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All airlines certified in Armenia banned from operating flights within European Union
The European Commission today updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union as they do not meet international safety standards. YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. The European Commission today updated ...
06/02/2020Domestic producers to be required to introduce new food safety management systems
The Armenian government will demand that domestic producers introduce new food safety management systems, Abraham Bakhchagulyan, head of the State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said to a news conference today. YEREVAN, July 4. / ARKA /. The Armenian government will demand that domestic ...
07/04/2014World Bank Group publication helps improve food safety, streamline inspections in Armenia
The Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group have released a new publication for Armenian food producers designed to help them improve food safety standards and become more competitive. YEREVAN, November 29. / ARKA /. The Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group have released a new publication for Armenian food producers designed to help them improve food safety standards ...
11/29/2012Prime minister says Armenia ready for stress test of Metsamor operational safety
Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian said today the authorities were ready to welcome a delegation the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) acting under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA), who are due in Armenia on May 16 f YEREVAN, May 10, /ARKA/. Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian said today the authorities were ready to welcome ...
05/11/2011Comprehensive review of Armenian nuclear power plant’s safety to be over in late September
Head of Armenia’s State Committee on Nuclear Safety, Ashot Martirosian, said today a comprehensive review of Metsamor nuclear power plant’s safety will be available in late September. YEREVAN, April 20, /ARKA/. Head of Armenia’s State Committee on Nuclear Safety, Ashot Martirosian, said ...
04/20/2011National Road safety strategy for Armenia to developed by Ameria end WYG International
The consortium of WYG International (UK) and Ameria CJSC (Armenia) have signed a contract for "Preparation of National Road Safety Strategy for Armenia". YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. The consortium of WYG International (UK) and Ameria CJSC (Armenia) have signed a contract for "Preparation of National Road Safety Strategy for Armenia". The press service of the ...
04/08/2008EU to provide 1.5 million euros to Armenia for promotion of nuclear safety culture
The Armenian government approved today a proposal to sign an agreement with the EU, whereby the latter will provide Armenia with 1.5 million euros to promote nuclear safety culture. YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a proposal to sign an agreement with the EU, whereby the latter will provide Armenia with 1.5 million euros to promote nuclear safety culture. The agreement calls for introduction ...
06/17/2021Armenian PM tells Civil Aviation Committee to work out a roadmap to reform the sector by 2022
... discuss the current situation and prospects for the development of the country's civil aviation. Tatevik Revazyan, chairwoman of the Civil Aviation Committee, also participated in the meeting that came after the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, adding all airlines certified in Armenia to it. These companies are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union as they do not meet international safety standards. This decision followed the hearings ...
06/03/2020IFC discusses food safety project worth $500,000 with Armenian retailers
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) discussed today with representatives of Armenia’s large chains of supermarkets ways to enhance food safety in trade outlets and presented its food safety improvement project worth $500,000 to them. YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) discussed today with representatives of Armenia’s large chains of supermarkets ...
05/17/2013Armenia expands cooperation with U.S. on nuclear security
The government of Armenia has given green light today to signing an agreement on "Cooperation and Exchange in Technical Information on Nuclear Safety between the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee of Armenia and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)." YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia has given green light today to signing an agreement on "Cooperation ...
02/09/2023EBRD to provide Ukraine with 300 million euro loan to upgrade its operating nuclear power units
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) wil provide Ukraine with a 300 million euro loan to upgrade its operating nuclear power units and bring them in line with international safety standards, including those of the International Atomic Energy Agency. YEREVAN, March 13. / ARKA /. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) wil provide Ukraine with a 300 million euro loan to upgrade its operating nuclear ...
03/13/2013SCR assesses train safety as priority –Rebets
Train safety is the key objective of the South Caucasian Railway company, CEO Viktor Rebets said Tuesday at "Road safety - focus on quality" meeting. YEREVAN, February 6. /ARKA/. Train safety is the key objective of the South Caucasian Railway ...
02/06/2013Interstate Aviation Committee calls for measures ensuring safety of international flights
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), the executive body of the Civil Aviation and Airspace Use Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has expressed deep concern today in relation to the safety of aircraft carrying out international flights, their flight crews and passengers, as well as of ground civil objects in connection with the armed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh with the use of missiles and other kinds of armament. YEREVAN, ...
