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Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow does not retreat from defense cooperation with Yerevan

... Armenia, but also with our other partners,” Zakharova noted. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan said earlier that Armenia did not receive the weapons it ordered and paid for from Russia. As Konstantin Zatulin, first deputy head of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, noted, Russia delayed arms supplies to Armenia due to the “special operation”, the name Russia’s officials use for the invasion of Ukraine.

06/19/2024

Russian State Duma ratifies CIS agreement on free trade in services

The Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) ratified the agreement on free trade in services and investments in CIS countries. YEREVAN, May 29. /ARKA/. The Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) ratified the agreement on free trade in services and investments in CIS countries. The document was signed in Sochi on ...

05/29/2024

Zakharova: Russia welcomes Armenia's intention to resolve the issue of failed weapons supplies through partnership

... exchange for failed weapons deliveries. "We can only welcome Yerevan's intention. We understand that the Russian Defense Ministry has a similar approach to this issue," Zakharova said. According to Konstantin Zatulin, first deputy head of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Russia delayed arms deliveries to Armenia because of the special operation in Ukraine. -0-

12/06/2023

Armenian parliament speaker will not take part in CSTO PA Council meeting in Moscow

... scheduled to take place in the Russian capital Moscow on December 19. The National Assembly's press secretary Tsovinar Khachatryan said the Armenian parliamentary delegation will also snub the gathering. She said Alen Simonyan notified the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin about his decision. Earlier, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Defense Minister Suren Papikyan refused to participate in a joint meeting of the CSTO foreign and defense ministers, scheduled for November ...

12/05/2023

Armenia not considering withdrawal of Russian military base from its territory – Deputy Foreign Ministry

... Safaryan told reporters on Thursday. He added that Armenia is neither seeking the withdrawal of the Russian military base from its territory. "At this stage, at this moment, there are no such issues on our agenda," Safaryan said in a comment on a Russian State Duma member Konstantin Zatulin's words that Armenian authorities may push for withdrawal of the Russian military base from Armenia as well as for Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Asked to assess ...

11/23/2023

State Duma indefinitely postpones recognition of Armenian driver's license for work and business in Russia

The Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) has postponed indefinitely the recognition of Armenian citizens' national driving licenses for work and entrepreneurial activity in Russia, Russian Business Consulting (RBC) news outlet reported. YEREVAN,...

10/24/2023

Duma Speaker opposes involvement of European Parliament, PACE in Karabakh settlement

The involvement of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process will create new problems, Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Milli Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, Tass news agency reported citing the Duma website. YEREVAN,...

02/13/2023

Authorities in Yerevan bar Russian lawmaker from visiting Armenia

Konstantin Zatulin, the deputy chairman of a Russian State Duma committee on relations with former Soviet republics and Eurasian integration said the decision of Armenian authorities to ban him from entering the country was ‘symptomatic.’ YEREVAN, October 26, /ARKA/. Konstantin Zatulin, ...

10/26/2022

Armenia expects effective cooperation on security issues from Russian partners- Armenian parliament speaker

Armenia expects effective and sincere cooperation from Russian partners on security issues and achieving lasting peace in the region, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said at a meeting today with members of the United Russia faction in the Russian State Duma. YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. Armenia expects effective and sincere cooperation from Russian partners on security issues and achieving lasting peace in the region, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said at a meeting ...

10/11/2022

Simonyan tells Volodin that CSTO failed to respond promptly and effectively to aggression against Armenia

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan told the Chairman of the Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) failed to respond promptly and effectively to aggression against Armenia, which is one of its members, the press service of the ...

10/10/2022

Russian ambassador accuses U.S. of destabilizing global economy

... the global economy, which has been experiencing bad times due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic. In particular, normal trade and economic cooperation are suffering from U.S. sanctions policies, says the ambassador. "Financial institutions and ... ... Director Christopher Wray, U.S. President Joe Biden, Pentagon Chairman Lloyd Austin, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The Russian State Duma believes that the West's sanctions potential has already been exhausted. After Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker ...

08/19/2022

Russian delegation discusses cooperation in Armenia

... service of Roskachestvo – the Russian quality system- said today. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. A Russian delegation led by Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman Alexei Gordeyev is paying an official visit to the Republic of Armenia on June 28-29, the press ... ... expansion of cooperation in industry and agriculture, as well as increasing commodity turnover. In just four months of 2022 the trade between Russia and Armenia increased by 30% to over $890 million. "In 2021, the bilateral trade exceeded the pre-covid ...

06/28/2022

Russian State Duma allows sale of goods in duty free stores to those flying from Russia to EEU countries

In a bid to offset the consequences of an array of Western sanctions, the Russian State Duma passed a law that allows sale of duty-free goods to passengers flying to Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries from Russia. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. In a bid to offset the consequences of an array of Western sanctions, the Russian ...

