Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Armenian FM assumes BSEC Chairmanship
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian today assumed the chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) at the 37th sitting of the organization in Kiev. Attending the meeting were representatives from 12 member states, as well as 13 observer and partner countries. Minister Nalbandian’s full statement is provided...
Armenia to assume BSEC Chairmanship
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will leave for Kiev to participate in the sitting of the Council of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. Armenia will assume the chairmanship of the organization. …read more Source: Public Radio of...
Georgia’s ex-President Saakashvili threatens to jump off roof in Kiev
Photo: Sputnik Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is threatening to jump off a building in Kiev, as Ukrainian police reportedly arrived to search his apartment, RT reports. Law enforcement officials have broken the door to Saakashvili’s apartment, according to local media. Security forces are currently searching the flat in the...
Selection Committee to review 2018 Aurora Prize nominations
The Selection Committee of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will gather in Berlin, Germany on December 4, 2017 to review the nominations for the 2018 Aurora Prize. The Selection Committee is comprised of humanitarians, human right activists and former heads of state and is chaired by Academy-award winning actor and philanthropist George...
Russian FM emphasizes OSCE role in resolving conflicts
It is important to use the potential of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to resolve conflicts in Ukraine, Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger on Friday. “We heard about your statements concerning those plans that you...
Mkhitaryan film coming soon
Manchester United’s midfield Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the subject of a brand new film that has been produced by MUTV’s award-winning documentaries team, tehe club’s official website reports. The 60-minute access-all-areas programme will highlight Mkhitaryan’s incredible journey from the streets of his homeland to the...
Armenia’s Weightlifting Federation suspended for one year
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board (EB) has unanimously decided that Member Federations (MFs) found to have produced three or more Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) in the combined re-analysis process of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games shall be suspended for one year. The MFs which have been identified as such are...
Champions League: Man Utd draw Benfica, Basle and CSKA Moscow
Manchester United’s return to the Champions League has seen them handed a kind draw after they were grouped with Benfica, Basle and CSKA Moscow. The Red Devils were absent from Europe’s premier club competition last season but are back after winning the Europa League. Champions League group stage draw in full Group A: Benfica,...
Armenia’s medicine export expands
Armenian medicine producers work with various countries to expand the geography of medicine export, Albert Sahakyan, the deputy director of “Scientific Center of Drug And Medical Technology Expertise” told Armenpress. According to him, some shifts have already been registered. “About 10% of the drugs registered in Armenia are of Armenian...
Armenian apricot exports grows impressively
As of July 26, 10500 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables were processed by processing companies in the territory of Armenia, particularly 1330 tons of vegetables and 9170 tons of fruit, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Robert Makaryan said at a press conference on Wednesday, Panorama reports. In his words, apricot amounted to 7300 tons of the...
