The Zhamanak newspaper reports that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact did not escalate unexpectedly for Armenia. According to the press, shipments of weapons worth $4 billion to Armenia were the motive for Azerbaijan to augment tensions. The Aykakan Zhamanak newspaper says that Azerbaijan is trying to convince residents of Armenian villages that Armenia cannot protect them by spending tens of thousands of euros on shelling them.
The Zhokhovurd newspaper called sectoral sanctions against Russia a serious challenge that the Armenian government cannot take. Armenia has not joined the Eurasian Union and gained benefits from the integration mechanism but it has already started feeling the setbacks.
The Aravot newspaper believes that if Russia withstands the sanctions without ruining standards of living too much, the cult of Putin will only strengthen in Russia. Another case is a possible war and collapse of oil prices in 10 years. Sanctions have been in force against Iran since 1979 but they only started having an impact on its economy in 2013.
The U.S. embassy in Armenia has urged all countries and residents to consider the risks they may face when cooperating with Russian companies and individuals. Armenia is actively cooperating with Gazprombank and VTB. Rosneft was planning to invest in Nairit, Aykakan Zhamanak reports.
The Zhamanak newspaper says that if there were no super-concentration of the economy in the hands of a few clans, monopolies and oligarchies, dark mechanisms of management, strong bonds of business and politics, and corruption, the economic crisis would not have such impact on Armenia. The newspaper adds that the government justifies the situation by saying that all sectors are a reflection of society.
Gevork Daniyelyan, a member of the Special Commission for Constitutional Reforms, ex-minister for justice, told Aykakan Zhamanak that there were chances that the referendum on constitutional amendments would fail. He noted that the Commission will not go on vacation in the summer and will continue public discussions of the reform.
The Economist has recently published a Business Environment Ranking. Armenia was not put on the list of the top 100 countries, Azerbaijan was rated 91st, Russia 77th. Algeria, Kenya, Venezuela, Angola, Tunisia and Egypt were praised for good business environment.
According to the Zhokhovurd newspaper, 693,362 citizens left the country in January-June 2014, 580,548 people returned. This means a loss of 112,000 citizens. 63,002 people left the country using Yerevan International Airport, 2,935 using Shirak Airport in Gyumri, 40,899 using the Bagratashen Checkpoint, 4,959 using Bavry. Despite harsher migration control in Russia, the number of migrants does not drop below 100,000.
The Zhamanak newspaper notes that the Armenian-EU readmission agreement came into force, making the process of granting Armenian citizens asylum in the EU a lot harder. France and Belgium have become especially reluctant to provide asylum. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands plan to take the same stance. France is the favourite country for Armenian migrants, 48% of them requested refuge there, 18% in Germany.
Aykakan Zhamanak reports that the salaries of the members of the Armenian parliament increased on July 1 but they will continue receiving their old salaries until October. Their next salaries will be paid in September for their work in the second half of August. The parliament will be on vacation until mid-August.
The Zhamanak paper reports that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact did not escalate unexpectedly for Armenia. According to press, shipments of weapons worth $4 billion to Armenia was a motive for Azerbaijan to augment tensions. The Aykakan Zhamanak paper says that Azerbaijan is trying to convince residents of Armenian villages that Armenia cannot protect them by spending tens of thousands of euros on shelling them.The Zhokhovurd paper called sectoral sanctions against Russia a serious challenge the Armenian government cannot take. Armenia has not joined the Eurasian Union and gained benefits from the integration mechanism but it has already started feeling the setbacks.The Aravot paper believes that if Russia withstands the sanctions without ruining standards of living too much, the cult of Putin will only strengthen in Russia. Another case is a possible war and collapse of oil prices in 10 years. Sanctions have been in force against Iran since 1979 but they started having an impact on its economy in 2013.The U.S. embassy in Armenia has urged all countries and residents to consider risks they may face when cooperation with Russian companies and individuals. Armenia is actively cooperating with Gazprombank and VTB. Rosneft was planning to invest in Nairit, Aykakan Zhamanak reports.The Zhamanak paper says that if there were no super-concentration of economy in the hands of a few clans, monopolies and oligarchies, dark mechanisms of management, strong bonds of business and politics, and corruption, the economic crisis would not have such impact on Armenia. The paper adds that the government justifies the situation by saying that all sectors are a reflection of the society.Gevork Daniyelyan, a member of the Special Commission for Constitutional Reforms, ex-minister for justice, told Aykakan Zhamanak that there were chances that the referendum for constitutional amendments would fail. He noted that the Commission will not go on vacation in the summer and will continue public discussions of the reform.The Economist has recently published a Business Environment Ranking. Armenia was not put on the list of top 100 countries, Azerbaijan was rated 91st, Russia 77th. Algeria, Kenya, Venezuela, Angola, Tunisia and Egypt were praised for good business environment.According to the Zhokhovurd paper, 693,362 citizens left the country in January-June 2014, 580,548 people returned. This means a loss of 112,000 citizens. 63,002 people left the country using the Yerevan International Airport, 2,935 using Shirak Airport in Gyumri, 40,899 using the Bagratashen Checkpoint, 4,959 using Bavry. Despite harsher migration control in Russia, the number of migrants does not drop below 100,000.The Zhamanak paper notes that the Armenian-EU readmission agreement came into force, making the process of granting Armenian citizens refuge in the EU a lot harder. France and Belgium have become especially reluctant in providing refuge. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands plan to take the same stance. France is the favourite country for Armenian migrants, 48% of them requested refuge there, 18% in Germany.Aykakan Zhamanak reports that salaries of members of the Armenian parliament increased on July 1 but they will continue receiving old salaries until October. Their next salary will be paid in September for their work in the second half of August. The parliament will be on vacation until mid-Augu
