Date: 10/16/2024
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🪖 Military
The Chief of General Staff discussed regional security issues in the US
Chief of the General Staff Edward Asryan discussed regional security issues in the United States. He had meetings with the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Mike Miller.
CivilNet
🏛️ Politics & Government
Heavy rains are expected today and tomorrow. Yerevan Municipality is taking preventive measures
Heavy rains are expected on the evening of October 16 and 17, the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring reports. In a number of regions, 100-150 percent of the October norm will fall. Yerevan Mayor Hayk Kostanyan says preventive measures are being implemented to mitigate the consequences.
CivilNet
Pashinyan discussed the peace treaty with EU ambassadors in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the ambassadors of the European Union member states accredited to Armenia, led by the head of the EU delegation, Ambassador Vasilis Maragos. The PM emphasized the need for effective and consistent implementation of the agreements reached in October of last year in Granada.
CivilNet, EU reiterates support for Armenia’s sovereignty and the Crossroads of Peace project
Switzerland is discussing the organization of a peace conference on the return of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
Switzerland intends to organize an international peace conference on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Swiss Federal Council (the lower house of the parliament) adopted the relevant resolution. Switzerland has successfully acted as a neutral mediator in international conflicts several times in the past.
CivilNet, Swiss lawmakers call on Federal Council to organize international peace forum on Nagorno-Karabakh
Gnel Sanosyan met with the Minister of Transport of Turkey
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan had a meeting with Abdulkadir Uraloglu. The meeting took place within the framework of the World Congress of the International Road Federation held in Istanbul on October 15.
CivilNet, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure and Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure held a meeting in Strasbourg
Washington does not link Yerevan-Baku peace treaty to COP29 summit
The UN COP 29 summit will be held in Azerbaijani 11-22 November. Armenia received an invitation to the summit several months ago, but the country’s authorities have not yet made a decision on whether to attend it or not.
ArkaAm, Matthew Miller stated that the US never connected the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan with COP29
Armenia plans to fully switch to electronic labor contracts from 2026
Armenian Parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Affairs gave a positive conclusion to draft law on full transition to electronic labor contracts from 2026. The system is proposed to be introduced in stages: voluntary from 1 June 2025 and mandatory from 1 January 2026. Armenia may become the first country to fully implement this system.
ArkaAm, Armenia plans to completely switch to electronic labor contracts from 2026
Brussels hosts 5th session of Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform
The 5th session of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform took place in Brussels. Head of the Mission of Armenia to the EU, Ambassador Tigran Balayan stressed the important role of the civil society in promoting the Armenian-EU Partnership. Ambassador Balayan touched upon the achievements registered during the past months.
ArmRadio
The new meeting of the "3+3" format will be held on October 18 in Istanbul
Turkey will host the third meeting of the 3+3+ platform aimed at peace, stability and cooperation in the South Caucasus on October 18 in Istanbul. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran and the Russian Federation will participate in it. Georgia will not participate in the meeting again this time, which justifies its move with its problems with Russia.
CivilNet, Georgia will not participate in the 3+3 format match to be held in Istanbul
In September, 249 taxpayers fined 131 million drams for violating rules for using cash registers in Armenia
249 taxpayers in Armenia were fined a total of 131 million drams for violating the rules for using cash registers (CR) At the same time, 11 taxpayers were fined 1 million or more. Fines were issued in areas such as organizing trading spaces, accommodation services, public catering and public catering.
ArkaAm
Zelensky presents ‘victory plan’ to Ukrainian parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented MPs with a long-awaited ‘victory plan’ Key elements include a formal invitation to join Nato and a refusal to trade Ukraine’s sovereignty. The Kremlin dismissed the plan with a spokesman saying Kyiv needed to ‘sober up’
ArmRadio
Freedom on the Net 2024: Armenia ranked as ‘free” country
The Freedom House has ranked Armenia as a “free” country in its annual Freedom on the Net report. Armenia’s online environment remains open because the government did not block websites or social media platforms. The government did detain people over online speech critical of the government, and individuals in the country have frequently been targeted with spyware.
ArmRadio
Turkey shuts down broadcaster after Armenia Genocide row
Istanbul-based Acik Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities. A guest on a show in April called the 1915 killings of Armenians in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire “genocide” The media regulator withdrew the station’s license in July but the radio had been broadcasting until now.
ArmRadio
Iran’s FM meets Jordanian counterpart in Amman
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Amman on Wednesday. He is expected to later visit Egypt and Turkey as part of Iran’s diplomatic reach-out to the region.
ArmRadio
💵 Economy
Ameriabank to allocate AMD 100 million for investment and financing of students’ projects
Ameriabank is launching large-scale initiatives as part of ‘My Ameria, My Armenia’ project designed to support various areas of social life and youth development. The more promo codes a customer accumulates, the more likely they are to win a home.
ArkaAm, Over $1bn invested in Armenia’s economy with Ameriabank’s assistance – Ameriabank CEO, More than 1 billion dollars have been invested in the economy of Armenia with the help of Ameriabank. general director
Gender equality in the workforce can increase Armenia’s GDP by 4-6%
Less than half of women of working age in Armenia are included in the labor force. 68% of women receive higher education compared to 52% of men. Women receive about 70% of the hourly wages paid to men for the same work.
ArkaAm
🧪 Science & Technology
More adolescents in Armenia report struggling with controlling social media use – WHO
Data from the WHO Regional Office for Europe shows a sharp rise in problematic social media use among adolescents, with the average rate in the European region rising from 7% (2018) to 11% (2022) The data comes from the School Age Children’s Health Behaviour Survey (HBSC), a 2022 survey of nearly 280,000 11, 13 and 15 year olds living in 44 countries and regions across Europe, Central Asia and Canada.
ArkaAm
EBRD and Ernst & Young to conductstudy on competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies in Armenia
Armenia has initiated a study on the competitiveness of Armenia’s small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of the study is to uncover the growth potential and opportunities of SMEs. Food and beverage production, textile, clothing and leather goods production, ‘pharmaceutical, R&D and technological production, computer programming and consulting services’
ArkaAm, EBRD, EU partner with ACBA LEASING to support Armenian firms
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