To the question what is the role of Armenians in Austria and how they are represented, Fr. Tiran mentioned, “Armenians are present in almost all spheres, we have scientists, lawyers, teachers, professors, doctors, intellectuals and artists. Armenians presence in Austria is evidenced back at the end of the 17th century, 1683, when the Turks, conquering Europe, reached the vicinity of Vienna. At that time, Armenians subject to Turkey, came and found shelter here”, he said.
President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message on February 24 to President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves on the occasion of Independence Day.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on February 24 appointing Armen Harutyunyan as the President’s referent.
“We want to create a confident generation to think big and to dream big,” says Jacqueline Karaaslanian, Executive Director of the Luys Foundation. Through loans and scholarships, Luys ensures that every year 100 Armenian students receive an education from the world’s most prestigious universities, putting them on par with talented scholars from around the world and setting them up to contribute to Armenia and to the world.
“In order to strengthen immunity among these children, one additional dose is expected to use. We should not worry as it is not a new vaccine but the same vaccine which is used in the planning calendar. It is a high-quality vaccine of Belgian production which has been used over years,” Director of the Health Ministry’s National Center of Disease Control and Prevention added.
The adversary fired nearly 700 shots from different caliber weapons in the direction of Armenian border protecting units on February 23 and early in the morning of February 24.
A number of MEPs were awarded by a Presidential decree of February 16. As “Armenpress” was informed from the Information and Public Relations Department of the President’s Office, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (Poland) was awarded with “Mkhitar Gosh” medal for his contribution to the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Armenia’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) in January 2016 has grown by 5.5% as compared to the same period of previous year. Information is provided by National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia published in the report of primary macroeconomic indices. Basically, it’s a good start for the year. For the interested, it’s worth stating, […]
Armenia has recorded advance in SME Policy Index according to the report of “SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2016”. “Armenpress” reports the improvement is recorded not only against 2012 report, but also compared to the other EaP countries.
The main cornerstone of Karabakh conflict settlement is Artsakh people’s right to self-determination, Vice President of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) Eduard Sharmazanov said during the NA announcements.
