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2022-03-02 22:46:11 Daily News Summary [02.03.2022]

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2022-03-02 18:05:02 The Armed Forces of Armenia have entered an era of very serious reforms and it is high time to entrust numerous battle-hardened, capable and young officials with high positions. Taking into consideration the developments in the region and around the world the reforms in the military are a necessity and delaying is inadmissible. The acting chief of staff has all legal grounds for decision-making and issuing orders. I think we didn’t bring any threats with this and we aren’t planning to. Moreover, everything is aimed for swiftly having a more motivated command staff, and this is a signal to all officers under the authority of the ministry of defense. All worthy officers will have the opportunity of holding high positions regardless of their family connections or other ties. [Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan referring to the new appointments in the General Staff of the Armed Forces] |armenpress.am| Open / Comment

2022-03-02 18:02:48 Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan assures that the certain devaluation of the national currency is an emotional phenomenon, doesn’t contain anything fundamental, no macro change has taken place. "Yes, of course, there is a situation in the world, and also there are such inflationary phenomena that I think that we will have targeted tasks for additional measures. And this issue is on the agenda, is being discussed. And measures will be taken based on that situation," the deputy PM said.
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2022-03-02 17:22:10 I positively assess the second meeting of the representatives of Armenia and Turkey. The sides confirmed that the process takes place without preconditions, and that the final result of the process is the settlement of relations and, of course, the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border for us. At the same time, we all understand that it is difficult to expect very tangible results even for the second meeting. [Ararat Mirzoyan on the Armenian-Turkish settlement process] Open / Comment

2022-03-02 12:41:38 Since I’m non-partisan, I should not enter the field of political assessments. Maybe with this political step they are trying to set the task of illegitimizing the authorities. But there is one important thing: the parliament elected the people. Various desires, imitations attempt to present the authorities in a different way, but it doesn’t matter, because there is an elected government. [RA Presidential candidate Vahagn Khachaturyan regarding the opposition's position] Open / Comment

2022-03-01 22:15:14 Daily News Summary [01.03.2022]

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2022-03-01 21:53:51 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Special Envoy of Canada to the European Union and Europe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany Stéphane Dion. During the meeting the sides exchanged views on international and regional security issues. The Prime Minister presented Armenia's positions on the delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the opening of regional communication routes, as well as referred to the agreements reached as a result of meetings mediated by international partners. Nikol Pashinyan noted that Armenia attaches importance to peace, stability in the region, and expects the support of international partners in that process. Open / Comment

2022-03-01 15:40:36 On February 28, the RA NA Vice President, the NA Acting President Hakob Arshakyan received the Special Envoy of Canada to the European Union and Europe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany Stéphane Dion. Hakob Arshakyan highly evaluated the fact that from the first days of the 2020 Artsakh second war Canada had actively tried to make efforts for ceasefire. In this aspect he valued the decision of the Government of Canada for stopping the supply of the Canadian armament to Turkey. Touching upon the post-war still non-overcome problems, Hakob Arshakyan highlighted the realization of all provisions of the trilateral statement, considering of priority the issue of the immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and the civilians being held in Azerbaijan. The NA Vice President has reminded that the return of the abovementioned persons is postponed with fake criminal cases in Azerbaijan. Open / Comment

2022-03-01 15:25:39 On March 1, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Ararat Mirzoyan drew Peter Maurer's attention to the urgency of repatriating 38 Armenian prisoners of war and civilians held in Azerbaijan, as well as revealing the cases of enforced disappearances and the fate of missing persons. Minister Mirzoyan stressed the need for ensuring the unimpeded access of international organizations to Nagorno Karabakh and their active involvement on the ground. [RA MFA] Open / Comment

2022-03-01 15:15:56 On February 28, on the margins of the session of the High-level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Canada Mélanie Joly. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Canada discussed the prospects for further development of bilateral relations. The importance of promoting high-level contacts was emphasized. The interlocutors underlined the importance of the mission of Canadian special envoy Stéphane Dion, who has been in Armenia since last week. They exchanged views on the democratic reforms carried out in Armenia. [RA MFA] Open / Comment