06/16/2022

Armenian and Russian parliament speakers discussed bilateral cooperation

... allied cooperation at a meeting today in Yerevan. YEREVAN, June 6. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan and Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin exchanged views on Armenian-Russian interstate and allied cooperation at a meeting ... ... military-political and military-technical areas, consistent improvement of the broad legal framework, successful partnership in trade, economic, interregional and humanitarian spheres. After a face-to-face meeting, Simonyan and Volodin joined an enlarged ...

06/06/2022

Putin to take part in laying of monument to Russian-Armenian friendship in Yerevan

... part of the rich Russian-Armenian dialogue. He said the 34th session of Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee was held on April 21-23 in Yerevan, and there are plans to assemble parliamentarians again for a meeting of specialized committees of the Russian State Duma and the Armenian National Assembly. "In 2022 we will host the Days of Armenian Culture in Russia and hold the Days of Spiritual Culture of Russia in Armenia. Interregional and youth forums will be held again, as well as the 21st ...

04/25/2022

Pashinyan: final agreement reached with Putin on several important issues, including Karabakh

During a meeting with Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin today in Moscow Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he had fruitful talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before. YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. During a meeting with Russian State Duma ...

04/20/2022

Russian State Duma chairman invites Armenian PM to address Russian parliament during next visit

Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin had a meeting today with visiting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin ...

04/20/2022

Russian president indicates key topics of talks with Armenia’s prime minister

... agenda is related to these negotiations. I am confident that we will have efficient talks," Pashinyan said. During the two-day official visit, the Armenian Prime Minister is also scheduled to meet with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko. Pashinyan will also visit on April 20 the city of Nizhny Novgorod. --0--

04/19/2022

Pashinyan and Putin to discuss Karabakh and restoration of economic and transport infrastructure

... Putin and Pashinyan will discuss on Tuesday the situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh and restoration of economic and transport infrastructure in the region. On April 20, Pashinyan will have meetings with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko. The Armenian Prime Minister is also expected to visit Nizhny Novgorod. On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijani armed forces, backed by Turkey and foreign mercenaries ...

04/18/2022

Armenian parliamentary delegation off to Russia on 3-day visit

... parliamentary delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan left for the Russian Federation on a three-day official visit, the press service of the Armenian parliament said. It said the Armenian lawmakers will have meetings with the head of the Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin, Minister of Foreign Affairs n Sergey Lavrov and Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation (upper chamber of parliament) Valentina Matvienko. Members of the Armenian ...

10/04/2021

Zatulin: Russia will not allow Armenian people (of Artsakh) to be humiliated on their historical land

Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, addressed today a welcoming letter to the participants of the ProArtsakh Forum, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Artsakh ...

09/01/2021

Russia bans former Azerbaijani ambassador’s entry to the country for 50 years

... Ministry has banned Azerbaijan’s former Ambassador to Belarus, Moldova and Pakistan Isfandiyar Vahabzadeh’s entry to the territory of Russia for 50 years for his insulting remarks about Russians as an ethnic group. Earlier, Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) Pyotr Tolstoy wrote in his Telegram channel that Azerbaijan’s former Ambassador should apologize, otherwise, he and everyone else who allow such comments will face consequences. TASS quoted Tolstoy as saying ...

08/13/2021

Russian MP: not supporting Armenian people means for Russia to betray itself

First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin, who is also Director of the Institute of CIS Countries in Moscow, said Armenia was going through the most difficult times in its modern ...

08/06/2021

Russian MP: Azerbaijan can de facto be considered a NATO member

Azerbaijan could de facto be considered a NATO member from the moment its troops together with the Turkish army unleashed a war against Armenia, which is a member of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee Alexander Sherin said in an interview with Gazeta.Ru. YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan could de facto be considered a NATO member from the moment its troops together with the Turkish army unleashed a war against ...

06/18/2021

Russia State Duma ratifies EEU protocol on formation of common electricity market

... regarding the formation of a common electricity market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. The Russian State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) has ratified a protocol on amending the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty dated ... ... power systems at a qualitatively new level. It also determines the main provisions related to the development of electricity trade between the subjects of national electric power markets of the five states. The document will also serve as a basis for ...

