“Iodine in our salt is of proper quantity: salt is iodized artificially, as naturally it doesn’t contain iodine. Armenian standard requires 40±15 grams per ton. That content complies with the standard. Monitoring has been implemented by UNICEF, and they came to the conclusion that due to salt iodization Armenia is free of illnesses of iodine deficiency,” he said.
“Azerbaijan attempts to neutralize the process of recognition of Artsakh from the West,” Russian political analyst Stanislav Tarasov told 168.am, reflecting to OSCE MG Co-Chairs’ regional visit.
“Currently it’s the most important component of Armenia-EU relations, on account of existence of the EEU, as well as Armenia-EU cooperation levels in this field, i.e. there is a contrast, the EU is number one investor in Armenia, however, it turned out that the EU and Armenia should adapt their relations in this field with EEU regulations.”
We call on all Armenians to engage in pioneering and long-term investment to restore the social, economic, cultural and technological strengths of the nation, with Armenia at its core.
As mentioned in the report, advancement by 5 ranks has mainly been recorded on account of recalculation, conditioned by change of methodologies and adding by one economy—Somalia. Besides technical reasons, Armenia has also facilitated doing business in the two fields mentioned in the report—loan allocation and contract enforcement.
“Unfortunately, years later NK issue is more probable to be settled militarily. Both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides participated in negotiations, in fact, not being ready for the promised concessions. It’s another issue why the sides agreed on this negotiation format.”
17 years ago—on October 27, as a result of the terror act in the Armenian National Assembly, head of executive power Vazgen Sargsyan, head of Parliament Karen Demirchyan, Ministers, MPs have been shot to death. 8 top officials. They’ve been killed as a result of villainy, committed by murderers, qualified as “a group of romantic people.”
Armenian soldier Gurgen Ayvazyan, 1996, received fatal injuries in the north-eastern direction of the contact line at about 17:00 as a result of the ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani forces.
“Risk of default increases, as Armenia failed to formulate a stronger miscellaneous economy to better confront external shocks. Moreover, Armenia’s exports are more, mostly metal and agricultural goods.”
During the meetings, the sides confirmed that the situation on the ground remains relatively calm. The Co-Chairs underscored that respect for the ceasefire provides a critical foundation for ongoing negotiations, and stressed the importance of fully implementing decisions taken in Vienna and St. Petersburg.
