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Armenpress

Armenpress is the oldest and the main state news agency in Armenia.

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Armenpress
Company type
News agency
Founded18 December 1918 (1918-12-18)1
FounderNational Council of Armenia
Headquarters
Yerevan
,
Armenia
Websitearmenpress.am

Armenpress (Armenian Press; Armenian: Արմենպրես) is the oldest and the main state2 news agency in Armenia.3

History and profile

Armenpress was founded on 18 December 19184 by the government of the First Republic of Armenia as the Armenian Telegraph Agency (Հայաստանի հեռագրական գործակալություն).45 Simon Vratsian played a major role in the establishment of the agency.4 After the Sovietization of Armenia in 1920 it was renamed to Armenkavrosta, and subsequently known as Armenrosta and Armenta. It was renamed Armenpress in 1972.4 During the Soviet period, from 1920 to 1991, it served as the "official sanctioned source of public information", operating under direct control of the Armenian Communist Party.6

Armenpress collaborates with Reuters, TASS (Russia) and Xinhua (China).3 It is a member of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies.5

Many neologisms coined by Armenpress have entered the Armenian language.7

On 24 May 2022, Armenpress and Télam news agency signed a cooperation agreement in Buenos Aires, Argentina.8

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "About Us". Armenpress. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. Martino, John, ed. (2013). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. p. 56. ISBN 9781452299372.
  3. Shrivastava, K.M. (2007). News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet. Elgin, IL: New Dawn Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781932705676.
  4. Ayvazyan, Hovhannes, ed. (2012). "Հեռագրա-լրատվական գործակալություններ [Telegraph and media agencies]". Հայաստան հանրագիտարան [Armenia Encyclopedia] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopedia Publishing. p. 787.
  5. "Albanian Telegraphic Agency – ATA". BSANNA. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. Suny, Ronald G. (1996). Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Washington, DC: DIANE Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 9780788128134.
  7. Ananikyan, R. (1976). "Արմենպրես [Armenpress]". In Hambardzumyan, Viktor (ed.). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopedia Publishing. p. 96. Ա․ ստեղծել է շատ տերմիններ և նորաբանություններ, որոնք մտել են արդի հայերենի բառապաշարի մեջ։
  8. "Armenia and Argentina closer: ARMENPRESS and TÉLAM news agencies sign cooperation agreement". armenpress.am. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.