The world changes all the time, while traditions are stable going on through centuries. The traditions shaped in any state are reflected at best in the official protocol of that state. While putting the bag of the monarch of Britain on the right or on the left chair can play a decisive role during a meeting, the official delegations visiting Armenia are also met according to a certain protocol. The Head of the National Assembly’s Protocol Department Artak Hovhannisyan, who has come a long way during his more than twenty years of service [in the Protocol], to shed light for the first time on some nuances of his delicate job.

Regional Post talked to Vice President for Products and Technology Processes of Philip Morris International (PMI) Luca Rossi about the scientific potential of Armenia and the preconditions ensuring the success of the latter.

For the fourth consecutive year, HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC (hereinafter HSBC Armenia) has been recognised as Market Leader by Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2021, the benchmark survey for the global cash management industry.

The 1988 Armenian earthquake was exceptional both for the scale of disaster and the international community’s reaction. A number of countries from around the world, including most of the republics of the Soviet Union and many individuals sent humanitarian aid to Armenia. Despite the Cold War and the Soviet Union, the West also supported Soviet Armenia. Here are some stories about the international aid and support to the victims of the earthquake.

The earthquake of December 7th, 1988 claimed thousands of lives and destroyed thousands of homes. It also had far-reaching political consequences. The relief effort that followed became a symbol of the end of the Cold War, as Western countries rushed to help their former enemy, the Soviet Union. Yet, the wide scale of damage from the earthquake and the disorganized nature of the relief effort also showed the world the degree to which the Soviet system had been plagued by corruption and inefficiency. Finally, the earthquake was followed by a crackdown on the national-democratic movement in Armenia, further eroding the trust in the Soviet system.

Ayb School is joining CNN's first ever #CallToEarth Day. Celebrating a planet worth protecting, CNN partners with schools, individuals, and organizations across the world to raise awareness of environmental issues and to engage with conservation education. Ilya Lalazaryan, a 12th-grade student at Ayb School, suggests processing the piles of facial protection items that emerged due to the coronavirus epidemic and thus solving the environmental pollution problem.

Evacuation was a mess. People had few days, some only few hours to take everything and leave. Some were just leaving, still having a hope to return. Others left without hope. Both were painful, but it was unbearable to see people burning down the homes they built themselves and lived there for decades.

What led to the Second Karabakh War, how was it different from the previous ones, and what to expect next. Regional Post’s expert Tigran Zakaryan tries to explain.

On how Covid-19 restrictions unexpectedly brought forth positive outcomes; the year in Armenia was a boom for expedition groups. To learn more about the new hikers and newly discovered ways, as well as the competition among hiking groups we talked to ArmGeo founder, geographer Tigran Varag.