The first annual Pan-Armenian Young Businessmen’s Forum opened in Yerevan on Friday, bringing together about 30 young Armenian entrepreneurs from different countries.
The event, which will run through July 22, will comprise two parts: a conference and a tour to the sights of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).
Forty businessmen from Armenia and Artsakh have joined colleagues from the United States, Britain, France, Turkey, Israel, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Latvia and Ukraine to consider avenues of fruitful cooperation.
The opening of the event was attended also by Vice Prime Minister Vache Gabrielyan, Minister of Diaspora Haranush Hakobyan and deputy ministers of economy and foreign affairs.
“It is very important to see that despite their participation in different business projects in foreign countries, Armenian businessmen never forget about the connection with their motherland. Such an aspiration among the youth is very inspiring, so I am hopeful they will manage to build business ties which will be long-lasting and sustainable,” Mr Gabrielyan said.
Minister Hakobyan also greeted the participants, expressing hope that that they their creative mind and talent will contribute to an effective partnership.
Armenia: 2700-year-old street, the oldest in Yerevan found in Urartian Erebuni
Armenian-French-Iranian archaeological expedition has discovered the most ancient street of Yerevan in the territory of the Urartian city of Erebuni, head of the Armenian team of the expedition Mikayel Badalyan told reporters Thursday, July 7.
“This year, a 30-meter-long street with beautiful tiles has been found near the temple of Khaldi in Erebuni museum-reserve. It is 2700 years old,” Novosti Armenia cited Badalyan as saying.
He noted that this is a unique and unprecedented discovery, which completely changes the essence of the Urartian civilization.
“There are new assumptions about why there was a need for the construction of the Teishebaini fortress. It turned out, in particular, that an earthquake hit the area in the middle of the 7th century BC,” Badalyan said.
The head of the French team Stefan Duchamp, in turn, stressed the importance of the excavations.
“In recent years, foundations of buildings have been found, hinting on the presence of not two, but three temples in Erebuni,” he said.
According to him, the excavations led to discoveries that are important for understanding the development of the civilization in the region in post-Urartian period.
Pope speaks of Armenian ‘genocide’ in Yerevan visit
Pope Francis has again described the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule in World War One as “genocide,” the BBC reports.
He made the remarks during a visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan. He made a similar statement last year, prompting Turkish anger.
Armenia and many historians say up to 1.5 million Armenian Christians were killed by Ottoman forces in 1915.
Turkey has always disputed that figure and rejects using the term “genocide”.
It says the deaths were part of a civil conflict triggered by WW1.
The row over characterising the killings has continued to sour relations between Armenia and Turkey, as well as drawing in other countries such as Germany, whose parliament recently declared the killings to be genocide.
In an address to Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and the diplomatic corps, the Pope said “the genocide” marked “the start of a sad series of great catastrophes of the last century”.
Yerevan DigiTec Business Forum to Focus on Military, Cyber Security
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)—The 9th DigiTec Business Forum will be held in Yerevan from June 17-18 with an aim of contributing to the search for best technological solutions, providing the technology companies with an opportunity to meet and present themselves to potential customers. About 70 organizations have applied for participation this year.
‘Yes for Europe’ forum of European Partners and an Armenian-German business forum will be held within the framework of the event.
Modernization of military industry through application of innovative technologies will be the key topic of the forum, Karen Vardanyan, Executive Director of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE), said on Thursday.
The Armed Forces and UITE have established a joint commission to sum up the framework of issues that will be submitted to IT specialists for solution.
According to Vardanyan, three issues related to the modernization of military production are being considered today. “The short-term goal is to find solutions to counter the rival, which envisages either purchase of new weapons or modernization of old ones. The medium-term objective is to create new military industry on the basis of existing technologies. The third issue is a strategic one, we have to think of what kind of military industry we want to see in 15-20 years,” he said.
Representatives of the Armed Forces are expected to actively participate in the DigiTec forum.
Information security expert Samvel Martirosyan said the April war focused the attention on the need to ensure cyber security.
Moscow, Yerevan mule boosting Armenian NPP nuclear fuel reserves
On the sidelines of the Moscow-hosted Atomexpo-2016, Armenian and Russian nuclear chiefs discussed the possibility of supplying the Armenian NPP with reserves of nuclear fuel, RIA said.
