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Armenia agrees with Turkey on assessment of requirements for crossing the border on Gyumri-Kars railway - Mirzoyan
Driven by the firm belief that regional dialogue is key to establishing mutually beneficial collaboration, the Government of Armenia has introduced the "Crossroads of Peace" initiative, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in a speech ... ... 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 ...
12/20/2024Armenia and UAE to strengthen trade, tourism, and tech ties
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met on Tuesday with Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the President of the United ... ... 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 ...
12/17/2024Unblocking communications will restore region's role: Armenian speaker on talks with Azerbaijan
Armenia is actively engaged in negotiations with Azerbaijan to unblock transport infrastructures. YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/.... ... 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 ...
12/11/2024Armenia's European orientation linked to democratic reforms - Alen Simonyan
Armenia's European orientation is the result of natural selection and follows from the agenda of democratic reforms in our state,... ... 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 ...
12/09/2024Armenian Deputy PM: No agreement on date for new border delimitation meeting with Azerbaijan
Armenian Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan stated that there is currently no agreement on a specific date for a new meeting regarding 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 ...
12/09/2024Armenian Foreign Minister highlights Yerevan's efforts to normalize relations with Baku at a meeting with new head of EU diplomacy
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Vice-President of the European Commission, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs ... ... 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
Armenia does not have any reason to attack Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today. YEREVAN, 4 December.... ... 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
In November 2024, inflation in Armenia was 1.4% compared to November 2023, and 1.3% for the month. YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. In November 2024, inflation ... ... 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 ...
12/04/2024Armenian PM clarifies "strategic deal" with Azerbaijan
In an interview with Public Television of Armenia, PM Nikol Pashinyan explained what he means by the need to conclude a "strategic deal" between Yerevan and Baku.... ... 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 ...
11/23/2024Mirzoyan and Baerbock discuss Armenia-EU partnership and prospects of deepening cooperation
Armenian and German Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Annalena Baerbock at a meeting held in Yerevan late on Tuesday discussed ... ... 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 ...
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
Infrastructure capabilities to resume the operation of the Kars (Turkey) - Gyumri (Armenia) railway are being assessed, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said today. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/.... ... (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 ...
11/13/2024Armenia and Sweden discuss economic cooperation opportunities
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan discussed the possibilities of bilateral economic cooperation at a meeting with Benjamin ... ... 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
... revelations, he said: ''Of course! How could there be no major revelations..." In October, Argishti Kyaramyan, head of the Armenian Investigative Committee, stated that indictments against more than 600 individuals had been sent to court in criminal ... ..., 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
The service sector in Armenia in January-September 2024 amounted to over 2.4 trillion drams (in current prices), increasing by 5.9% compared ... ... 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 ...
11/07/20240.6% inflation recorded in October, 0.3% for the month
In October 2024, inflation in Armenia was recorded at 0.6% year-on-year and 0.3% month-on-month. YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. In October 2024, inflation ... ... 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 ...
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 5. /ARKA/. The regional communications project 'Crossroads of Peace,' proposed ...
11/05/2024Armenia can ensure and guarantee safe passage of goods, transport and people through its territory - Pashinyan
.... Armenia is capable if ensuring safe passage of goods, resources, 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
Armenia anticipates that Iran will actively participate in the implementation of the regional communications project "Crossroads of Peace," proposed by the Armenian government. YEREVAN, October 21.... ... 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
Armenia considers the existence of any extraterritorial corridor unacceptable, stated ... ... 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... ... agency "ISNA". According to him, Armenia is ready to fully guarantee the safety of goods, vehicles and movement of people on its territory. "Official...
10/21/2024Alen Simonyan says why Azerbaijani parliament speaker cancelled planned meeting in Geneva
In an interview with Radio Azatutyun (RFE/RL's Armenian-language service), Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said that he knows why Azerbaijani Parliament ... ... 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 ...
10/20/2024Armenia interested in unblocking all communications in the region - Mirzoyan
Armenia attaches great importance to regional consultations and engagements, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at ... ... 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" ...
10/18/2024Armenian version of Aznavour's book ‘Life through the eyes of Charles’ presented
With the support of Acba Leasing the Newmag Publishing House and ‘Aznavour’ Foundation, the Armenian version of the book ‘Life through the eyes of Charles’ by the great Armenian Charles Aznavour is presented to Armenian ... ... 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....
10/15/2024Armenia not going to return its occupied territories by military means - Pashinyan
Armenia is creating and will continue to create all guarantees to ensure that none of ... ... Pashinyan emphasised. About the Crossroads of Peace project The Armenian regional communications project Crossroads of Peace was presented by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan... ... 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
Armenia is not formally withdrawing its signature from the trilateral statement signed in 2020 by Moscow, Baku and Yerevan, TASS ... ... 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 ...
