28 years ago the Armenian people said its decisive “yes” through a referendum to declare independence. 99,5% of voters voted in favor of Armenia being a democratic independent state outside the USSR. Two days later, on September 23rd, the Supreme Council declared Armenia an independent, sovereign republic.
The top officials of Armenia and Artsakh today visited the Yerablur military pantheon on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed a decree according to which Commander of the 3rd Army Corps, Colonel Grigori Khachaturov has been bestowed with the military rank of Major-General.
On September 19, at 22:42 local time (at 18:42 by GMT) the RA MES Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network registered an earthquake at the northern latitude of 41.040 and eastern longitude of 43.920 geographic coordinates (13 km south-east from Bavra village, Armenia) with 2.3 magnitude and 10 km depth.
“He was arrested by the National Security Service yesterday evening on charges of accepting a bribe,” she said.
The number of tourists who visited Armenia has recorded an impressive growth in the first half of 2019, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference in Vanadzor’s Technological Center.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the changes that have taken place in the agricultural sector in the first 8 months of 2019 compared to the previous year.
Sheikha of Kuwait, Director General of Kuwait’s Museum of Islamic Antiquities (DAI) Hussah Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah arrived in Armenia at the invitation of President Sarkissian’s spouse Nouneh Sarkissian.
At the Artsakh Line of Contact the Azerbaijani troops violated the ceasefire regime 31 times, opening cross-border gunfire at Artsakh’s military positions of Martakert, Martuni, Askeran and Hadrut regions.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has addressed the recent concerns in July purporting that the Teghut mine’s tailings dam is on the verge of collapse.