06/16/2021

Peace and stability are in the interests of all partners in the South Caucasus region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says

... Azerbaijan through southeastern Armenian province of Syunik. Armenia is supposed for its part to use Azerbaijani territory as a transit route for cargo shipments to and from Russia. In a related development, the parliament of Abkhazia appealed to the Russian State Duma saying it is ready, on equal terms, to participate in the project that calls for reopening of the railway connection between Russia and Armenia through Abkhazia, RIA Novosti reported. -0--

02/10/2021

Konstantin Zatulin on military parade in Baku, threats to Christian monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-Russian relations

In an exclusive interview with Novosti-Armenia news agency the Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin shares his vision of the situation with Christian monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh, speaks about the prospects for allied relations between Armenia and Russia, the latest statements made by the ...

12/12/2020

Russian State Duma ratifies agreement on provision of pensions for workers of EEU member countries

The Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) has ratified an agreement on the provision of pensions for workers of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states, TASS reported YEREVAN, October 21. /ARKA/. The Russian State Duma (lower parliament ...

10/21/2020

Unlike U.S., Russia has no numerous noncommercial organizations in Armenia - Pyotr Tolstoy

Unlike the United States, Russia has no numerous nongovernmental organizations in Armenia's territory, Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy said Tuesday as he met with an Armenian parliamentary delegation headed by Mikael Melkumyan, head of the Armenian National Assembly's committee on regional and European integration. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/....

09/18/2019

Armenia can help Georgia and Russia normalize their relations

... aggravation of Georgian-Russian relations. In late June Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, imposing a temporary ban on passenger flights with Georgia from July 8. The ban came after mass protests in Tbilisi, sparked by an uproar over a Russian State Duma delegation’s participation in the 26th session of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO). IAO President Sergey Gavrilov, who is also a Russian parliament member, opened the session in the Georgian parliament. Opposition ...

07/03/2019

Georgian association suggests launching shuttle bus travels between Baku, Yerevan, Trabzon and Georgia

... The ban, according to Russia news media, reflects concerns about the safety of Russian travelers in Georgia amid ‘Russophobic hysteria’ in Georgia. Anti-Russian demonstrators in Georgia began on June 20 with protesters expressing their anger over Russian State Duma Deputy Sergey Gavrilov occupying the Georgian speaker's seat as he addressed a council of lawmakers from predominantly Orthodox Christian countries. In a related development Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the country was ...

06/25/2019

Aeroflot offers its passengers to fly to Georgia via Armenia

... to TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday, imposing a temporary ban on passenger flights with Georgia from July 8, the Kremlin press office reported. The ban comes after mass protests in Tbilisi, sparked by an uproar over a Russian State Duma delegation’s participation in the 26th session of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO). On Thursday morning, IAO President Sergey Gavrilov, who is also a Russian parliament member, opened the session in the Georgian ...

06/24/2019

Russian official says Russian investors ready to invest in Armenia

... Duma committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said at a briefing in Yerevan today that Russian investors are ready to invest in Armenia. YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. Leonid Kalashnikov, the chairman of a Russian State Duma committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said at a briefing in Yerevan today that Russian investors are ready to invest in Armenia. He said Armenian government’s promises should translate into ...

02/15/2019

Russian State Duma member comments on sales of weapons to Azerbaijan by Russia and Belarus

Konstantin Zatulin, the First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, said the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should not ignore Armenia’s concerns regarding the sale of weapons to Azerbaijan by some members of the military pact. YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/....

11/30/2018

Parliament speaker says elections will not affect Armenia’s foreign policy

... may lead to the dissolution of the parliament and early elections. Nevertheless, we were ready to fulfill our obligations and host the event. But we respected the decision to relocate the meeting in Yerevan," said Babloyan. The CSTO PA chairman, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said earlier the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly meeting would be held in the autumn of 2019 in Yerevan, if a corresponding proposal came from the Armenian side. -0-

10/30/2018

Armenian opposition leader meets with Russian MPs

Members of the Armenian opposition Yelk parliamentary faction, led by its chairman Nikol Pashinyan, had a meeting today with a delegation of Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber), Yelk press secretary Tigran Avinyan said. YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. Members of the Armenian opposition Yelk parliamentary faction, led by its chairman Nikol Pashinyan, had a meeting today with a delegation ...

04/29/2018

Russian lawmaker says Moscow never made Armenia choose between blocs

... has the right and the possibility to cooperate with Russia, the European Union and other subjects of international relations, Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) deputy Sergey Zheleznyak said today in Yerevan, while commenting on the Comprehensive ... ...," said Zheleznyak. Armenia and the EU were supposed to sign the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) at a 2013 November Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius but on September 3 Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan ...

11/28/2017

Volodin: Armenian and Russian parliaments to expand circle of relations

Armenian and Russian parliaments are planning to expand the circle of their relations and cooperation, the chairman of the Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) Vyacheslav Volodin, who has arrived in Armenia today on an official visit, said at a meeting with Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. Armenian and Russian parliaments are planning ...

