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Armenia agrees with Turkey on assessment of requirements for crossing the border on Gyumri-Kars railway - Mirzoyan
... Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. (BSEC CMFA) Thursday. He said guided by the vision of inclusiveness and equitable use of regional infrastructure and building a prosperous future for all interested parties, this project aims at the development of communications between the countries of the region with full respect for the state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and principles of equality and reciprocity. He said also that Armenia and Turkey have already agreed to jointly assess the technical ...
12/20/2024Armenia and UAE to strengthen trade, tourism, and tech ties
... emphasized. Mirzoyan and Gargash exchanged views on regional issues. The head of Armenia's Foreign Ministry presented Armenia's vision for establishing stability and peace in the South Caucasus, including the opportunities created by the opening of regional communications. The interlocutors also discussed the latest developments in the Middle East. The head of Armenia's Foreign Ministry congratulated the UAE presidential adviser on being awarded the Armenian order of “Friendship”. According to official ...
12/17/2024Unblocking communications will restore region's role: Armenian speaker on talks with Azerbaijan
... facilitate trade and simplify customs procedures," Simonyan said. He emphasized that, due to its geographical location, the South Caucasus can facilitate economic cooperation and trade between Europe and Asia. "Unblocking all trade and transport communications in the South Caucasus will open new opportunities not only for the region's economic development, but also for fostering respect for the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality, and reciprocity among states in people-to-people ...
12/11/2024Armenia's European orientation linked to democratic reforms - Alen Simonyan
... emphasized. According to him, as an important component of the peace agenda, Armenia has initiated the “Crossroads of Peace” project, which serves as a roadmap for achieving lasting peace. The project is aimed at effectively unblocking regional communications and ensuring sustainable economic development based on the principles of reciprocity, equality, the jurisdiction of states, sovereignty, and legislation.-0-
12/09/2024Armenian Deputy PM: No agreement on date for new border delimitation meeting with Azerbaijan
... an agreement to limit public statements to the information that has been officially released," Grigoryan said. At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister denied the assumption that the process is at an impasse. Regarding the issue of unblocking communications, he noted that this is a separate topic, "which will also be discussed." "But at the moment, there is also no specific agreement on the date for discussing this issue," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. Grigoryan ...
12/09/2024Armenian Foreign Minister highlights Yerevan's efforts to normalize relations with Baku at a meeting with new head of EU diplomacy
... about the efforts of the Republic of Armenia to establish stable peace in the South Caucasus, including in signing an agreement on normalizing relations with Azerbaijan. The issues of regional economy and increasing interconnectivity through transport communications were also discussed.
12/05/2024Pashinyan says Armenia has no reason to attack Azerbaijan
... of all our neighbours and I hope that we will intensify the work on the draft peace treaty because 90% of the work is done. What remains is to make the last efforts and sign the peace treaty. We have also proposed real solutions to unblock regional communications. There is no basis for escalation in the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan,’ Pashinyan noted.-0-
12/04/2024Inflation in Armenia registered at 1.4% in November, 1.3% for the month
... rising by 0.5% compared to October 2024. In November, prices in the healthcare sector rose by 2.5% compared to the previous year (0.5% compared to October). In the transport sector, prices increased by 5.7% (with a 0.8% decrease over the month). The communications sector saw a 0.4% increase (with a 0.1% decrease over the month). Prices in the recreation and culture sector remained unchanged (with a 0.1% decrease over the month). In education, prices rose by 7.8% (with no change over the month). In ...
12/04/2024Armenian PM clarifies "strategic deal" with Azerbaijan
... Azerbaijan, and Soviet Armenia with its territory is an independent Armenia. They must acknowledge this reality and leave each other alone in political and other respects, refrain from interfering with each other, and begin, very cautiously, to establish communications and economic ties," Pashinyan said. He expressed confidence that once the process begins, it will develop rapidly and naturally, without artificial influence "Georgia is also related to this in some respects. The three states ...
11/23/2024Mirzoyan and Baerbock discuss Armenia-EU partnership and prospects of deepening cooperation
... developments in this process, including the work done towards the finalisation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty, stressing the importance of its signing. The Armenian Foreign Minister emphasised Armenia's constructive approach in unblocking regional communications as an important component of the peace agenda, as well as the promotion of economic interconnectivity in a wider geographical scope. -0-
11/20/2024Armenia sends proposals on reopening communications and a peace treaty to Azerbaijan - Pashinyan
Armenia has sent a set of proposals to Azerbaijan on reopening regional communications and a peace treaty, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament today. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARКА/. Armenia has sent a set of proposals to Azerbaijan on reopening regional communications and a peace treaty, Prime Minister Nikol ...
