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Armenia and Saudi Arabia emphasize giving a push to trade and economic ties
... Saudi Arabia's application to hold “World Expo 2030” in Riyadh. Armenia and Saudi Arabia have no official diplomatic relations, however, relationship between the two countries have seen some warning. On October 26, 2021, Armenian ex-President Armen Sarkissian arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on a visit described as historic. Sarkissian participated in the Future Investment Initiative forum, where he was seen sitting next to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. -0-
06/01/2022Armenian president, U.S. ambassador discussed Armenian-U.S. cooperation
... interlocutors exchanged views on issues of cooperation between Armenia and the United States in various fields. Vahagn Khachaturian, 63, the fifth President of Armenia, was elected by Parliament on March 3, 2022 and took office on March 13. He replaced Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/21/2022Armenian president, Russian ambassador discussed bilateral agenda
... Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party. The opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem alliances refused to take part in the elections. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. He has replaced Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/21/2022Armenia's new president officially takes office (video)
... Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party. The opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem alliances refused to take part in the elections. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. He has replaced Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/13/2022Inauguration of Armenia’s newly elected president slated for March 13
... the candidate to be elected. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. The opposition alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates. Vahagn Khachatryan is replacing Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/04/2022Putin congratulates Armenia’s newly-elected president
... the candidate to be elected. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. The opposition alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates. Vahagn Khachatryan is replacing Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/03/2022Armenian parliament elects Vahagn Khachatryan as president
... the candidate to be elected. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. The opposition alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates. Vahagn Khachatryan is replacing Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/03/2022Armenian ruling party’s candidate fails to garner enough votes to be elected president
... The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates saying they will boycott the election. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/03/2022Presidential candidate: inner fears hinder Armenians from moving forward
... The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) alliances in the Armenian National Assembly refused to nominate candidates saying they will boycott the election. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
03/02/2022Armenia’s acting president dismisses chief of army’s general staff Artak Davtyan
.... Artak Davtyan is a defendant in a criminal case that involves supplies of low-quality weaponry. -0-- Lieutenant General Artak Davtyan was appointed as Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces on March 22, 2021 after then President Armen Sarkissian refused to sign a petition resubmitted by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan requesting that Artak Davtyan be appointed as new chief of the general staff of the armed forces. The president neither challenged the petition at the Constitutional Court....
02/24/2022Armenian, Saudi Arabian foreign ministers exchanged views on establishing relations
... between the business circles. About Armenian-Saudi relations Armenia and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations. Armenia’s National Statistical Committee provides no information about the trade between the two countries. Last autumn President Armen Sarkissian (served as president from April 9, 2018 to January 23, 2022) was the first Armenian official to make an official visit to Saudi Arabia, which was described as ‘historic.’ As part of his visit, Sarkissian had a meeting with Crown Prince ...
02/19/2022Wizz Air Abu Dhabi airline starts operating flights between Abu Dhabi and Armenian capital Yerevan
... Yerevan on February 7, Armenia International Airports CJSC reports. It said the airline will operate two flights a week on Mondays and Fridays. The agreement on flights between Abu-Dhabi and Yerevan was reached during former Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s official visit to UAE in January of this year. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi low-cost airline has been flying since November 2020. It is a joint venture of state-owned ADQ (51% stake) and Wizz Air Holdings (49% stake). The lowcoster is based at Abu ...
02/07/2022Armenian opposition to boycott presidential election
... Armenian National Assembly will not nominate candidates for the post of president. The position has become vacant after Armen Sarkissian resigned on January 23 citing lack of constitutional powers to influence domestic and foreign policies of the country.... ... have no alternative. "However, the current government, which has brought the country to the brink of collapse and divided society, has decided to continue working in the same spirit, guided only by narrow command interests, rather than state interests....
02/04/2022Pashinyan: Armenian presidential election scheduled to take place in March
... February 3. /ARKA/. Presidential election will be held in Armenia this March, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday. The post of Armenian president has been vacant since February 1, after the resignation of President Armen Sarkissian. In a January 23 resignation statement, Sarkissian said the country's constitution did not give him sufficient powers to influence the country’s domestic and foreign policies. Pashinyan said today that his Civil Contract party (it controls ...
02/03/2022David Arakelyan appointed head of presidential staff
... the speaker of Armenian National Assembly. The position of the head of presidential staff became vacant after the resignation of Emil Tarasyan. Alen Simonyan, who is Parliament Speaker, assumed the duties of president after the resignation of Armen Sarkissian on January 23. Simonyan will hold the post until the election of new president by parliament in late February or early March.-0-
02/02/2022Ruling Civil Contract officially nominates Vahagn Khachatryan as candidate for president
... 2019-2021 he was a member of Armeconombank Management board. On August 4, 2021 he was appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry. Vahagn Khachatryan is married and has two children. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
02/01/2022Parliament chairman Alen Simonyan to fulfill duties of president until new president elected.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s resignation, which he announced on January 23, 2022, has come into force. YEREVAN, Feb. 1. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s resignation, which he announced on January 23, 2022, has come into force. The law stipulates a ...