At the meeting, the administration of Fuel Company of Rosatom TVEL and chief of Armenian NPP Movses Vardanyan discussed the prospects of further cooperation, in particular, the possibility of additional supplies of Russian fuel to the reserves, a statement from TVEL said.
Vardanyan said that the Armenian plant has been using Russian nuclear fuel for almost 40 years, and long-term cooperation with TVEL allows to speak about the Russian company as a reliable supplier.
“I hope that we will be able to use quality nuclear fuel in further operation.”
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus; it is located only 36 kilometers west of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. Approximately 40 percent of electricity of Armenia was produced by the nuclear power plant in 2015.
Monument to Marshal Hamazasp Babajanian unveiled in Yerevan
President Serzh Sargsyan attended today the ceremony of unveiling of the statue of the Hero of the USSR, Chief Marshal of the USSR armored troops Hamazasp Babajanian.
The memorial was opened in the public square adjacent to Babajanian Street in Avan administrative district of Yerevan. The memorial was created by the sculptor Hamlet Matinian and architect Michael Missakian.
Present at the ceremony were also Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanian, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margarian, veterans of the WWII, the Commanding General United States Army Europe Lieutenant General Frederick Benjamin Hodges, the Adjutant General of Kansas, the military commander of the Kansas National Guard Major General Lee E. Tafanelli, Military Attachés of foreign states, natives of Chardakhlu residing in Yerevan (Khachisarians), members of the Gardman patriotic union, and other guests.
The President of Armenia laid flowers on the monument and paid tribute to the memory of the great warrior.
After the march of the ceremonial guard, the Honorary Citizen of Yerevan, gross master Rafael Vahanian and the Vice Chair of the Armenian Chess Federation Hovik Khalikian handed to President Sargsyan a symbolic gift – chess board which belonged to Marshal Babajanian which was presented by the descendents of the Marshal.
NSS rules out terror attack in Yerevan bus explosion case
The National Security Service of Armenia completely denied a possible attack behind the bus explosion in Yerevan, Armenia, which left 2 people dead and 8 more injured on Monday, April 26.
As the public relations department of the Prosecutor General’s office reports, investigative measures are underway for getting a full picture of what happened.
According to the National Security Service’s preliminary data, a mobile phone card was found at the scene among other things. The holder of the card has been identified as an Armenian citizen who has been twice convicted previously. In addition, trinitrotoluene explosive material, detonators and various types of electrical equipment were found in search and seizure activities carried out by the police at his place of residence.
Elements of trinitrotoluene explosive material were also found in the samples, seized by the police during the examination of the incident.
Breaking News: Yerevan bus explosion caught on surveillance cameras
YEREVAN. – Surveillance cameras caught the moment of the explosion in a bus that reportedly killed two and injured seven people in Yerevan on Monday evening.
According to preliminary reports, the blast occurred near the second seat on the right. Law enforcement agencies are working to identity the man sitting there, chief of Armenian police told reporters.
An explosion in a bus reportedly killed two and injured seven people on Monday. Police are working at the site.
Seven people, including a teenage boy and a pregnant woman have been hospitalized.
Talking to reporters, chief of Armenian police said the cause of the incident will be clear in several hours.
#ArmenianGenocide 101 Torchlight procession ends in Yerevan
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YEREVAN. – The traditional torchlight procession of Armenians has ended at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex Tsitsernkaberd in Yerevan.
With the flags of Armenia, Artsakh and the countries which have acknowledged the Armenian Genocide, the youth marched to Tsitsernakaberd, where they paid tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims.
The procession lasted for two hours. Numerous representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), as well as youth from Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora took part in it.
At the outset of the procession, the flags of Turkey and Azerbaijan were traditionally burnt at Yerevan’s Liberty Square.
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Yerevan
YEREVAN. – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Yerevan.
His plane has landed at Zvartnots airport, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reported.
In the framework of the visit, the Russian PM will have meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and PM Hovik Abrahamyan.
The Armenian and Russian PMs will hold private talk in the Armenian Government, this being followed by a meeting of delegations in an extended format, as well as ceremony of signing documents on bilateral cooperation in a number of areas. Abrahamyan and Medvedev will also make a statement for media representatives.
The Russian PM will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial complex Tsitsernakaberd, where he will pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
The Prime Minister will travel to Baku on Friday.
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