11/13/2024Under pressure from the West, Yerevan froze its participation in trilateral working group - Zakharova
Bowing to the pressure of the West, Yerevan has frozen its participation in the trilateral working group (set up by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war) on reopening regional communications, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing on Wednesday, adding that Armenia has also withdrawn from all other trilateral formats. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. Bowing to the pressure of the West,...
11/13/2024Infrastructure capabilities to resume operation of Kars (Turkey) - Gyumri (Armenia) railway under assessment- Mirzoyan
... Ararat Mirzoyan said today. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/.Infrastructure capabilities to resume the operation of the Kars (Turkey) - Gyumri (Armenia) railway are being assessed, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said today. "Speaking about communications, we cannot but talk about the closed border between Armenia and Turkey, the possibility of its opening and restarting the related infrastructure," Mirzoyan said in parliament. ‘I must note that, as before, an assessment of the checkpoints ...
11/13/2024Armenia and Sweden discuss economic cooperation opportunities
... has adopted an agenda aimed at resolving relations with its neighbors and establishing stable peace in the South Caucasus, which, in turn, could create favorable conditions for regional economic development and the effective integration of regional communications into the West-East logistics network. -0-
11/12/2024Full report of commission investigating the 44-day war to be presented to Armenia’s National Assembly
... in Karabakh and the Lachin corridor. On January 11, 2021, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, along with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, signed a joint statement aimed at developing the region and unblocking communications. -0-med at developing the region and unblocking communications. -0-
11/11/2024Service sector in Armenia grew by 5.9% in January-September, reaching 2.4 trillion drams
... of 11.6% compared to 2023 September, while a decrease of 2.5% was recorded compared to August of 2024. Financial and insurance services amounted to 748 billion drams with a growth of 22% compared to the same period of the past year. Information and communications services amounted to over 430.6 billion drams with a decline of 8.4%, transportation services dropped to over 284.2 billion drams (decline of 13.4%), accommodation and catering services grew by 8% to over 257.6 billion drams and culture,...
11/07/20240.6% inflation recorded in October, 0.3% for the month
... year-on-year in October, but rose by 1.2% over the month." The growth of prices in the healthcare sector in October was 2.2% year-on-year (up 0.2% compared to September). The transport sector saw a 6.8% increase (down 0.9% over the month), while the communications sector grew by 0.4% (down 0.1% month-on-month). In recreation and culture, prices rose by 0.6% (up 0.8% over the month), and in education, growth was 7.8% (unchanged from the previous month). The restaurant and hotel sectors experienced ...
11/05/2024Armenia claims 'Crossroads of Peace' means to generate revenue for itself and neighboring countries
The regional communications project 'Crossroads of Peace,' proposed by the Armenian authorities, is a means to generate revenue for both Armenia and its neighboring countries, stated Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan. YEREVAN, November ...
11/05/2024Armenia can ensure and guarantee safe passage of goods, transport and people through its territory - Pashinyan
... transport and people through its territory, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated today. "This is our desire, commitment and we will always guarantee it. All claims that Armenia has allegedly agreed in any form for any third country to ensure the safety of communications on its sovereign territory or that this is provided for in any document are not true," he said speaking at the BRICS+ summit in Russian Kazan. According to him, Armenia is ready and interested in organizing the passage of vehicles,...
10/24/2024Tripartite commission on unblocking regional communications does not work due to lack of consensus - Armenian Deputy Prime Minister
The Armenian-Russian-Azerbaijani commission set up to unblock communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not working due to lack of consensus, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said today. YEREVAN, 21 October. /ARKA/. The Armenian-Russian-Azerbaijani commission set up to unblock communications ...
