Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET
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Armenia’s strategic escape from Moscow’s embrace June 10, 2024
Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET Renowned sociologist Georgi Derluguian joins CivilNet for an in-depth discussion about the declining Russian influence and rising Western orientation in the Caucasus region, with a special focus on Armenia. Drawing on his decades of research, Derluguian provides expert analysis of Armenia’s historic foreign policy shifts and economic pivots away from Moscow.
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Yerevan Wine Days 2024: Display of 700 Types of Indigenous June 08, 2024
Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET This year, the Yerevan Wine Days festival is being held on June 7-9 on Moskovyan, Saryan, and Tumanyan streets. During the event, some 700 types of the best wines from Armenian vineyards will be presented. The yearly wine festival is branding itself this time with a new concept, based on the centuries-old history and culture of Armenian wine amphoras.
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Aftermath of devastating floods that hit northern Armenia June 07, 2024
Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET Heavy rains in northern Armenia caused deadly floods last week. Overflowing rivers in Lori and Tavush regions destroyed bridges and roads. Four people died, and 443 were evacuated from flooded areas. The Ministry of Environment reported that in just one weekend, these regions received about half of their average monthly rainfall. This caused rivers to reach levels not seen in 65 years. In Alaverdi, the Sanahin and Akhtala Station bridges were severely damaged or destroyed, leaving residents cut off. CivilNet traveled to northern Armenia to uncover the impact of the disaster on the residents.
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Understanding the European Union Monitoring Mission in Armenia June 07, 2024
Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET Head of the European Union Mission to Armenia, Markus Ritter, leads a growing team of over a hundred border monitors and staff. They patrol Armenia’s more than 600-mile-long border with Azerbaijan as an impartial broker, observing the status on the ground. Though the unarmed mission hopes to build confidence between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the latter has reacted to it with hostility, and along with Russia has vilified its presence with baseless accusations. Despite it all, Ritter and his team continue their mission with an eye to a more peaceful future for the region.
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7 injured in massive blast at gas station outside Yerevan June 07, 2024
Entrepreneurship – CIVILNET By Paul Vartan Sookiasian At least seven people were injured, two seriously, in a blast late Thursday evening at a gas station outside of Yerevan. As of Friday morning, emergency workers had put out the fire, Armenia’s Interior Ministry confirmed. A liquified gas tank exploded just after 11 p.m. in the town of Abovyan along the highway to Lake Sevan, sending clouds of smoke and lighting up the night sky over Yerevan. As of Friday morning, the gas supply to Abovyan is not available for safety reasons, according to Gazprom Armenia. “Two of the victims hospitalized as […]