70 old Armenian houses are preserved in New Jugha (New Julfa). This was said during a press conference by researcher, professor of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Isfahan, Iran, Ahmad Montazer.
Azerbaijan was cut to junk by Fitch Ratings, which followed downgrades by the other two main credit companies, as the former Soviet Union’s third-biggest oil exporter is expected to see its economy shrink for the first time in seven years amid a collapse in crude, “Armenpress” reports, citing Bloomberg.
Membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in itself is not an obstacle for Armenia’s cooperation with the EU. Let me recall that the EU and Armenia have completed a scoping exercise prior to the launching of negotiations to see how far our cooperation can go in this new context.
The New York office of the Armenian National Committee of America, together with dozens of members of the Armenian community, organized a rally in front of the building of Azerbaijan’s permanent representation to the UN.
According to preliminary data, 2 Armenians have been elected as members of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Karen Khanlarian and Zhorzh Abrahamyan. In an interview with “Armenpress” Karen Khanlarian informed that Armenian voters participated in the elections in the Northern and Southern electoral districts.
Tigran Sargsyan noted that the accession of Kyrgyzstan to the EAEU helped mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis on the economy of the Republic. “One of the priorities of the Eurasian Economic Commission is improving the living standards of the population of the countries of the Union,” Chairman of the Board of EEC said.
Leading powers should demonstrate reciprocal principality, only in that case a positive shift may be recorded. And if the accord fails, unfolding of Syrian conflict will be moved to Syrian battleground, implications of which will be disastrous for the international community and the whole world.
At the end of the meeting, President Serzh Sargsyan gave relevant instructions to those present at the consultation and the relevant authorities regarding the discussed issues, problems and programs.
Yerevan was included in the list of “Mercer 2016 Quality of Living”. As ”Armenpress” reports, among 230 cities Yerevan was ranked 182nd.
Iranians began voting in crucial elections to choose members of Parliament and the Assembly of Experts. Polls opened at 8:00 local time (0430 GMT) and are slated to close at 18:00 (1430 GMT) on Friday, but voting hours could be extended if the need arises amid expectations of a high turnout. In the opening hour of the voting, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballots at a polling station in downtown Tehran, “Armenpress” reports, citing the Iranian “Press TV” agency.