10/21/2024Armenia expects Iran to play an active role in ''Crossroads of Peace'' project- Ambassador
... November 2023 at the "Silk Road" forum in Tbilisi. The key idea of the project is to launch and develop transportation communications between Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iran through the utilization of roads, railways, cables, pipelines,... ... countries through whose territories they pass; each country implements border and customs control on its territory and ensures the safety of the movement of goods, vehicles, and people along these routes. -0-
10/21/2024Armenia considers presence of extraterritorial corridors in region unacceptable; Iran supports principle of territorial integrity – Armenian ambassador
... of any extraterritorial corridor unacceptable, stated Armenian Ambassador to Iran Arsen Avakyan. "We emphasize that any communications must be under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the given country and operate on the basis of the principles ... ... noted in an interview with the Iranian news agency "ISNA". According to him, Armenia is ready to fully guarantee the safety of goods, vehicles and movement of people on its territory. "Official Yerevan has also repeatedly stated that it ...
10/21/2024Alen Simonyan says why Azerbaijani parliament speaker cancelled planned meeting in Geneva
... member states of the Francophonie organisation expressed solidarity with Armenia, stressing respect for the territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan in accordance with the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. They called for the resumption of regional communications based on respect for the principles of sovereignty, national jurisdiction, equality and reciprocity. The unacceptability of the use of force was emphasised, and a call was made to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric and hate speech that ...
10/20/2024Armenia interested in unblocking all communications in the region - Mirzoyan
... contribute to achieving peace and stability in the region.” ‘As a long-standing advocate for inclusive and equitable transport connectivity to promote trade and cooperation, Armenia is sincerely interested in unblocking all economic and transport communications in our region. Our vision of enhanced regional connectivity is clearly reflected in the "Crossroads of Peace" initiative, which was introduced by the Prime Minister of Armenia one year ago. ‘The key essence of this project is ...
10/18/2024Armenian version of Aznavour's book ‘Life through the eyes of Charles’ presented
... familiarise themselves with the values left by Aznavour and learn the same for themselves. I am sure Aznavour would have read this book with interest,’ said Nicolas Aznavour, son of Charles Aznavour. Tatevik Ghazaryan, Director of Marketing and Communications Department of Aznavour Foundation, in her turn, noted that any project becomes possible with the help of partners. 'The exclusive partner of this book is Acba leasing company. In general, Acba has been supporting the works of Charles ...
10/15/2024Armenia not going to return its occupied territories by military means - Pashinyan
... at the November 2023 Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi. The key idea of the project is the resumption and development of transport communications between Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran through the use of roads, railways, cables, pipelines and ... ... countries through whose territories they pass; each country on its territory shall implement border and customs control, ensure the safety of movement of goods, vehicles and people along them. -0-
10/12/2024Overchuk believes there has been no progress for 1.5 years within the framework of the Armenian-Russian-Azerbaijani group on opening roads
... commentary for Channel One. According to him, unblocking economic and transport corridors in the region is only possible with Russia's participation. On January 11, 2021, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed in Moscow to unblock regional communications. For these purposes, it was decided to create a working group at the level of deputy prime ministers of the three countries, which will focus on establishing transport and economic ties in the region. The Armenian authorities have repeatedly ...
10/09/2024Pashinyan announces his readiness to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan in October
... want to emphasize once again that Armenia wants the opening of regional channels and that we are ready to provide transport communications through our territory on the same terms as provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Moreover, we are ready to ... ... sovereignty and jurisdiction of the parties. In this context, I emphasize that the Republic of Armenia is ready to fully ensure the safety of passage of goods, vehicles and people through its territory. This is our desire, our commitment, and we guarantee it....
10/08/2024Armenia committed to establishing lasting peace in the region - Mirzoyan
... Mirzoyan said adding that the resolution also welcomes the progress made in the process of delimitation of the interstate border in line with the principles reaffirmed in the Protocol of April 19, 2024. 'It also encourages the reopening of regional communications based on respect for the principles of sovereignty, national jurisdiction, equality and reciprocity,' the Minister said.-0-
10/03/2024Iran supports Armenia's territorial integrity and ‘Crossroads of Peace’ project - Vice President
... recognised state borders. Pashinyan touched upon the recent developments in the discussions on the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the project of his government's ‘Crossroads of Peace’ project aimed at unblocking regional communications and its principles, stressing that Armenia is ready to promote the development of trade and economic relations with the interested states through unblocking of all roads on the basis of the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, equality ...
10/01/2024Armenia will never give up sovereignty over communication-PM
... transport routes. "Armenia is ready to fully ensure the safety of the passage of goods, vehicles and people through its territory. By the way, all the statements that Armenia allegedly agreed in some document that third countries should ensure the safety of communications on its territory are a distortion of reality. The same applies to some comments that Armenia agreed to some limitation of its sovereignty on the issue of regional communications - this has never happened," said Armenian Prime Minister ...
