Today’s Cabinet meeting PM Karen Karapetyan started with traditional instructions. The PM commented on the irrigation water loss problem which results from water release from Sevan Lake. The PM said every year water is released from the Sevan Lake for irrigation, but water losses occur during that process and this issue must be solved.
The new version of US President Donald Trump’s migration executive order will b e released next week, Sky News reported citing a source in the White House. “The new executive order on migration will be released during next week,” the report said.
Gor Khudikyan, a 26 year old soldier of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army, was shot dead around 00:45, February 23, in a military base of the Defense Army stationed in the northern direction, in circumstances which are yet to be revealed.
At the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)’s 25th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party to be held on Sunday, February 26, at West Hollywood Park, Sir Elton John and David Furnish will introduce Open Road and Survival Pictures new film – The Promise – which tells the story of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey at the outset of World War I.
First data of 2017 are already known: National Statistical Service of Armenia issued initial macroeconomic indices for January 2017.
“Starting from tomorrow the citizens of Russia will be able to visit Armenia with internal passports,” Balayan writes.
“The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan supported this in the documents signed by them. OSCE all members also supported this cochairmanship format,” Lavrov said.
“We always assist the principle, according to which offices are opened in different countries – based on the desire of the given OSCE member state. In this case we aren’t indifferent especially because the Armenian office is headed by a Russia citizen,” Lavrov said.
“It becomes clear from the statements of Russian Foreign Ministry, OSCE MG Co-Chairs, that NK isn’t recognized as an independent state, and it can’t have an effect on peaceful negotiations and can’t predetermine country’s status. This is a rather concrete assessment, which also proves that this has big importance.”
Americans see Russian President Vladimir Putin in a better light than two years ago. Twenty-two percent now say they have a favorable opinion of Putin, up from 13% in 2015 and the highest percentage with a favorable view of the Russian leader since 2003. His unfavorable rating is unchanged at 72%, while fewer Americans say they have no opinion of him.