02/01/2022Ruling Civil Contract names its candidate for post of president
... 2019-2021 he was a member of Armeconombank Management board. On August 4, 2021 he was appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry. Vahagn Khachatryan is married and has two children. If elected by parliament Vahagn Khachatryan will replace President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies. Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia changed the governance ...
01/31/2022Armen Sarkissian hopes that Match of Legends will be played in Armenia despite his resignation as president
Armen Sarkissian, who resigned January 23 as Armenia’s President, sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, saying that his resignation will not hamper successful implementation of a number of projects launched during his presidency, in particular,...
01/27/2022Ruling Armenian party has not chosen a candidate yet to replace president Sarkissian
The Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly is discussing its candidates to replace President Armen Sarkissian who resigned on January 23. YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. The Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly is discussing its candidates to replace President Armen Sarkissian ...
01/27/2022Scandal around ex-president of Armenia is gaining momentum: publication about Sarkisian's citizenship of St. Kitts and Nevis sent to NSS
... January 23, was a citizen of another country before he became president in 2018, to the National Security Service (NSS). The Office of Prosecutor General recalled that in April 2021 a criminal investigation had been launched into allegations that Armen Sarkissian forged documents to conceal his dual citizenship. Gor Abrahamyan, an advisor to Prosecutor General said the Hetq story will be studied in the context of this very case. On Monday, Hetq.am published an article entitled "Armen Sarkissian....
01/25/2022Pashinyan on resignation of president and election of new one
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that he had learned about the decision of President Armen Sarkissian to resign 3.5 hours before the official announcement. YEREVAN, January 25. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that he had learned about the decision of President Armen Sarkissian to resign 3.5 hours before the ...
01/25/2022Armenian opposition accuses Armen Sarkissian of being unable to execute his presidential duties
The head of the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance in Armenia’s parliament Seyran Ohanyan accused today President Armen Sarkissian, who tendered his resignation on January 23, of being unable to fully perform his duties. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. The head of the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance in Armenia’s parliament Seyran Ohanyan accused today ...
01/24/2022Armenian president Sarkisssian, who resigned Sunday, to be replaced by parliament chairman until new election
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, who announced his resignation on January 23 citing lack of tools to influence the country’s foreign and domestic policies, will be replaced temporarily by Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan until a new president is elected by the parliament....
01/24/2022Armenian president dismisses head of his office
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, who tendered his resignation on Sunday, saying he believes the country's constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events, signed a decree to dismiss Emil Tarasyan, who was head of his office. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/....
01/24/2022Armenian president resigns: the reason is lack of tools of influence
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has decided to resign. Below is the text of his statement posted on the president's official website. YEREVAN, January 24, /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has decided to resign. Below is the text of his statement posted on the ...
01/24/2022President: pragmatism and stability suggest that you should not have problems with your neighbors
... stability suggest that you should not have problems with your neighbors, especially if one of them is a large country, demonstrating special behavior in Syria, in the eastern part of the Mediterranean and in many other places, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an interview with Sky News Arabia. YEREVAN, January 20. /ARKA/. Pragmatism and stability suggest that you should not have problems with your neighbors, especially if one of them is a large country, demonstrating special behavior in ...
01/20/2022Mubadala Investment Company considering large-scale investments in Armenian economy
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, who is on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, met on Monday with Kaldun Khalifa Al Mubarak, the Executive Director of the Mubadala Investment Company, Sarkissian’s press service reported. YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. Armenian ...
01/18/2022Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will start soon operating flights to Yerevan
... soon operating flights to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. YEREVAN, January 17./ARKA/. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will start soon operating flights to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The agreement to that end was reached during Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s official visit to the UAE. According to Sarkissian’s press service, Armenian President had a series of meetings with high-ranking officials of the UAE and reached new agreements on expanding cooperation between the two countries in the ...
01/17/2022Masdar to build second 200 MW capacity photovoltaic power plant in Armenia
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, who is on a working visit to the UAE, held a meeting in Abu Dhabi with Masdar CEO Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi to discuss the possibilities of developing cooperation in the fields of renewable energy, technologies, science and education, the ...
01/17/2022President Sarkissian: Armenia ready to strengthen friendly ties with Kazakhstan
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian had a telephone conversation with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday, Sarkissian’s press service reported. YEREVAN, Jan. 11. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian had a telephone conversation with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart ...
01/11/2022Armenia replaces ambassador to Russian Federation
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Wednesday recalling Vardan Toganyan from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia. YEREVAN, January 5. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Wednesday recalling Vardan ...
01/05/2022Arman Hakobyan appointed as Armenian ambassador to Israel
... Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel with residence in Tel Aviv. YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has appointed Arman Hakobyan as the country’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel with residence ... ... unlawful legalization of a property through money laundering in 2006. In 2006 Armen Smbatyan served as chairman of the Armenian Society for Cultural Relations and Cooperation with Foreign Countries (known as AOKS), while Hasmik Poghosyan was his deputy. ...
12/28/2021President and prime minister discussed ways to overcome challenges facing Armenia
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed today the challenges facing the country and ways to overcome them. YEREVAN, December 22. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed today the challenges ...