10/01/2024Armenian and Iranian foreign ministers discuss unblocking regional communications
Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Seyed Abbas Araghchi had a meeting in New York on the margins of the UNGA session and discussed ways of unblocking regional economic and transport communications, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said. YEREVAN, 27 September. /ARKA/. Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Seyed Abbas Araghchi had a meeting in New York on the margins of the UNGA session and discussed ways of unblocking ...
09/27/2024Amundi-Acba Asset Management success story: assets managed by the fund reached 517 billion drams in 10 years
... he said. Key Features of the Amundi-Acba Academy: In alignment with its commitment to promoting financial literacy and professional growth in Armenia, Amundi-Acba has launched the Amundi-Acba Academy, Zarine Yeghiazaryan, responsible for marketing communications, said. She said this initiative, adapted from the French Amundi Academy, notably best practices from European countries, aims to provide universities and students with the knowledge and skills necessary for professional development. The ...
09/24/2024More than 1.9 billion drams allocated for the engineering city in Armenia
... Foundation (EIF) of the engineering city will enable Armenia to become a regional technology center and a supplier of high-tech products to the world market. The city’s "residents" will include companies in the automotive industry, wireless communications, semiconductors, radio frequency systems and devices, industrial Internet of things, electronics, biomedical engineering, and aerospace industries. An important element of the EIF mission is quality education and training, and the campus ...
09/19/2024Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan meets with Japanese security advisor in Tokyo
... Japan. Both sides exchanged views on regional and global security issues and discussed the Crossroads of Peace project. In October 2023, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the Crossroads of Peace initiative aimed at establishing regional communications. The project emphasizes the importance of open borders and economic, political, and cultural connections as key components of a peaceful agenda. A specialized unit has been established within Armenia's National Security Council to ensure ...
09/13/2024Pashinyan: Armenia ready to ensure communication between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan
... question-and-answer session in the parliament on Wednesday. He quoted one of the clauses of the 2020 trilateral statement (signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh), according to which the construction of new transport communications connecting the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic with the western regions of Azerbaijan should be ensured within the framework of mutual consent of the parties. Baku, however, says ‘no’. In its opinion, the traffic on this section should ...
09/11/2024Pashinyan comments on Azerbaijan’s disagreements over peace treaty
... already agreed points of a peace agreement between the two countries. "The first and second drafts of the peace treaty initially contained 18 articles, some of which were removed. For instance, Azerbaijan informed us that they withdrew an article on communications, leaving 17. It's important to clarify that the original document did not contain 30 articles, and we did not remove half of them," Pashinyan said, reiterating his call to sign the already agreed sections. The Prime Minister emphasized ...
09/11/2024France supports early conclusion of Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty - Foreign Ministry representative
... a panel discussion on the sidelines of the YEREVAN DIALOGUE 2024 summit. According to him, France welcomes Armenia's approaches expressed in the ‘Crossroads of Peace’ project announced earlier by the Armenian Prime Minister, noting that regional communications can be beneficial, based on full respect for the sovereignty and jurisdiction of countries, based on the principles of equality and reciprocity. ‘We are active both bilaterally and at the European level. Bilaterally, support is given ...
09/10/2024Iran clearly expresses its opposition to any changes in international borders - Foreign Ministry
... statements have created a basis for putting forward various theories, some of which contradict the development of relations with Iran, and the exact text of these statements should be referred to. We will continue to support the lifting of the blockade on communications and routes in the region and the promotion of the peace agenda between Baku and Yerevan. Peace in the Caucasus is beneficial to all countries in the region. Some powers outside the region want to turn the Caucasus into an unstable region ...
09/09/2024Armenia ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan and open communications in short time -Mirzoyan
... in a short period of time, thus opening a page and an era of sustainable peace and stability in the South Caucasus region,’ the minister emphasised. ‘Our approaches are well known: we are ready to immediately start the process of unblocking communications within the framework of the principles laid down in the concept of the Peace Crossroads project,’ Mirzoyan noted. Earlier, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he was ready to sign a draft peace treaty with Azerbaijan. ‘There ...
09/09/2024Russian ambassador reaffirms Moscow’s role as "honest broker" in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process
... clear examples of Russia’s continued involvement. Kopyrkin highlighted that Russia, and particularly Putin, played a pivotal role in ending the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and establishing the trilateral working group to unblock economic and transport communications between the two nations. "We are genuinely interested in the success of the negotiations, the well-being, and peace of our closest neighbors, partners, and allies," Kopyrkin stated. He added that a balanced peace agreement between ...
