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 A +10,4% increase in economic activity has been recorded in Jan-June 2024 compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Economy informs; growth was recorded in all sectors of the economy and was due to a rise in both domestic and foreign demand
Asia Armenia Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a telephone meeting in which Putin has reported its impressions of his visit to Azerbaijan last week
Asia Armenia Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company, Rosatom, has started work on extending the life of the Metsamor nuclear power plant, 16 kilometres from Turkey, by starting operations on the unit 2 reactor, following an agreement with Armenia
Asia Armenia A measure providing $65 million in assistance for Armenia to continue reform efforts and Euro-Atlantic integration has been approved by the US Senate Appropriations Committee