12/22/2021Turkey, Armenia to appoint envoys to normalize relations, Turkey's foreign minister says
... particularly by Ankara’s support to Azerbaijan on Karabakh problem and Turkey’s overreaction to international recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire. In a recent interview with Russian publication AIF, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian when asked whether he considers Armenian-Turkish reconciliation possible, said that “the reconciliation initiative should come from Turkey”. “Everything in this world is possible. For example, France and Germany fought each other for ...
12/14/2021Hakob Simidyan appointed minister of environment
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has appointed former chief advisor to Prime Minister Hakob Simidian as Minister of Environment. YEREVAN, Dec. 10. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has appointed former chief advisor to Prime Minister Hakob Simidian as Minister ...
12/10/2021President relieves minister of environment of his post
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has signed a decree today dismissing Romanos Petrosyan as Minister of Environment. Petrosyan has held the post of Minister of Environment since July 30, 2020. YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has signed a ...
12/09/2021Arman Khachatryan appointed Armenia's permanent representative to Council of Europe
... Council of Europe (residence in Strasbourg). YEREVAN, December 3. /ARKA/. Arman Khachatryan has been appointed Armenia's permanent representative to the Council of Europe (residence in Strasbourg). The decree was signed by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on December 2 following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposal and in accordance with Article 132 of the Constitution and the Law On Diplomatic Service. -0-
12/03/2021Armenia ready for unconditional normalization of relations with Turkey - foreign ministry spokesman
... particularly by Ankara’s support to Azerbaijan on Karabakh problem and Turkey’s overreaction to international recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire. In a recent interview with Russian publication AIF, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian when asked whether he considers Armenian-Turkish reconciliation possible, said that “the reconciliation initiative should come from Turkey”. “Everything in this world is possible. For example, France and Germany fought each other for ...
11/23/2021Armenian PM convenes Security Council meeting after ‘incursion of Azerbaijani troops into Armenian territory’
... full information about the events that have taken place,” he said. Pashinyan said also that he decided to replace Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan with Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan. The decision was earlier today signed by President Armen Sarkissian. Pashinyan said the decision to replace the defense minister was made as a result of analyzing the events that have been unfolding since yesterday. ‘I thanked today morning Mr. Karapetyan for his work as Minister of Defense. I told him that ...
11/15/2021Pashinyan replaces defense minister with his deputy
... Prime Minister Suren Papikyan. YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has replaced Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan with Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan. The unexpected decision was approved by President Armen Sarkissian. Arshak Karapetyan had been appointed as defense minister on August 2, 2021.-0-
11/15/2021Armenian president replaces ambassadors to Spain and Germany
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a number of decrees on appointments and resignations of ambassadors. YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a number of decrees on appointments and resignations of ambassadors. Thus, Vladimir Karmirshalyan ...
11/12/2021Reconciliation initiative should come from Turkey – Armenian president
In an interview with Russian publication AIF, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian when asked whether he considers Armenian-Turkish reconciliation possible, said that “the reconciliation initiative should come from Turkey”. YEREVAN, November 8. /ARKA/. In an interview with Russian publication AIF, Armenian President ...
11/08/2021Armenian president says Russian peacekeepers should stay in Nagorno-Karabakh forever
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian believes that the Russian peacekeepers should stay in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) forever. YEREVAN, November 8. /ARKA/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian believes that the Russian peacekeepers should stay in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) forever....
11/08/2021Armenian President, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince discussed the need to develop relations
For the first time in the history of independent Armenia, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian visited Saudi Arabia -one of the key countries of the Arab and Islamic world. YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. For the first time in the history of independent Armenia, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian visited Saudi Arabia -one of the key ...
10/27/2021Armenian president pays historic visit to Saudi Arabia
The date of October 26, 2021 will mark the special page in the history of Armenian-Arab relations, particularly those between the Republic of Armenia and Saudi Arabia, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s press office said. YEREVAN, October 27, /ARKA/. The date of October 26, 2021 will mark the special page in the history of Armenian-Arab relations, particularly those between the Republic of Armenia and Saudi Arabia, Armenian President ...
10/27/2021Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of the Holy See will visit Armenia
... Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of the Holy See Edgar Peña Parra will be held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the official visit meetings with the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II are also scheduled. The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Edgar Peña Parra on October 27 will be followed by the stamp redemption ceremony. Then, the Foreign ...
10/26/2021IFJ and EFJ say new Armenian law restricts freedom of press
... Minister. The law was validated by the Constitutional Court this month. It stipulates that the maximum fine for “insults” will be €5,400 and almost €11,000 for “defamation”. This law had been referred to the Court following President Armen Sarkissian‘s refusal to sign it after expressing his concerns regarding the constitutionality of the law and the potential impact it would have on freedom of the press. “This law clearly restricts the right to freedom of speech, which is one of the ...
10/25/2021Armenia appoints new ambassador to Iran
At the proposal of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on the appointment of Arsen Avakyan as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran (with residence in Tehran). 8. -0- YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. At the proposal of Armenian Prime ...
10/13/2021Armenian president dismisses ambassador to Iran
At the suggestion of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian dismissed Artashes Tumanyan from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran. YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. At the suggestion of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian President Armen ...
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