10/14/2020EU to help Armenia improve its civil aviation safety standards
The European Union will help Armenia improve flight safety, the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure said today following a meeting between Minister Suren Papikyan and the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Andrea Viktorin. YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. The European Union will help ...
06/19/2020EU provides €5.1 million grant support for Armenia's road safety
Armenia and the European Investment Bank have signed a Nighbourhood Investment Platform Grant Agreement to support the implementation of the Armenia Road Safety Improvement Project. YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. Armenia and the European Investment Bank have signed a Nighbourhood Investment Platform Grant Agreement to support the implementation of the Armenia Road Safety Improvement Project. The agreement ...
12/20/2019PM: Armenia needs to introduce a system of digital solutions to ensure safety of food products
Speaking at a conference today on food safety and digital solutions Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan said it was necessary to introduce a system of digital solutions to ensure safety of food products. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Speaking at a conference today on food safety and ...
03/15/2018Armenia needs to define the framework ensuring food safety
To ensure the safety of Armenian food products it is necessary to define a necessary framework, the head of the EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski said today, when speaking at a conference on safety of product and digital solutions. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/....
03/15/2018Maintenance and development of atomic energy is a strategic direction for Armenia, president says
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan met today with the newly appointed Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Safety Council under the President of Armenia (NESC), Senior Advisor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Association of Nuclear Operators Miroslav Lipar, who arrived in Armenia to attend the 15th session of NESC, Sargsyan’s ...
10/27/2017Fly Arna has successfully received IOSA certificate
Fly Arna, Armenia’s national airline and a joint venture company between ANIF and Air Arabia Group, announces a significant milestone in its commitment to ensuring safety and operational excellence. The airline has been successfully registered as an IOSA Operator under the IATA YEREVAN, August 21, /ARKA/. Fly Arna, Armenia’s national airline and a joint venture company between ANIF and Air Arabia Group, announces ...
08/21/2023Armenian food safety watchdog denies reports about sale of Azerbaijani watermelons
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has denied today media reports claiming that a large batch of watermelons being sold in the country might haven been imported from Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has denied today media ...
08/14/2018Ninety percent of toys sold in Armenia lack safety certificates
About 90% of toys sold in Armenia lack safety certificates, which is a gross violation of the law, according to Artur Mkrtchyan, the deputy head of the State Market Surveillance Inspectorate, an affiliation of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments. YEREVAN, March 2. /ARKA/....
03/05/2018198 people in Armenia fined AMD 8.6 million this year for nonobservance of fire safety rules
Armenia’s emergency ministry fined 198 people in Jan-Apr 2014 for nonobservance of fire and technical safety rules, Ashot Mkrtchyan, chief of the ministry's fire and technical safety inspection, said on Friday at a news conference. He said the total amount of these fines is AMD 8.6 million. YEREVAN, May 23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s emergency ministry ...
05/23/2014Armenia seeks 3.89 million euros from EU to upgrade its food safety labs
Armenia has applied to the European Union to seek 3.8 million euros in assistance which it wants to spend on upgrading its food safety laboratories, Abram Bakhchagulyan, chief of the State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, told ARKA. YEREVAN, March 25. / ARKA /. Armenia has applied to the European Union to seek 3.8 million euros in assistance ...
03/25/2013State Food Safety Service to set up registry to record physical and legal entities dealing with plant products
The State Food Safety Service of Armenian Ministry of Agriculture will begin later this month creation of a registry to record physical and legal entities dealing with cultivation, storage, processing, import and export of plants and plant products, Abram Bakhchagulyan,...
01/17/2012Industrial safety level improving: Official
... according to latest government data, killing 182 people and injuring 2,600. In the same time span some 1,700 man-made catastrophes killed 122 people and injured 1,100 These figures were unveiled by Ashot Petrosian, head of the National Center for Technical Safety as he spoke at the 8-th meeting of a CIS Interstate Council on Industrial Safety in Yerevan. The gathering has brought to the Armenian capital specialists from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The meeting ...
