Asia Armenia Armenian and Artsakh Ombudsmen Kristine Grigoryan and Gegham Stepanyan issued a statement on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Sumgait massacres recalling the dramas Armenian citizens of the town were subjected to
Asia Armenia The opposition boycotted the work of the National Assembly's committee enquiry into the circumstances of the 44-day war, accusing it of being unable to be impartial given the current government's factual admission of responsibility
Asia Armenia After the session of the Armenian-Austrian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and technical-scientific cooperation, an Austrian company is planning to build a new ski complex in the country
Asia Armenia Parajanov's film 'Hakob Hovnatanyan', a documentary on the artist, is the first Armenian film in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Asia Armenia Yerevan draws the attention of the international community, reporting that Baku has repeatedly violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic by ignoring the ceasefire in the border area
Asia Armenia The country was the favourite holiday destination for Russians this winter, followed by the Maldives and the Seychelles
Asia Armenia The president hailed 'a new page' in ties with Saudi Arabia and thanked the Arab world for sheltering Armenians after genocide; there are fewer than 3 million Armenian citizens living in the country but worldwide diaspora is between 5 and 7 million
Asia Armenia The mayor of Yerevan has met with top managers of the Defense Housing Company, which will build a 128-hectare residential complex, with a school, kindergarten, artificial lake and forest park, at an estimated cost of about 2 billion dollars
Asia Armenia On the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Spitak earthquake, which falls today, Minister of Emergency Situations declared it is introducing new methods to strengthen seismic protection of buildings and conducting evacuation training with residents
Asia Armenia The Australian parliament will debate a motion calling on the Australian government to recognise the Armenian genocides, the Armenian National Committee of Australia reported
Asia Armenia The Minister of Justice and the chargé d'affaires of the Georgian Embassy discussed opportunities for exchange of practices and information aimed at establishing Houses of Justice in the country on the Georgian model
Asia Armenia The minimum wage is expected to increase to 85.000 dram, about US$178, by 2026; the current monthly minimum wage is 68.000 dram, US$142
Asia Armenia The sixth STARMUS festival, to be held in the country next September, will bring together more than 60 scientists, engineers and artists from around the world; '50 years on Mars' is the festival's slogan, dedicated entirely to the red planet