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Green Yerevan initiative, aimed at involving urban actors in the process of greening the city through open analytics and alternative solutions, has been launched in Yerevan. The initiators of the project are Planning Impact Foundation, a non-profit private think tank and operator on urban change and spatial transformation. Planning Impact Foundation co-founders Gleb Vitkov and Alexandra Katasonova presented the initiative during a panel discussion held on 1 December at Goethe Centrum in Yerevan.

The Armenian government has decided to grant forcibly displaced Artsakh residents temporary protection status, which is equivalent to refugee status. The authorities believe that this status allows the complete protection of the rights of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, although it limits to a certain extent the rights of people of Artsakh in the same Armenia. To avoid these restrictions, the authorities propose that the Artsakh people accept Armenian citizenship, although they have already been issued a passport identical to that of an Armenian citizen.

AmCham Armenia, also known as the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, is a member-based non-profit organization that represents the interests of American and Armenian businesses in Armenia, dedicated to promoting trade and investment between Armenia and the United States. Founded in 2000, AmCham Armenia has become a leading advocate for business-friendly policies and initiatives that encourage investment, job creation, economic growth, and development in Armenia.

IMAST, the first micro-donation app in Armenia, has launched, to digitalize the charitable sector, make it more transparent, and revive the trust in the field.

January was marked by two shocking events in Iran: the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy and an attack on a facility belonging to the Iranian Ministry of Defense in Isfahan. Both of them provoked lots of attention not only in the country, but also in the whole region and beyond. Was this a coincidence or were these events related to each other? It’s not clear yet, but there are rumors suggesting Baku was involved in the attack on the Isfahan facility.

REGIONAL POST talked to the head of Regional Centre for Democracy and Security Tigran Grigoryan on the current situation around Artsakh, whose only link to the world is blocked for over seven weeks, on Armenia’s current geopolitical predicament and possible steps for minimizing possible damage and building elements of security in the region.

Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in Texas has received most votes at the poll for US Building of the Year 2022 held by the World-Architects network.

On December 19, when the short-term monitoring mission of the European Union on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan ended, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell informed that a ground is being prepared for a longer term EU mission in Armenia.

Baku continues pursuing a genocidal policy towards the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced at the UN Security Council on December 14.

President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Arayik Harutyunyan has signed a decree on a number of measures being taken in the conditions of martial law announced in the territory of the Artsakh Republic since 1992.