Новости за 11.01.2017

ArmInfo. By stating that after Armenian troops are withdrawn, the ceasefire will not be  violated and there will be no need to introduce any investigative mechanisms, Baku actually indirectly confirms the fact that it is Azerbaijan that violates the ceasefire and refuses to implement  investigative mechanisms, Nagorno-Karabakh President's Spokesman David Babayan has told ArmInfo, when commenting on Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev's statement.   The latest official statement... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No.8 "On the introduction of the  visa-free entry and departure for foreign citizens" on 9 January, BelTA reports. The source says that the document introduces the visa-free entry  through the border checkpoint at the Minsk National Airport and the  visa-free stay in Belarus for up to 5 days for the citizens of 80  states. These are 39 countries of Europe, including the entire  European Union, Brazil, Indonesia, the USA, Japan, and other  countries. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.Russia stands against re-escalation of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, Sergei  Zheleznyak, a member of the country's State Duma Committee for International Affairs, told APA's Moscow correspondent. Russia is committed to working on a political settlement of the  conflict, said Zheleznyak, who is also the deputy secretary of the  United Russia Party General Council. "Thanks to Russia's efforts, a  ceasefire was achieved and the bloodshed was stopped during the April  clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh," APA quotes the lawmaker as saying. Читать дальше...

АрмИнфо. ЗАО "Электрические сети Армении" предупреждает, что в связи с проведением планово-восстановительных работ и во избежание в дальнейшем аварий 12 января текущего года будут обесточены: в городе Ереван: 10:00-17:00 собственные дома 27-97 (нечетные), 45-104 на ул. Давида Бэка, 1-43 на 4-ом переулке; жилые дома 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 112, 113, 130, 144, 150 на 6-ой улице Нубарашена, жилые дома 1-5 на Нубарашенском шоссе, улицы Нубарашена 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, собственные дома 122-185 на ул. Атоян... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.On January 11, two deputy ministers of energy infrastructures and natural resources of  Armenia were dismissed.  By the 11 Jan 2017 decision of Armenian Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan, Deputy Ministers Areg Galstyan and Iosif Isayan have been  dismissed, the official website of the Armenian Government reports.  Areg Galstyan has been working in the energy sector of Armenia since  1992. In 1992-1994 he was an advisor to the Energy Minister. In  1994-1997 he was the head of the Science... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.The lists of persons voting at the parliamentary elections will be scanned and  posted on the Armenian Central Electoral Commission's website. The relevant decision was taken at the extraordinary sitting of the Commission.   Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission Tigran Mukuchyan says  that the given decision is dictated by the requirements of the  Electoral Code and aims to enhance public confidence in the electoral  processes in the country.   To note, the relevant provision of... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.The parties of " Enlightened Armenia", "Prosperous Armenia" and "Armenian Renaissance" applied to the Prime Minister offering to disband  Elders' Council of Vanadzor and to hold new elections there.  The reason for such an application was the fact it is already three  months  that Vanadzor Council of Elders was unable to arrange and to  hold meetings due to the boycott of these three powers. The  application of three parties particularly reads: " We  ask You to  take into consideration and... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Upcoming months will not be easy for CSTO, and the Karabakh issue will be one  of the reasons, American analytical  center of Stratfor forecasts.  "The CSTO summit   held on December  26 showed all the depth of disagreement between member countries, which still  restricts the efficiency of this military alliance.  Particularly, it is the second time CSTO cannot appoint a person  to  replace  Secretary General Nikolay Bordjuzha, which term has expired.   And, despite there is a time left to the next CSTO summit to be held  in April... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Avoiding straight military conflict with  Turkey, shaped in early 2016, is one of the greatest achievement of  Russian foreign policy," Russian political expert and "Russia in Global Policy" journal editor  Fyodor Lukyanov states.  "It is very important that we could recover our relations, because at the time of escalation we saw how much harm we could do to each other. That is why the situation settled here. At that, I don't think at all that Russia is close to the straight conflict with United States. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. European Political landscape will face serious changes, Russian political expert and  "Russia in Global Policy" journal editor  Fyodor Lukyanov states.  "I can say that I do expect the enforcement of the righter trend in Europe. All the mater is how far it will get, and whether the  establishment will be able to take it under control or not, or will allow unexpected splashes like Trump's election of BrExit. At that, I do not expect Marine Le Pen to be elected in France.  However, the winner of the Presidential Race... Читать дальше...