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 ... ... principles of reciprocity, equality, 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
Armenia is committed to continuing its efforts to establish lasting peace in the region, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan ... ... 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 ...
10/03/2024Iran supports Armenia's territorial integrity and ‘Crossroads of Peace’ project - Vice President
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received on Tuesday an Iranian government delegation led by the First Vice President of ... ... 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 ...
10/01/2024Armenia will never give up sovereignty over communication-PM
... Nikol Pashinyan has denied claims that Armenia was giving up sovereignty over 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
Amundi-Acba Asset Management's operations in Armenia since its inception here ten years ago demonstrate success on the way of establishing Armenia's mandatory funded ... ... 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,...
09/24/2024More than 1.9 billion drams allocated for the engineering city in Armenia
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to allocate 1.940 billion drams through budget redistribution for the construction of the engineering ... ... 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,...
09/19/2024Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan meets with Japanese security advisor in Tokyo
Armenia’s Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan conducted an official visit to Japan where he met with Akiya Takeo,... ... 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 ...
09/13/2024Pashinyan: Armenia ready to ensure communication between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan
The Republic of Armenia is ready to ensure transport and railway communication between western regions of Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan ... ... 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 ...
09/11/2024Pashinyan comments on Azerbaijan’s disagreements over peace treaty
During a government session in Armenia's parliament, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed Azerbaijan's refusal to sign the already agreed ... ... 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 ...
09/11/2024France supports early conclusion of Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty - Foreign Ministry representative
France fully supports the early conclusion of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Deputy Secretary General of the French Foreign Ministry David Bertolotti said. YEREVAN,... ... 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 ...
09/10/2024Armenia ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan and open communications in short time -Mirzoyan
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan confirmed that there is a real possibility to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan in ... ... 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....
09/09/2024Russian ambassador reaffirms Moscow’s role as "honest broker" in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process
Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, emphasized that Moscow has never abandoned its role as an "honest broker" in the negotiations ... ... 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, ...
09/05/2024Armenia's annual inflation rate in August 2024 was 1.3 per cent
Consumer prices in Armenia in August 2024 rose by 1.3 per cent year-on-year, the National Statistical Committee (NSC) reported. YEREVAN,... ... 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),...
09/04/2024Russia aware of Iran's concerns over "Zangezur Corridor"
... official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday during a briefing. Zakharova addressed Tehran's position on the unacceptability of an extraterritorial 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
The conclusion of a peace treaty is crucial for restoring peace and stability between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. The conclusion ... .... "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 ...
08/22/2024Landlocked Armenia must make the best use of human resources - ADB head in Armenia (exclusive)
... allocates considerable funds to the countries of its presence to combat climate change in order to ensure sustainable development. Armenia is not an exception in this context. In an interview with ARKA news agency, Don Lambert, Country Director for ADB's Armenia ... ... 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 ...
08/01/2024Preserving peace in the region is of key importance for Iran: Pezeshkian to Pashinyan
Preserving peace in the region is of key importance for Iran, newly elected IRI President Massoud Pezeshkian said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who travelled to Iran to attend Pezeshkian's inauguration ceremony. YEREVAN, 30 ... ... 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,...
07/30/2024European Council chief sees possibility of direct bilateral contacts between Yerevan and Baku
The possibility of direct bilateral contacts between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been seen in recent months, European Council President Charles Michel said. YEREVAN, 18 July.... ... 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 ...
07/18/2024Armenia and Oman discuss cooperation in the spheres of economy and digitalisation
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in New York on a working visit, met with Omani Minister of Economy Saeed Mohamed ... ... 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 ...
07/16/2024Rubinyan: Armenia has no territorial claims towards any country, is ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan
Armenia has no territorial claims beyond its internationally recognized borders, the country’s deputy parliamentary speaker ... ... 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 ...
07/12/2024Ucom main sponsor of Armenia’s team at Summer Olympics
Ucom and the Armenian National Olympics Committee signed a cooperation agreement YEREVAN, July 10. /ARKA/. Ucom and the Armenian National ... ... 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....
07/10/2024Papoyan: Armenia’s Crossroads of Peace project to help country strengthen economic ties with Kazakhstan
Armenia’s Crossroads of Peace project will help the country strengthen its economic ties with Kazakhstan, Armenia's Minister ... ... outlet Kazinform on Monday. Papoyan explained that the essence of the Crossroads of Peace project lies in developing regional communications through the construction of new infrastructure and the renovation and maintenance of existing highways, railroads,...
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