03/03/2017

Bill submitted to Russian State Duma authorizes government to ban sale of certain categories of goods in the country

A bill sent to the Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) by the ministry of finance authorizes the government to introduce a ban on the sale of certain categories of goods, primarily those that were brought from any of the Eurasian Economic Union member-countries ...

03/03/2017

Federation council ratifies agreement with Armenia on creation of joint regional air defense system in Caucasus region

... /ARKA. The Federation Council (the upper chamber of the Russian parliament) has ratified today an agreement with Armenia on the creation of a joint regional air defense system in the Caucasus region of collective security. The agreement was ratified by Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) in mid December, while Armenia’s parliament ratified it at the end of June. The agreement with Armenia was signed in Moscow on December 23, 2015, according to TASS. It provides for "creation of a joint ...

12/23/2016

Russian State Duma speaker remembers 1.5 million Armenians killed by Ottoman Turkey government

Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) speaker Sergey Naryshkin, who is also chairman of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly and members of a Russian parliamentary delegation, visited today the Tsitsernakaberd ...

03/11/2016

To down a military aircraft fighting against terrorism means indulging terrorists, Armenian parliament deputy chairman says

Deputy chairman of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov condemned today Turkish authorities for ordering to down Russian Su-24 bomber, during a meeting with the chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin. YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. Deputy chairman of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov condemned today Turkish authorities for ordering to down Russian Su-24 bomber, during a meeting with the chairman of the ...

11/27/2015

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly head finds sanctions against parliamentarians unacceptable

... reports. YEREVAN, September 16. /ARKA/. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Head Ilkka Kanerva, speaking Wednesday at the OSCE PA autumn session in Ulaanbaatar, said he considers sanctions against parliamentarians an unacceptable measure, Prime reports. Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin, who is the head of the Russian delegation at this session, thinks the same. “Such a thing shouldn’t happen again,” he said. “This is nothing more than demonstration of political impudence and disregard ...

09/16/2015

EEU is a chance for Armenia to restore its economy- economist

... we begin making cars like Mercedes, then we will be able to cooperate with the EU. In the meantime, we should support our country on its way to develop and become stronger,' he said. He also spoke about a bill submitted by Russian president Putin to Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) that calls on some former Soviet republics making the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to abandon US dollar and euro as settlement currencies for their transactions. The bill is designed to create ...

09/03/2015

Erdogan’s criticizing Russia on Armenian genocide tied to coming elections, expert says

... ‘one of the most awful and dramatic events in the human history – the genocide of the Armenian people”. Apart from this, the Russian leader was in Armenia on April 24, 2015, to partake in the genocide commemoration events. Last Friday the Russian State Duma offered its condolences to Armenia on the centenary of the genocide in Ottoman Turkey. In response Erdogan said he was disappointed with the fact that Russia had used ‘genocide’ term for those events for several times. This is ...

04/29/2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin to fly to Yerevan

..., over 600,000 people were expelled to Mesopotamia's desert and other 300,000 found shelter in Russia. He said victims of the genocide are commemorated every year on April 24. On April 24, Turkey will mark the centenary of Canakkale Battle, and Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Narishkin will attend that event. Ushakov said that the Turkish president is well-informed about Putin's intention to be in Armenia on April 24. The Russian president will visit the memorial of the genocide victims ...

04/23/2015

President Sargsyan awards Sergei Naryshkin Armenian medal of honor

President Serzh Sargsyan awarded today Sergei Naryshkin, the chairman of Russian State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) the Armenian Medal of Honor, Sargsyan’s press service reported. YEREVAN, March 31. / ARKA /. President Serzh Sargsyan awarded today Sergei Naryshkin, the chairman of Russian State Duma (lower chamber ...

03/31/2015

Valery Permyakov to be tried at Russian military base in Gyumri

Valery Permyakov, a Russian soldier accused of murdering the seven members of an Armenian family in the town of Gyumri earlier this will be tried in the territory of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, Oleg Levedev, deputy head of a Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) committee on CIS affairs, Eurasian Integration and relations with compatriots abroad, said today in Yerevan.. YEREVAN, March 30. / ARKA /. Valery Permyakov, a Russian soldier accused of murdering the ...

03/30/2015

Slutskiy – “We will call on the entire clearheaded world to recognize and condemn the genocide”

The Russian delegation will call on the entire clear-headed global community to recognize and condemn the genocide of Armenian during the genocide centennial commemoration events, the head of the Russian State Duma commission for CIS affairs and Eurasian integration Leonid Slutskiy said in Giumry on Sunday, Novosti-Armenia reported. YEREVAN, March 30. /ARKA/.The Russian delegation will call on the entire clear-headed global community to recognize ...