French envoy hails Armenia as island of freedom

May 5, 2025 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is emerging as a regional stronghold of press freedom, according to French Ambassador Olivier Decottignies. In a post on his X microblog, the ambassador commended Armenia’s rise in the 2025 World Press …

Parliament Speaker: Robert Kocharyan is Russian spy in Armenia

"I believe that Robert Kocharyan is a person with the status of a Russian spy in the Republic of Armenia," said the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan, APA reports. "This is my opinion, I am a political figure and I have the …

“A large amount of money is being spent from the Russian Federation; a hybrid war is being waged against Armenia.” NA ...

“Remember that there is life outside of Facebook,” NA Speaker Alen Simonyan said at a briefing with reporters. “I understand that a large amount of money is being spent from different places, in particular, from our northern neighbor, Russia,” Simonyan …

Steering Committee Meeting for the Forest Resilience of Armenia: Enhancing Adaptation and Rural Green Growth via ...

On 29 April 2025, Deputy Minister Mr. Ara Mkrtchyan opened the Third Steering Committee meeting for the “Forest Resilience of Armenia: Enhancing Adaptation and Rural Green Growth via Mitigation” project in Yerevan. The aim of the project is to cultivate …

Annual Board Meeting of UNDP Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia Project held

The Annual Board Meeting of the Project “Fostering Responsiveness, Efficiency, Transparency and Inclusiveness” (Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia, MAP 2.0) of the Republic of Armenia National Assembly (RA NA) of the United Nations Development …

Alen Simonyan and Sergei Kopyrkin Discussed Valentina Matvienko’s Upcoming Visit to Armenia

Mher Grigoryan, Vassilis Maragos discuss agenda matters of Armenia-EU relations

Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Ambassador Vassilis Maragos, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Armenia. During the meeting, the matters on the agenda of Armenia-EU relations were discussed, Armenian-NEWS.am was informed by the …

Armenia’s Pashinyan receives mayor of France’s Marseille

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by the mayor of Marseille, France, Benoit Payan, Armenian News-NEWS.am was informed by the PM’s office. The premier welcomed the visit by the mayor of Marseille to Armenia, and highlighted …

Numbeo: Armenia has cheapest taxi among South Caucasus countries

Armenia has the cheapest taxi service among the countries of the South Caucasus. This is according to the rating of Numbeo, the world's largest database on the quality of life. According to the resource, the average price for a 1 kilometer taxi ride in …

IMF: Armenia ranks second in the South Caucasus in terms of GDP per capita

Armenia ranks second in terms of GDP per capita among the countries of the South Caucasus, follows from the report of the International Monetary Fund. It is noted that GDP per capita in Armenia is 8.86 thousand dollars in annual terms. In the leader of the …