10/14/2010Armenian NPP operates reliably and safely, but needs replacement - IAEA Deputy Director (EXCLUSIVE)
... of the local regulator. Although it is outdated, but the Armenian regulator confirms the reliability of its operation, which means it continues to work well and reliably," he emphasized. Chudakov noted that the Armenian regulator - the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee- functions in accordance with IAEA and World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) safety standards. "The IAEA has the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART), which implements this program, helps member states to improve ...
04/04/2024Armenian government intends to improve road safety
The Armenian government approved today a package of amendments to the laws "On Roads" and "On State Duty," which Territorial, Administration and Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan said are designed to raise the level of road safety and reduce the risks of road networks and tunnels. ' YEREVAN, January 25. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a package of amendments to the laws "On Roads" and "On State Duty," which Territorial, Administration ...
01/25/2024Breaches found by Food Safety Inspection Body in production of cottage cheese eliminated
Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Body had the quality of a string of dairy products checked after the Hetq Association of Investigative Journalists unveiled March 23 the results of a study of ten kinds of cottage cheese, produced by Armenian dairy companies, namely ...
04/04/2023Armenian food safety watchdog suspends operation of Bandivan dairy and meat company
Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate has ordered the Bandivan Kat LLC, a company producing dairy and meats products in Shirak province, to suspend operation. YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate has ordered the Bandivan Kat LLC, a company ...
07/23/2021Yerevan City supermarkets fail to comply with health safety rules
Employees of Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate have inspected today Yerevan City supermarkets in the capital city finding that virtually all of them failed to comply with health safety requirements. YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. Employees of Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate ...
06/22/2020Armenia’s Civil Aviation Committee comments on decision to ban flights to EU countries
... fly to other countries, and the decision to ban flights to EU countries will not have any impact on flights from Europe to Armenia and back by other airlines, the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia says. The European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, according to which all airlines certified in Armenia are not allowed to make flights to EU countries, except for emergency and humanitarian flights, as well as flights operated for medical purposes. Airline data was put on this list after ...
06/03/2020Deputy mayor: measures are being taken to ensure public safety in all trade centers and shops of Yerevan
Measures are being taken to ensure public safety in all trade centers and shops of Yerevan amid the spike in the number of people confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus Covid 19, Vice Mayor Sergey Harutyunyan said at a news conference today. YEREVAN, March 21. /ARKA/. Measures are ...
03/21/2020State food safety service suspends operation of private entrepreneur
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has suspended the operation of a small company owned by private entrepreneur Armen Khostegyan that produces basturma, highly seasoned, air-dried beef. YEREVAN, November 6. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has suspended ...
11/06/2017Armenia and Georgia to cooperate in food safety issues
The head of Armenia’s State Food Safety Service Ishkhan Karapetyan and the head of the Georgian National Food Agency Zurab Chekurashvili signed a memorandum of understanding on February 23 in Tbilisi to cooperate in matters of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary. YEREVAN, ...
02/24/2017Modernization of Armenian nuclear power plant to raise its safety
The planned modernization of the operating unit of Armenia's nuclear power plant will significantly improve the facility's safety, deputy energy and natural resources minister Areg Galstyan said today when speaking at the second meeting of the steering committee set up to handle the extension of the service life of the plant. YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. The planned modernization ...
04/20/2016SCR reminds citizens to follow safety standards
SCR urges citizens to follow safety rules on the railway especially after a freight train collided with cattle on the 2803 km of railway line Qarakert-Arteni on July 28, 2013 at 17: 25, the company reported Monday. YEREVAN, July 29./ARKA/.SCR urges citizens to follow safety rules ...
07/29/2013Armenian authorities start exhaustive probe into fish products of four fisheries
Armenian food safety authorities have started an exhaustive probe into fish products of four local fisheries which were banned by Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, from selling their products in the Russian ...
09/19/2012State service for food safety of Armenia can withdraw from sale overdue food products
State Service for Food Safety of Armenia can use a new legislative instrument giving a right to withdraw from the market overdue and doubtful food products, said the Head of the Service on Thursday Abram Bakhchagyulyan in the press-conference. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. State ...
