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Armenia interested in developing and strengthening ties with the Vatican - Pashinyan
... consistently developing and strengthening ties with the Vatican based on Christian values and cultural heritage. The sides emphasized the need to organize high-level mutual visits between Armenia and the Holy See. In this context, the upcoming visit of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See to Armenia was highlighted. The interlocutors also exchanged ideas on various issues of mutual interest. -0-
07/07/2023Armenian Foreign Minister to Secretary of State of Holy See: Azerbaijan's maximalist claims are the main obstacle to peace in the region
On October 25, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in the Vatican on an official visit, had a meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. YEREVAN, October 26, /ARKA/. On October 25, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in the Vatican on an official visit, had a meeting ...
10/26/2022Catholicos of All Armenians and Pope discussed return of Armenian captives from Azerbaijan
... people and Armenia during the war. At the end of the meeting, the Pope blessed the members of the Armenian delegation led by the Catholicos Karekin II. The Armenian delegation led by the Supreme Patriarch met also with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. During the conversation, the parties touched upon the situation in the region after the 44-day war in Artsakh. In particular, they discussed the issues related to the security of the people of Artsakh, encroachments on the sovereign ...
10/07/2021‘Velvet revolution’s’ results could be five times better, Bright Armenia leader says
... said this indicates the lack of clear objectives. He said nonetheless, now it is necessary not to turn back, but to move forward and capitalize on the available achievements and success. He also said that the citizens are waiting for changes, moreover, cardinal changes in many areas, but the situation is only getting worse because of staff cuts, change of work methods and son on. As an example, he pointed out the situation with the ArMath engineering laboratories, where a change of approaches led to a three-month ...
04/01/2019Armenian government to adopt a strategy of judicial and legal reforms
... set of key issues in the judicial and legal areas that require urgent solution. According to the minister, the new government shaped after the velvet revolution intends to restore the trust of the Armenian public in the judicial system by enforcing cardinal reforms. Zeynalyan said also that the European Union has been and will remain the main partner in the enforcement of e judicial and legal reforms. ‘The EU supports the establishment of democratic governance, the protection of human rights, ...
09/27/2018Robert Kocharyan’s case is largely politically motivated - political scientist says
... there are no people who advocate corruption and are against justice. Any person can sign under such slogans. But when the protests end in success, you must meet expectations, and expectations are sometimes unrealistic. The society expects sharp and cardinal changes in almost all areas -from salaries and pensions to social lifts and justice. It is clear that serious changes cannot happen easily and quickly. The country’s problems are of systemic nature, they must be addressed, but this requires a protracted ...
07/28/2018Armenian president to pay official visit to Vatican and working visit Italy
... /ARKA/. Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan will pay an official visit to the Holy See (Vatican) today, the presidential press office reported. It said Sargsyan will have meetings with His Holiness Pope Francis, Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolini, and will attend the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Doctor of the Ecumenical Church, Saint Gregory of Narek in the Vatican, after which an ecumenical ceremony will be held, attended by His Holiness Pope Francis, His Holiness ...
04/04/2018Yerevan public transport system to undergo cardinal changes
... compares with us is perhaps Tajikistan. However, some progress seems to have been made and there is hope that the authorities will eventually reform the system," he said. Chilingaryan noted that a task force at the Yerevan City Hall is considering cardinal reforms in this area, which can be implemented as early as 2018. He said the city administration signed an agreement with the British company WYG International Limited for studying the city’s public transport system and proposing ways to improve ...
06/23/2017Prime minister vows ‘cardinal’ changes for healthcare system
Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan promised today ‘cardinal’ changes in the national health system, saying the changes will apply to those patients who are eligible to government-funded health subsidies. YEREVAN, 13 January. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan promised today ‘cardinal’ changes ...
01/13/2017President: Armenia stands out for excellent investment opportunities
.... YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. President Serzh Sargsyan, speaking Monday in New York at Armenia: Investment Forum-2016, said that there are excellent investment opportunities in Armenia. “In the course of the past 25 years we have implemented cardinal reforms that improved Armenia’s performance in the international rankings: according to the World Bank estimates, among 189 countries Armenia ranks 35th on the ease of doing business, 5th on starting business, and 29th on trading across border,...
10/11/2016Improvement of Armenia’s environment is key for effective struggle against swine flu virus, environmentalist says
... virus, Karine Danielyan, the president of the Association for Sustainable Human Development, said today. Speaking at a news conference, she said the measures being taken by the ministry of health are correct, but the only solution to the problem is cardinal improvement of the environmental situation in Armenia and the world. According to her, if necessary steps are not taken in the next few years, the human race will not survive under the new reality. According to environmentalists, the unfavorable ...
01/15/2016Armenian premier heading to Czech Republic on official visit
... Sobotka will attend the opening of an Armenian-Czech business forum. As part of his official visit, the Armenian premier will meet also with the head of the Senate of Czech Republic Milan Štěch, Speaker of the House Yan Hamachek, Archbishop of Prague Cardinal Dominique Duka. Abrahamyan is expected to have meetings with the Armenian community in Czech Republic. Armenia’s premier will also visit Lidice Memorial to pay tribute to millions of children murdered in WWII and will attend the opening of ...
06/01/2015Armenia aims at forming mechanisms to prevent future genocides – president
... Vladimir Putin, President of France Francois Hollande, President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic and President of Cyprus Nikas Anastasiadis. All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin the Second and the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal Kurt Koch are also at Tsitsernakaberd. The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign ...