09/05/2024Armenia's annual inflation rate in August 2024 was 1.3 per cent
... activities fell 4.6 percent in August on a year-over-year basis and 2 percent on a month-over-month basis. Prices for health care rose 1.8 per cent year-on-year in August (up 0.3 per cent from July), transport rose 9.1 per cent (up 1.6 per cent from July), communications rose 0.4 per cent (up 0.1 per cent from July), recreation and culture rose 0.1 per cent (down 0.6 per cent month-on-month), education services rose 4. 8 per cent (unchanged from July 2024), restaurant and hotel prices rose by 3 per cent ...
09/04/2024Russia aware of Iran's concerns over "Zangezur Corridor"
... corridor that would connect mainland Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan through Armenia. She suggested that those seeking clarification on Iran's stance should direct their inquiries to Tehran. She emphasized that Moscow's position on the reopening of regional communications in the South Caucasus and the contacts between Yerevan and Baku is well known. "Russia believes that the relevant agreements should be implemented with mutual consent and under mutually acceptable conditions. This should be done in ...
08/29/2024Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow interested in Yerevan, Baku signing peace treaty as soon as possible
... emphasized that Russia remains ready to support both sides across all aspects of the trilateral agreements reached from 2020 to 2022. "This package of agreements also includes issues related to border delimitation and demarcation, unblocking transport communications, and developing civil society contacts. We also welcome the efforts of our neighbors, such as Kazakhstan, in this area," she added.
08/22/2024Landlocked Armenia must make the best use of human resources - ADB head in Armenia (exclusive)
... helping the private sector to develop more environmentally friendly projects. ARKA - Does the Bank consider the implementation of infrastructure projects taking into account the geopolitical position of Armenia and the possibility of opening transport communications in case of reaching peace agreement with Azerbaijan? D. Lambert - I would like to mention two projects. We have made investments in the transport system of Armenia. ADB has been involved in many projects, and now it is planned to finance ...
08/01/2024Preserving peace in the region is of key importance for Iran: Pezeshkian to Pashinyan
... stressed that the multilateral cooperation with Iran based on mutual respect and understanding is of great importance for Armenia. Pashinyan presented the project of his government ‘Crossroads of Peace’ and its principles aimed at unblocking regional communications. The Prime Minister highlighted the participation of the Iranian side in the construction of the North-South motorway, particularly the Agarak-Kajaran section. The steps undertaken towards the modernisation of the border crossing point ...
07/30/2024European Council chief sees possibility of direct bilateral contacts between Yerevan and Baku
... 47 heads of state and government attending the event. Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders are among them The leaders are discussing further support for Ukraine as well as common challenges. The roundtable sessions cover topics such as migration, energy, communications, defence and the protection of democracy. The aim of the European Political Community is to promote political dialogue and co-operation to address issues of common interest and to strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the ...
07/18/2024Armenia and Oman discuss cooperation in the spheres of economy and digitalisation
... Armenia and Oman, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. In particular, the sides touched upon the issues of strengthening regional interconnectivity and stressed the importance of nblocking and expanding economic and transport communications. In this context, Mirzoyan presented the "Crossroads of Peace" project developed by the Armenian government and stressed the opportunities for regional stability and economic development that will be opened as a result of its ...
07/16/2024Rubinyan: Armenia has no territorial claims towards any country, is ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan
... treaty as soon as possible," Rubinyan said during the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, as reported by Russian state news outlet TASS. He emphasized that Armenia is interested in becoming part of international transit routes by unblocking regional communications. There is no doubt that major infrastructure projects in the South Caucasus can serve as a unifying factor for the countries of the region and beyond, Rubinyan said. "The opening of transport routes in the South Caucasus should lead ...
07/12/2024Ucom main sponsor of Armenia’s team at Summer Olympics
... National Olympics Committee signed a cooperation agreement YEREVAN, July 10. /ARKA/. Ucom and the Armenian National Olympics Committee signed a cooperation agreement, making Ucom the main sponsor of the Armenian national team at the Summer Olympics, the communications company reported on Wednesday. This marks the third time Ucom has sponsored Armenia's participation in the Olympics. The 33rd Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11. Fifteen athletes from Armenia will represent ...
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