Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has transferred data on the two citizens that ended up in territory under Azerbaijani control to the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Armenia.
Th Ombudsman has talked to the head of the ICRC delegation in Armenia and asked to keep the issue in the focus.
Earlier today the National Security Service said two residents of Armenia’s Kotayk province drove off the road on Goris-Kapan highway and ended up in territory under Azerbaijani control.
Two residents of Armenia’s Kotayk province end up in territory under Azerbaijani control
Two residents of Kasakh community of Armenia’s Kotayk region turn off the highway while driving along the Goris-Vorotan road and ended up in the territory under Azerbaijani control.
The National Security Service was alarmed about the incident on September 18, at 9 pm.
The NSS is working with the Federal Security Service of Russia to find them.
The results will be announced later.
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Armenians have lived in Artsakh for centuries: President Sarkissian addresses the Summit of Minds
President Armen Sarkissian participated in a plenary discussion on “Geopolitics: Where is the world going?” held within the framework of the Summit of Minds in Chamonix, France.
As a keynote speaker, President Sarkissian addressed the challenges of the modern world. Speaking about the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, the President stressed that in Nagorno Karabakh, in Armenian Artsakh, Armenians have historically lived for thousands of years.
“If you go to Karabakh, you will find churches from 4th, 5th centuries, because Armenians have lived there for thousands of years. Today we have an issue with our neighbor Azerbaijan, and we appeal to the international community, UNESCO, concerned about the fate of these religious and cultural monument
Armenia hosting its first-ever drone competition
September 18, 2021 – 17:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia is hosting the first drone competition organized by the Karen Vardanyan Educational Foundation (named after the late director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises and the man behind robotics and drone research clubs in schools).
The competition takes place at a drone training ground opened specifically for this occasion, with a 100-meter runway. It was built in the country’s Lori province for two reasons: first, there are different types of terrain (forests, mountains, roads) in a small area, and second, Vardanyan advocated that the high-tech
Sweden to reintroduce entry ban on residents of Armenia
The Swedish Government has decided to ban from entering the country all persons travelling from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Japan, and Serbia since they have been removed from the list of epidemiologically safe third countries.
The decision to ban entry for the six countries has been announced by the Ministry of Justice of Sweden and will enter into force next Monday, September 20, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“The Government has adopted amendments to the temporary ban on entry into Sweden. The decision means that the ban will be reintroduced for entry from a number of countries in accordance with the Council of the European Union’s updated recommendations for travel into the EU Mem
Armenia, France call for resumption of Karabakh peace process within OSCE
September 18, 2021 – 15:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke over the phone on Friday, September 17 and stressed the need for resuming the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.
The two commended the consistent development of Armenian-French privileged relations and reiterated their interest in expanding the multidimensional cooperation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. The sides agreed to discuss in detail in the
TUMO announces $50 million “TUMO Armenia” campaign to extend its learning network nationwide
Marking TUMO’s 10 year anniversary and the inauguration of the new TUMO Gyumri building, the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies today announced a five year, $50 million initiative to make its leading edge educational program available to all teenagers throughout Armenia and Artsakh, PRNewswire informs.
With 110 satellite facilities called TUMO Boxes connected to 16 fully equipped TUMO Hubs in regional centers, the program will serve 80 thousand students and reach all young Armenians even in the most remote villages.
A $10 million seed fund donated by the Yemenidjian family will launch and support hubs in Vanadzor, Kapan and Koghb, along with TUMO Boxes that feed into these and three existing hubs. To raise the
TUMO announces $50M campaign to cover entire Armenia
September 18, 2021 – 13:35 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Marking TUMO’s 10 year anniversary and the inauguration of the new TUMO Gyumri building, the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies on Saturday, September 18 announced a five year, $50 million initiative to make its leading edge educational program available to all teenagers throughout Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
With 110 satellite facilities called TUMO Boxes connected to 16 fully equipped TUMO Hubs in regional centers, the program will serve 80 thousand students and reach all young Armenians even in the most remote villages.
A $1
Emir of the State of Qatar honors Armenian Ambassador with an Order
The Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has decorated the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Qatar Gegham Gharibjanyan with an Al Wajbah order.
The Emir received outgoing Ambassador Gharibjanyan on September 12, the Armenian Embassy in the State of Qatar informs.
The award notice says it was handed in appreciation of the Ambassador’s commendable efforts, his good work and the friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
While a number of Ambassadors to Qatar, including those of Fran
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Embassy Yerevan welcomes back Ambassador John M. Ordway (ret.) who led the U.S. Mission to Armenia in 2001-2004.
“We are excited to have Ambassador Ordway in Armenia, as the country celebrates 30 years of its independence and we are marking 30 years of U.S.-Armenian diplomatic relations,” the US Embassy said.
“Ambassador Ordway is looking forward to seeing first-hand some of the achievements of our nearly three decades of partnership and to catching up with old friends and colleagues.,” the Embassy noted.
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