Despite the geopolitical tension, mutual trade in EAEU continues to show positive dynamics - Pashinyan

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in the extended-format session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty. The event was attended by the Heads of Government of EAEU countries, as well as the prime minister of Uzbekistan and the diplomatic representative of Cuba in the Union.

"The formation of the competitive industry of the Union is completely determined by the level of technological independence and the dynamics of the introduction of new technologies. These are the undisputed priorities of the EAEU in the near and medium term.

Strengthening the technological independence of EAEU member states is directly dependent on the transition to a new technological system and cannot be implemented all at once. It requires defining strategy, stages, and expenditures that depend on the level of technological development of EAEU industries, and, as a result, the transition will require the modernization of existing productions, as well as the creation of new innovative sectors of industry.

It is quite obvious that for these purposes, a technological forecasting system should be established in the Union for the timely identification of the most promising trends in the field of technological development. At the same time, an important element of interaction can be the creation of a data bank of the best available technologies," Pashinyan said during his speech.

The command of the Russian peacekeepers continues negotiations on the issue of restoring traffic through the Lachin Corridor

The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to fulfill its tasks in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued a message about this.

It is noted that Russian peacekeepers are monitoring the situation at 30 observation points and monitoring the ceasefire.

"The command of the force continues negotiations with the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides on the issue of restoring the traffic of vehicles on the Stepanakert-Goris road (Lachin Corridor - ed.)," the message says.

Patrolling was carried out in the regions of Martuni and Martakert and in the Lachin corridor.

The report also mentions that the Russian peacekeepers escorted the convoy with humanitarian cargo on the Goris-Stepanakert route.

RA Deputy Prime Minister Khachatryan discussed issues related to cooperation with World Bank partners

RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan had a working discussion with representatives of the World Bank (WB) group on February 3. The bank's delegation was headed by WB South Caucasus Regional Director Sebastian Molineus and WB Yerevan Office Director Carolin Geginat. This was reported by the office of RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan.

Deputy Prime Minister Khachatryan, welcoming the guests, highly appreciated the effective cooperation with the World Bank and reaffirmed the government's readiness to strengthen cooperation and expand the scope of cooperation.

RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan also received Sebastian Molyneux and the head of the WB Armenia office Carolin Geginat.

Armenian Picsart is among the top 20 apps in the world

The Armenian company Picsart was included among the top 20 applications in the world in the new State of Mobile 2023 report by data.ai, being the leader in the photo editing category, RA Ministry of High-tech Industry informs.

Among the top 20 are also world-known companies such as Netflix, TikTok, CupCat, Spotify, and Tinder.

Data.ai is an organization that offers data on more than 8 million apps and thousands of websites.

The regional director of the World Bank emphasized that the Bank will continue to support the RA government in the implementation of reforms to reach a higher level of partnership.

Expert warns Azerbaijani blockade of Lachin corridor is an attempt to solve military objective

Military expert Hayk Nahapetyan says that by blocking the Lachin corridor Azerbaijan is trying to solve a concrete military objective. 

Speaking at parliamentary hearings initiated by the "Hayastan" faction on a draft statement of parliament regarding the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin corridor, Nahapetyan said the blockade is an element of warfare by Azerbaijan. He said that usually blockades of territories have a military goal, and not a political one.