03/15/2012Armenia commits to implement OSART recommendations within 18 months
The Armenian nuclear power plant has committed to implement the recommendations of the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) acting under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s to improve its operational safety within 18 months, chief exec YEREVAN, June 2. / ARKA /. The Armenian nuclear power plant has committed to implement the ...
06/03/2011OSART experts arrive in Armenia for review of its nuclear power plant’s operational safety
A spokesperson for Armenian ministry of energy and natural resources told ARKA today that a delegation of the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) acting under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA), have arrived today in Armenia f YEREVAN, May 16. / ARKA /. A spokesperson for Armenian ministry of energy and natural resources told ARKA today that ...
05/16/2011Armenia to receive €12.9m grant from European Commission to ensure nuclear safety
The Armenian government on Friday approved a draft presidential decree on approval of the financial agreement with the European Commission on strengthening nuclear safety and improving radiation protection and radioactive waste management . YEREVAN, 27 December. /ARKA/. The Armenian government on Friday approved a draft presidential decree on approval of the financial agreement with the European Commission on ...
12/27/2024Armenia to receive €12.9 million from European Commission for nuclear safety enhancement
Armenia will receive financial assistance of 12.9 million euros from the European Commission to enhance nuclear safety. YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/. Armenia will receive financial assistance of 12.9 million euros from the European Commission to enhance nuclear safety. The relevant project was approved by the Armenian government at a meeting on Thursday. It ...
11/28/2024All roads in Armenia to be audited for safety
A safety audit of all roads in Armenia will be conducted, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Kristine Ghalechyan said in the parliament on Tuesday.. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. A safety audit of all roads in Armenia ...
09/12/2023IAEA Director General welcomes improvement of safety at Armenian NPP
The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated after his visit to the Armenian NPP that the level of its safety has improved. YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated after his visit to the Armenian NPP that the level of its safety has improved. "Armenian economy relies on Metsamor NPP and the IAEA will continue ...
10/05/2022Armenia and IAEA interested in deepening cooperation in nuclear safety
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is ready to keep on assisting the Armenian government in ensuring the safety at its nuclear power plant, IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan today. YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is ready to keep ...
10/04/2022Russian peacekeepers ensure safety of workers building water pipeline in Nagorno-Karabakh
... supply system for residents of the village of Chartar and other nearby villages in Martuni district of Nagorno-Karabakh has begun with the help of Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The Russian peacekeepers are ensuring the safety of the workers engaged in the construction of a water pipeline for the settlement of Chartar in the Martuni region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The town administration applied to the Russian peacekeepers with a request to secure the safety of the workers ...
01/27/2022EASA declares Armenia's air space safe and manageable
... /ARKA/. The EU Aviation Security Agency (EASA) has declared Armenia's airspace safe and manageable, the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia reported on Tuesday. It said after declaring martial law, the Civil Aviation Committee took measures to ensure the safety of the country's airspace for civil and humanitarian flights. The Committee published three NOTAMs (Notice to Flight Crew). The first is a warning message, in which the Committee urges pilots to conduct additional risk assessments before flying ...
10/20/2020Rules tightened in Yerevan kindergartens
... it rises, then parents will be advised not to bring the child the next day. He urged parents to be patient, since all procedures will be carried out through one entrance, through which kindergartens will have to let 80-100 children in compliance with safety rules. In his words, there will be 8-10 children in groups, which will ensure all security measures, as well as kindergartens will refuse from games and toys on which viruses can accumulate, as well as from all activities that involve close communication ...
05/18/2020Armenian authorities to raise safety at Metsamor nuclear power plant
Armenian authorities will make additional efforts to increase the safety at the Metsamor nuclear power plant, Ashot Martirosyan, the head of the Armenian State Committee for Nuclear Safety Regulation, said at a press conference on Friday. YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. Armenian authorities will make additional efforts ...
08/30/2019World Bank provides EUR 13.4 million for Improvement of Armenia’s Rural Roads Network
... equivalent) to the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project (LRNIP) in Armenia will help improve accessibility to markets and social services through the rehabilitation of an additional 61 km of the road network, as well as its climate resilience and safety management. YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. Additional financing in the amount of EUR 13.4 million (US$ 15 million equivalent) to the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project (LRNIP) in Armenia will help improve accessibility to markets and social ...
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