string of opposition mass media outlets, which were not invited to a press conference Pashinyan will give on January 10. "No reasonable explanation has been officially provided for banning these media outlets from participating in the press conference. This has raised ...
01/10/2023Minister declines reports about plans to sell buildings of state-run universities
Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vahram Dumanyan declined today mass media reports claiming that the government plans to prioritize the buildings of state-run universities, which could be turned into hotels and shopping centers. YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture ...
10/27/2022GeoProMining Gold exports finished products to India and UAE
... "Thus, the publications in the media are completely false," the press service stressed. GeoProMining Gold's partners from Paloma Precious DMCC (UAE) and Sovereign Metals Limited (India), engaged in refining of doré alloys are currently in Armenia to get acquainted with the company's production processes and strengthen cooperative relations, the statement said. "GeoProMining Gold calls on the representatives of mass media, some of which carry out biased information policy against the company, to treat the content of their publications responsibly and exclude false and misleading information," the press-service stressed. -0-
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