Company type | News agency |
---|---|
Founded | 18 December 1918[1] |
Founder | National Council of Armenia |
Headquarters | , |
Website |
armenpress |
Armenpress (Armenian Press; Armenian: Արմենպրես) is the oldest and the main state [2] news agency in Armenia. [3]
Armenpress was founded on 18 December 1918 [4] by the government of the First Republic of Armenia as the Armenian Telegraph Agency (Հայաստանի հեռագրական գործակալություն). [4] [5] 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]
Ա․ ստեղծել է շատ տերմիններ և նորաբանություններ, որոնք մտել են արդի հայերենի բառապաշարի մեջ։
Company type | News agency |
---|---|
Founded | 18 December 1918[1] |
Founder | National Council of Armenia |
Headquarters | , |
Website |
armenpress |
Armenpress (Armenian Press; Armenian: Արմենպրես) is the oldest and the main state [2] news agency in Armenia. [3]
Armenpress was founded on 18 December 1918 [4] by the government of the First Republic of Armenia as the Armenian Telegraph Agency (Հայաստանի հեռագրական գործակալություն). [4] [5] 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]
Ա․ ստեղծել է շատ տերմիններ և նորաբանություններ, որոնք մտել են արդի հայերենի բառապաշարի մեջ։