04/24/2015Armenian president to travel to Italy and Vatican City
... press release says. «On April 11, the Armenian President will attend an ecclesiastical ceremony at Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Naples, to be performed by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and Cardinal Sepe, and the opening and consecration ceremony of a memorial to the Armenian Genocide – a duplicate of one of Jugha cross-stones.» In Italy, President Serzh Sargsyan is also to meet with the director-general of one of international ...
04/08/2015Pope accepts invitation to visit Armenia in 2015
... of frequented mutual visits and contacts at the highest level. The parties also exchanged views on cooperation between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Then, the President of Armenia met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolini. The two men discussed the current level of cooperation between Armenia and the Vatican, as well as the prospects for its development. The two men noted with satisfaction that in recent years these relations have been developing ...
09/19/2014President Sargsyan on official visit to Vatikan
... YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan will head to Vatikan for a official visit today, the presidential press office reported. Sargsyan will have a meeting with the Pope Francis and Vatikan’s Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Parolin. The president will also attend the opening of the photo exhibition in Vittoriano museum complex entitled “Parables of the Orient. Christianity and the Challenge of the New Millennium”. Sargsyan will visit San-Bartolomeo ...
09/18/2014Experts say introduction of new standards of Eurasian Economic Union will have positive impact on Armenian economy
... Eurasian markets after introduction of a single system of standards and certification. According to him, the Armenian economy had adapted the technical standards of the CIS and its economy worked for years in accordance with them and this is why no cardinal changes are expected. He also said after Armenia joined the World Trade Organization in 2003 a great deal of work was done to make its legislation comply with international standards. According to him, the same rules are effective in the Eurasian Economic ...
06/16/2014Armenia-Czech Republic trade turnover amounted to about $28 million in 2013
... security systems, pharmaceuticals, trade and hydro power plants with take part in the forum. During his visit to Prague Armenian president met with his Czech counterpart Zeman, head of Cenate Milan Shteh, mayor of Prague Tomac Hudecek and Prague archbishop cardinal Dominique Duca. A number of bilateral cooperation agreements were signed. Sargsyan is expected to meet with Czech premier Boguslaw Subotka and head of the lower house of parliament Yan Hamacek. The president will meet also with the Czech Armenian ...
01/31/2014President Sargsyan invited Pope to Armenia
... The ambassador thanked the Pope for his position on the Armenian genocide expressed at the recent meeting with the head of Armenian Catholic Church Nerses-Bedros XIX. After the meeting with the Pope, Minasyan met with the Secretary of State of Vatican cardinal Tarchizio Bertone. The cardinal expressed his gratitude to the Armenian president for efforts to develop bilateral relations and welcomed the opening of the embassy. Bertone said Vatican’s Secretariat of State is discussing opening of a nunciature ...
06/10/2013“Hello, Yerevan!” bloc voted for changes in governance system
Armen Martirosyan, a top candidate of “Hello, Yerevan!” bloc, has voted at 6/28 polling station for the political party which supports the cardinal changes in the governance system. YEREVAN, May 5./ARKA/. Armen Martirosyan, a top candidate of “Hello, Yerevan!” bloc, has voted at 6/28 polling station for the political party which supports the cardinal changes in the governance system....
05/05/2013Head of Armenian Church to attend new pope enthronement ceremony
... Manukyan. The delegation will fly to Rome tonight. The enthronement of Francis will be attended by heads of many states. It is scheduled for 9:30 am local time on March 19. The new head of the Roman Catholic Church is a native of Argentina. The 76 year-old Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th Pope last Wednesday by the conclave. -0-
03/18/2013Armenian president to attend new pope enthronement ceremony
... Rome to attend the ceremony of enthronement. The enthronement of Francis will be attended by heads of many states. It is scheduled for 9:30 am local time on March 19. The new head of the Roman Catholic Church is a native of Argentina. The 76 year-old Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th Pope last Wednesday by the conclave. -0-
03/18/2013ARKA Agency publishes quarterly bulletin on Armenian banks’ indicators by end of q1 2009
... to compile and submit their financial reports in line with the international standards. The amendments came into effect on January 1 2009. For the end of the first quarter of this year, banks published their reports as per the new requirements. Yet, cardinal differences were recorded in both the structure and calculation methods of the reporting by banks despite the uniformed International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The main problem faced by ARKA News Agency in preparing the bulletin was ...
05/23/2009Armenia’s prime-minister receives Vatican secretary of state
... the government press service reported. The visit of the Pope, John Paul the II to Armenia in 2001 laid groundwork for further development of friendly relations between Armenia and Vatican, the Prime-Minister said in welcoming the official visit of the cardinal to Armenia. Sargsian expressed gratitude for opening a square after the Gregory Illuminator (the first Armenian Catholicos) in Vatican and for the warm words addressed to the Armenian people by the current pope Benedict XVI. “Together with ...
03/05/2008Road construction in Yerevan totals AMD 4.5bln in 2007
... crossroad and Komitas avenue. Basentsyan did not specify the volume of planned means for the implementation of these projects. From the beginning of the year construction of several big transport nodes and underground passages has been conducted for cardinal solution to problems connected with the transport movement and security of pedestrians. For this reason the traffic is complicated in big main lines of the capital. For the implementation of social-economic programs of Yerevan about AMD 94.6bln ...
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