Новости за 22.09.2016

ArmInfo. Mayor candidate  Vardevan Grigoryan from Prosperous Armenia Party will continue  electoral campaign in Gyumri, Head of PAP Faction Naira Zohrabyan  told ArmInfo's correspondent on September 22. According to her, he does not intend to withdraw his candidacy  because of his son's death and will continue to run for the mayor's  position. At the same time she stressed that she and other members of  the faction will lead the electoral campaign. "Political team of the  party takes the responsibility for continuing election campaign"... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.  At today's sitting of  the Government, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan presented  the logic of structural changes in the executive power.      Karapetyan said that the reformation of the Ministry of Economy into  a Ministry of Investments and Entrepreneurship Promotion should cause  no concerns. "Real economic analysis is needed to support business  and investments," he said, noting that the lack of the word "economy"  in the name of the ministry does not at all mean that the ministry  will have no "economic" component. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. On September 20,  2016 the heads of international structures of sports journalism and  media representatives, who arrived in Ashgabat at the Sports Media  Forum, participated in a ceremony honoring the Turkmen athletes who  distinguished themselves at the II World Nomads Games held in  Kyrgyzstan. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made  a speech at the ceremony, who stressed that the development of sports  in the country and the strengthening of a healthy lifestyle is one... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. The newly-appointed  ministers of transport and communication, energy and natural  resources, and agriculture are policy makers in their fields. They  are also "modest and decent people", Armenian Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan said at today's meeting of the Government, when  introducing the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Ashot  Manukyan, Minister of Agriculture Ignaty Arakelyan, and Minister of  Transport and Communication Vahan Martirosyan.  He congratulated the newly-appointed... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. What is happening in the system of acquisition of air tickets for state workers is fiction, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said at the Government's session when Head of the Government's Staff David Harutyunyan presented the new schemes of acquisition of air tickets for the employees of state structures, which aim to remove the corruption risks in that system.    "What I have been told about the situation in this system is simply fiction. There are simply fantastic schemes in that system. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Government of Armenia will undergo structural reform. In particular, it was announced at today's meeting of the Government that the Ministry of Economy will be renamed into Ministry of Investments and Promotion Entrepreneurship. The tourism sector will have a separate department. The telecommunications sectors will be transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications that will be renamed into the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Telecommunications.  Ministry of Energy... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Arms are supplied to Armenia in conformity with the interstate agreements signed, Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said when commenting on the demonstration of Russian-made advanced weapons, including Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile systems, during the military parade on occasion of the 25th independence anniversary of Armenia.  "Azerbaijan and Armenia are friendly countries for Russia, but the Defense Ministry of Russia is engaged in the arms supply. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. "We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of our independence with our heads held high. We have gone down a difficult but decent path," President  of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in his address on  occasion of the 25th Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Armenia on September  21.  "What did we have at the beginning of that road? We had a country,  one third of which was literally leveled to the ground by a  devastating earthquake. People had no place to live, to say nothing  of jobs. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov made remarks at a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier within the framework of the 71st Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, saying Azerbaijan is ready for substantive negotiations to change the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend reports. He blamed Armenia once again for "destructive policy in order to hinder the negotiation process on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. The military parade dedicated to the 25th Independence Anniversary of Armenia and the advanced weapons showcased during it have raised hysteria in Azerbaijan. According to Azerbaijani media, Azerbaijani President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, charged the Defense Ministry leadership to meet on September 21.  "Analyzing the military-political situation in the region, ministry officials paid special attention to strengthening all types of intelligence to... Читать дальше...